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Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Presenter Diplomatic OPJ Resigns Following Government Pressure On Wazobia FM

3Oct

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Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Presenter Diplomatic OPJ Resigns Following Government Pressure On Wazobia FM

I Opute Pius Junior popularly known as DIPLOMATIC OPJ hereby wield this medium to officially announce to the public and our teeming fans that I and my radio TEAM that comprises of FISAYO, NAJITE AND VANESSA are no longer with WAZOBIA FM nor with any other sister station under AIM GROUP. It had been a wonderful and very interesting TEN-YEAR experience with WAZOBIA FM LAGOS. For avoidance of undue speculations and suspicions I chose to advance reasons for my EXIT here. It should be kindly noted that my employers ordinarily wouldn't have let me go but was pressured to pressure me to ask for the termination of my EMPLOYMENT. It should also be known that I am not in the list of BOUGHT-OVER JOURNALISTS and never been known to have been receiving Brown envelopes from politicians to sing t...

Biafra: No to the Proposed Sit-At-Home Order On September 14th by IPOB – Police

11Sep

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Biafra, Nigeria

Biafra: No to the Proposed Sit-At-Home Order On September 14th by IPOB – Police

Heads of various security agencies in Imo state, Monday said they have adequately garnered their officers to deal with the September 14 sit-at-home declaration by the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB. The decision was taken in a joint security meeting at the Imo Police headquarters, in Owerri, which lasted for about an hour. The security agencies include the Imo state commissioner of police, Dazuki Galadanchi, 34 Atillary Brigade Commander, Obinze, H. I Bature, Director of State Security Services, DSS. Others in the meeting, Controller Nigeria Customs, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Nigeria Air Force, Nigeria Navy, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Prison Service, NPS, among others. Speaking to newsmen, the state commission...

Biafra: Swiss Embassy Denies Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Visa to Honor UN’s Invitation

11Sep

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Biafra, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria

Biafra: Swiss Embassy Denies Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Visa to Honor UN’s Invitation

THE family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the Embassy of Switzerland in Abuja for allegedly denying travelling visa to members of the family invited by the United Nations to the 116th United Nations Human Rights Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances. According to Prince Emmanuel Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, the family members were invited by UN as key witnesses of the alleged mass murder committed by the Nigerian security operatives when the family compound was invaded on September 14, 2017, during the Operation Python Dance ll conducted by the Nigerian Army. Emmanuel Kanu said apart from the family members, “key IPOB members who witnessed the genocide at Afaraukwu were also denied visas.” He accus...

Biafra: Security Operatives Call on Nigerians to Ignore IPOB’s Sept. 14th Sit-at-Home Protest

4Sep

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Biafra, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security

Biafra: Security Operatives Call on Nigerians to Ignore IPOB’s Sept. 14th Sit-at-Home Protest

Following a high-powered meeting of Nigerian security operatives, South-easterners have been directed to ignore the sit-at-home directive issued by IPOB. They are advised to go about their normal business, assuring them of their safety. IPOB had earlier issued a directive, calling for a sit-at-home on the 14th of September to protest the mass killings of innocent easterners during the Operation Python Dance 2. Issuing the directive, IPOB's publicity secretary, Emma Powerful said "at a time when we are still burying those Operation Python Dance 2 killed and dumped in mass graves across Biafraland in September 2017, here we are today with Nigeria military once again poised to invade the South East, to slaughter the weak and innocent in their annual genocidal ritual in the name of yet a...

Biafra: IPOB Blames, Ohaneze, South-east Governors for Operation Python Dance 3

4Sep

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Biafra, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security

Biafra: IPOB Blames, Ohaneze, South-east Governors for Operation Python Dance 3

The Indeginous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Ohaneze Ndigbo and the South-East Governors complicit in the recently announced Operation Python Dance 3 by the Nigerian Army. Speaking on behalf of IPOB, its publicity secretary, Emma Powerful wondered why the governors and Ohaneze Ndigbo have kept silent on the issue of the operation the army again plans to carry out in the South-East. The group had earlier given a directive for a sit-at-home protest on September 14th 2018 to protest the alleged mass killings of innocent easterner by the Nigerian army. He added that, despite the fact that they were still burying their dead from the last operation, they were once again faced with yet another Operation Python Dance meant to kill more innocent and defenceless easterners. He sai...

Nigeria: Overhaul SARS Immediately, Osinbajo to IGP

14Aug

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Corruption, Crime, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Overhaul SARS Immediately, Osinbajo to IGP

The Nigerian vice President and currently acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has directed the Inspector General of Police to immediately overhaul the management and operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). According to the Vice President, this was necessitated by the number of complaints of human rights violations received against the body. In a statement this afternoon, Prof Osinbajo said "Following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that border on allegations of human rights violations, I have directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to, with immediate effect, overhaul the management and activities of SARS and ensure that any Unit that will emerge from the process, will be intelligence-driven and restricted ...

Nigeria: Bukola Saraki’s Convoy Blocked by the Police

24Jul

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Nigeria: Bukola Saraki’s Convoy Blocked by the Police

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, this morning had his convoy intercepted and blocked by the Nigerian Police. He was on his way to honour the invitation extended to him by the Police to appear before it this morning by 8am. The Senate President had last night released a statement indicating that the Police sent a letter to him by 8pm, requesting that he reports to the Force Headquarters by 8am this morning. It is therefore not clear at this time why his convoy was blocked on his way to honour the invitation. According to Olu Onemola and Bamikole Omisore who are both aids to the Senate President, he is being held back from honouring the invitation. Bamikole Omisore had this morning tweeted the news of the blocking of the convoy. His tweet read "BREAKING: The @PoliceNG have blocked t...

2Jul

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Nigeria: Court Grants Dasuki Bail

Embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has been granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. In her ruling, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu stated that it was illegal for the defendant to have been held without trial as this violated his fundamental human right. He was therefore granted bail on the following conditions: * His international passport is to remain with the court. * The defendant is to offer a bail bond of N200 million. * He is to provide two other sureties who will stand for the same amount. * Sureties must own landed properties in Abuja, original titles to which must be deposited with the court. * Sureties must be public servants of no less than Grade Level 16 and must provide evidence of last promotion. * If however the sureties are not public servants, t...

Nigeria: Okada Rider’s Death Triggers Mob Attack On Police Station

31May

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Corruption, Crime, Human Rights, Justice, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Okada Rider’s Death Triggers Mob Attack On Police Station

An angry mob attacked the Ibeshe Police station in Ikorodu, Lagos state on Wednesday following the death of an Okada rider that morning. It was learnt that an Okada rider by the name Paul who hails from Ebonyi state died on Wednesday morning following an accident he had the night before. The Okada rider was said to have been trying to avoid a police checkpoint when he was chased by the police into the gutter. Following the accident, the Police officers were said to have taken the Okada to their station while leaving the Okada rider there in the gutter. The Okada rider was later taken to the hospital by friends and family where he died the next morning. Enraged by this, his corpse was taken to the Bale's palace who pleaded for calm, promising to do something about the matter. The c...