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Police Warns Against IPOB Oct. 1 Sit-at-Home Call

24Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, News, Nigeria

Police Warns Against IPOB Oct. 1 Sit-at-Home Call

Police authorities on Wednesday warned against the call by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for a sit-at-home on October 1. The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Philip Maku, warned IPOB to steer clear of the state while stating that the proscribed group does not have the legal right to tell citizens to sit at home. In his reaction to the directive by the leader of the proscribed group, Maku said: “People have the fundamental right to movement. If you try to restrict their right to move about and transact their lawful business activities, you are crossing the red line. “If anyone tries to force people to sit at home, the Police will not fail to deal decisively with such persons,” he warned. IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu had earlier said the call to sit-at-home was to ...

UN Watchdog Reports Continued Human Rights Abuses in Burundi

18Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Burundi, Human Rights, News, United Nations

UN Watchdog Reports Continued Human Rights Abuses in Burundi

A UN watchdog reports that there has been continued human rights violations such as sexual violence, murder, and summary executions in Burundi The citizens had earlier hoped on a new era where peace will reign with the election of new President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was elected in May after taking over from his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza. Former President Pierre Nkurunziza stayed in office for 15 years and during his tenure, at least 1,000 people were killed with over 400,000 displaced during an unrest which lasted between April 2015 and May 2017, according to the UN. While there were expectations of a change of fortunes in the Central African Country after the transition of Government, a Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has reported disappearance and killings in...

UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Jailing of 13-Year-old Child in Kano for Blasphemy

17Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Child Abuse, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Religion, United Nations

UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Jailing of 13-Year-old Child in Kano for Blasphemy

The United Nations Children’s agency, Unicef has condemned the sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq to 10 years in prison with menial labour for blasphemy by the Kano State Sharia Court at Feli Hockey, Kano. UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins condemned the sentence by the Sharia Court for uncomplimentary comments describing it as an abuse of child right. “It also negates all core underlying principles of child rights and child justice that Nigeria – and by implication, Kano State – has signed on to,” Hawkins said. According to him, the sentence was in contravention of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Nigeria approved in 1991. It is also a violation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child – which Nigeria ratified in...

Northern Cyprus Unsafe for Education, Nigerian Government Alerts Parents

25Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Youths

Northern Cyprus Unsafe for Education, Nigerian Government Alerts Parents

The Nigerian Government has flagged Northern Cyprus as unsafe for Nigerians seeking education abroad due to the continued and mysterious killing of blacks in the country, Sahara Reporters reports. The alarm was raised by Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Monday when she hosted a delegation led by Justice Amina Bello, mother of a Nigeria student, Ibrahim Khaleel, who lost his life in insoluble circumstances in Cyprus. She advised parents against sending children there for education, noting hundreds of Nigerian students had been murdered there without the perpetrators been brought to justice. Commenting on the killings, Dabiri-Erewa said, “The death of Ibrahim Khaleel should be the tipping point to stop the killing of our children anywhere in the wo...

Nigeria – Are You A Unionist Or A Secessionist?

25Aug

By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, Legislature, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, United Nations

Nigeria – Are You A Unionist Or A Secessionist?

25th August 2020 Given the bloody events in Nigeria, I strongly urge us to dialogue not only at national, but also at international levels regarding what I have termed the “territorial credence*” of Nigeria. That is, how real is this country called Nigeria? Such a dialogue is needed, and quite urgently too as it regards the legal existence and then the viability of “Nigeria”. Nigeria’s Union is founded on its Constitution. Before Independence in 1960 the ethnic nationalities that comprise Nigeria established, then agreed upon certain conditions that must be met and kept, if there was to be any Union. It is the 1999 Constitution that Nigeria operates today, and the important dialogue should be about the validity of this Constitution. Here is some basic information ...

Violent Clash in Enugu Claims Lives of ‘21’ IPOB Members, Two DSS Operatives (See Video)

24Aug

By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu1 Comment

Armed Forces, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security, Videos

Violent Clash in Enugu Claims Lives of ‘21’ IPOB Members, Two DSS Operatives (See Video)

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed that 21 of its members were killed in a violent clash with security operatives and 47 others arrested in Emene, Enugu State on Sunday. The Department of State Services (DSS) has also alleged that two of its operatives were killed by members of the IPOB. The claims were made by the IPOB and SSS in separate statements on Sunday. The clash left residents of the neighborhood gripped with fear as armed police officers and soldiers were deployed to ensure normalcy returns to the area. DSS: IPOB killed two of our operatives Department of State Services in a statement by Peter Afunanya, its spokesperson, accused the IPOB of attacking its patrol team in Emene, leading to the death of two of its personnel. Afunanya said, “The Serv...

Ortom Advocates Gun License to Responsible Nigerians as Solution to Insecurity

13Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Legislature, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Ortom Advocates Gun License to Responsible Nigerians as Solution to Insecurity

Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, has called on the Federal Government to issue gun licenses to responsible citizens to wield assault rifles like AK47 as a responsive measure to curtail the spate of insecurity in the country. Ortom, however, said the move should be regulated by a well formulated legal guidance to prevent weapons falling into the wrong hands. The governor made the suggestion and others as measures to curb insecurity while presenting on Tuesday during a virtual meeting organised by the Centre for Values in Leadership, in collaboration with Nigeria Governor’s Forum. He further stated that governments at every level must realise the fact that insecurity is a major challenge to the country actualizing its developmental goals and must brace up to tackle t...

Opinion: The Deceit Of Amending the Null and Void 1999 Nigeria Constitution

11Aug

By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Legislature, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, United Nations

Opinion: The Deceit Of Amending the Null and Void 1999 Nigeria Constitution

11th August 2020 For the sake of authenticity and thus validity, Nigeria’s Constitution must truly be made by the people, and not be imposed upon the people (unawares) as was the 1999 Constitution. In the past twenty-one years much has been written about the forgery that the 1999 Constitution is. Briefly, “We the people” did not prepare or agree any part of this Constitution as falsely claimed in its preamble. Furthermore, the current Nigeria is not a Federation as stated in the Constitution, instead it operates under a Unitary system. These are just two ways that make the 1999 Constitution a clear forgery. Since the 1999 Constitution is a forgery, it is not binding because it is NULL AND VOID. It therefore cannot be amended but as a forged instrument must be disc...

Ethnic Groups in Taraba task Ishaku to Address Injustices

1Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

African Development, Corruption, Crime, Economy, Environment, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security, Youths

Ethnic Groups in Taraba task Ishaku to Address Injustices

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has been issued a 30-day ultimatum by four aggrieved ethnic groups in the state to address lingering injustices meted out to them by successive administrations. In a joint world press conference in Jalingo on Saturday, the ethnic groups comprising of the Minute, Fulani, Kuteb and Tiv claimed that successive administrations in the state have subjected them to injustices. Mr Obed Ameh, spokesperson of the group, disclosed that the injustices held sway in chieftancy matters and local government creation. Referencing the stool of Ukwe Takum which has been unoccupied since 1996 after the death of Alhaji Ali Ibrahim, Ameh said the delay in appointing a new Ukwe Takum was a calculated attempt to deny the Kuteb of the stool. He further lamented th...

Buhari Reacts to NDDC, EFCC Probes, says it’s an Abuse of trust

1Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

African Development, Corruption, Crime, Economy, Finance, Human Rights, Interview, Judiciary, Justice, Legislature, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Press Statement, Religion

Buhari Reacts to NDDC, EFCC Probes, says it’s an Abuse of trust

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reacted to corruption allegations rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He said that some of his appointees have betrayed the trust reposed in them. The president disclosed this in a chat with reporters after observing Eid Mubarak prayers at the forecourt of the presidential villa. He said, “There has been abuse of trust by people trusted by previous administration and this administration.” Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has being quizzed by a presidential panel over allegations of corruption and abuse of power. The interim management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) led by Kemebradikumo D...