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AFCON: Buhari Urges Super Eagles To Maintain Their Terrific Form

20Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

AFCON: Buhari Urges Super Eagles To Maintain Their Terrific Form

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for keeping hope alive in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon by winning all their group matches and advancing to the second round of the tournament in grand style. The President in a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity urges the Austin Eguavoen-led team to maintain and even surpass the terrific form that made them leaders in the group stage, as Nigeria hopefully looks forward to a total of seven emphatic wins in this competition. President Buhari trusts that the positive reputation of good sportsmanship the travelling fans, sportswriters and the football team have demonstrated in Cameroon will continue to enliven the importance of sports, particularly football, as...

Nnamdi Kanu Denied Being An IPOB Member – Shuaib Labaran

20Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Denied Being An IPOB Member – Shuaib Labaran

Shuaib Labaran, the lead counsel to the Federal Government on the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he (Kanu) denied membership of IPOB. The Federal Government has laid charges of treason against Nnamdi Kanu, including 15 fresh charges which were filed on Monday. See Also: Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Adjourned To February 16, 2022 Kanu has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Speaking with journalists outside the court, Labaran said, Kanu “vehemently” denied being an IPOB member. He said, “One of the charges suggesting that the defendant, Nnamdi Kanu is a member of IPOB and he vehemently denied being a member of IPOB. That is very curious and we urge Nigerians to see us through how we are going to prove all those charg...

Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Adjourned To February 16, 2022

19Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Adjourned To February 16, 2022

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned to consider the application filed by the defence lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Nnamdi Kanu had earlier pleaded not guilty to the FG's amended charges. The Prosecution lawyer insisted that the FG was ready to go on with the case and have two witnesses in Court. However, Mike Ozekhome filed an application to quash all charges against his client and also filed an application for bail, a move Labaran Magaji (lawyer to the FG) countered that he only received the application this morning and the main trial should continue. Ozekhome had filed an application that the charges should be dismissed for lack of merit and that his client, Kanu be freed. Justice Binta Nyako said the Prosecution lawyer must serve the defence lawyer at least five d...

2023: Shun Divisive Rumours – Abia Speaker

19Jan

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News, Nigeria, Press Statement

2023: Shun Divisive Rumours – Abia Speaker

The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has advised Politicians in the state to shun acts capable of truncating the peace, unity and progress between the two Arms of Government in the state and the people of Abia at large. The Speaker who made this known in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Jude Chijioke Ndukwe said Abia state legislature and the executive arm have both enjoyed warm and cordial relationship in the last seven years and would continue to do so till the end of the administration. He noted that no amount of plot can plant any seed of discord between the two peace loving arms of Government. The statement reads in parts, "The attention of the Honorable Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Or...

Sit-at-home: Amechi Threatens To Quit Negotiation For Kanu’s Release

18Jan

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Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Sit-at-home: Amechi Threatens To Quit Negotiation For Kanu’s Release

First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has lamented that the actions of some leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra are endangering the ongoing discussion and negotiation for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This came as masked men suspected to be members of IPOB allegedly enforcing the suspended Monday sit-at-home order attacked traders at Obollo-Afor town in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State for disobeying the order on Monday. Amechi had led Igbo leaders to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in November 2021 to demand the unconditional release of the IPOB leader. Speaking in a chat with The PUNCH on Monday, he lamented that the sit-at-home order is destroying the South-East ...

Ebonyi Government Threatens To Punish Residents Who Will Obey Sit-At-Home Order

18Jan

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Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Ebonyi Government Threatens To Punish Residents Who Will Obey Sit-At-Home Order

Ebonyi State government has warned residents of the state against obeying the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ahead of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu's court outing, IGBERETV reports. IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful had announced that a sit-at-home protest will be observed in all states in the South-East region on Tuesday January 18, the scheduled date for continuation of trial of the proscribed group's leader. However reacting to the order, Ebonyi government directed that all markets and parks in the state should open for business as failure to do so will attract “severe punishment”. See Also: Ike Ekweremadu Visits Nnamdi Kanu With Some Igbo Leaders Nwachukwu Eze, Ebonyi commissioner for markets and parks said in a statement; “All markets and...

17Jan

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AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

No AFCON Target For Eguavoen – NFF

The interim handler of the three-time champs has only been directed to do his best at the ongoing competition. The Nigeria Football Federation reveals no target has been set for Nigeria’s interim coach Augustine Eguavoen at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Eguavoen – who represented the Super Eagles for 11 years – was named as interim manager of the West Africans in December following the sacking of Gernot Rohr after five years. He will be replaced by Portuguese tactician Jose Peseiro after the 33rd edition of the biennial African football showpiece in Cameroon. Following victories over Egypt and Sudan, the country has booked a place in the Round of 16 with a match to spare. In the wake of the 56-year-old’s fine start at Afcon 2021, GOAL asked the NFF Director of Communicatio...

Obi Cubana To Sponsor Ekuma Jeremiah, Hawker To University

16Jan

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News, Nigeria

Obi Cubana To Sponsor Ekuma Jeremiah, Hawker To University

Luck found Ekuma Jeremiah, the young hawker, who was caught on camera in the Ajah area of Lagos, earlier in the week, giving money to persons who were being transported to prison in a Nigerian Correctional Service van when billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and popular socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, who chairs the Cubana Group, on Saturday, in an interview with a broadcaster and radio talk show host, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, made known his intention to sponsor the young boy’s tertiary education in any institution of his chosen. See Also: DSS Did Not Invite Bishop Kukah – Sokoto Catholic Diocese Speaking during the short Instagram live interview, Obi Cubana said; “Love should be shown in our actions and not just in our words. I want...

How Police Sergeant’s ‘Accidental Discharge’ Killed Colleague While On Patrol

16Jan

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News, Security

How Police Sergeant’s ‘Accidental Discharge’ Killed Colleague While On Patrol

Tragedy struck at the Cross River Police Command, when the riffle of a policeman, Sergeant Ubi Arikpo, accidentally went off and killed his colleague, Sergeant Francis Agube. A police source at the Atakpa Police Station in Calabar South narrated that the incident took place in front of the station, while the pick-up van carrying the team of policemen on patrol was passing through the gate of the station. On the accidental discahrge, the source said: “The team was from the State CID unit at the Police headquarters on Diamond Hill. “They were on patrol duty and they were passing through this road (Calabar Road, Watt Market). “They were driving from Effigy Roundabout, towards the station. When they got in front of the station Sergeant Ubi wanted to adjust his gun. “It discharge...

NDLEA Intercepts 1.5million Tramadol Tablets, Arms & Ammunition Across 7 States

16Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

NDLEA Intercepts 1.5million Tramadol Tablets, Arms & Ammunition Across 7 States

About one million, five hundred thousand tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Yauri, Kebbi state have been intercepted in Edo state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Friday 14th January, same day 425,000 Diazepam tablets were recovered at Segemu, Kano. In addition, a total of One Million Four Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Four Naira (N1, 413,344) was seized along with arms and ammunition from a suspected bandit and a drug kingpin in Plateau state while over 137.754 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered during interdiction operations across seven states in the past week. Acting on credible intelligence, operatives in E...