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Saturday, 03 July 2021 05:41

Buhari’s lawlessness is becoming brazen - Yoruba Global Alliance

PRESS RELEASE The attention of Yoruba Global Alliance (YGA) has been drawn to the dawn raid on the Ibadan, Soka premises of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho Oosha on Thursday, July 1, 2021. We gathered that a detachment of about 100 heavily armed men in army uniform and Directorate of State Security Services (DSSS) operatives shot their way in, ransacked, damaged, and kidnapped seven people including Adeyemo’s wife. Two people were killed during the raid and the corpses were taken away. Also, the invaders damaged properties and vehicles running into several millions of naira. The DSS has issued a…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:13

Senate, Reps pass historic oil overhaul bill

Both chambers of Nigeria’s parliament have passed a bill that overhauls nearly every aspect of the country’s oil and gas production, putting a project that has been in the works for two decades one step closer to presidential sign-off. Legislators have been hashing out details of the bill since President Muhammadu Buhari presented an initial version in September last year, but an overhaul has been in the works for some 20 years. The chambers had been expected to vote clause by clause on the more than 400-page long report, but instead quickly approved the full package. Each chamber made changes…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:12

We carried out the attack on Igboho’s house - DSS

Department of State Services, on Thursday, paraded 12 of Sunday Igboho’s followers, saying one other was being profiled. DSS said a joint team of security operatives had raided Igboho’s residence early on Thursday based on an intelligence report. Parading the suspects at the national headquarters of the secret police, its spokesman, Peter Afunaya, said the security team was engaged in a gun duel by nine men suspected to be Igboho’s guards. Afunaya stated, “A team of joint security operatives raided the residence of Sunday Adeyemo at Soka in Ibadan. This was based on intelligence that he had stockpiled arms in…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:11

I was in the house when DSS, army invaded - Sunday Igboho

Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho has explained how his house was raided in the early hours of Thursday. The Soka Ibadan residence of Igboho came under attack around 1am. It was reported that gunmen allegedly came in military camouflage to his residence. Igboho, who spoke with BBC Yoruba explained that he was in the house when the attack happened. “I just heard plenty bullet in my compound and gunshot in front of my house. They were shouting Sunday Igboho come out, we are DSS, we are soldiers, come out! “So I peeped through the window,…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:10

Sunday Igboho: We’re back to the Abacha era of state murder - Afenifere

Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has berated the Federal Government over the attack on the house of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho). The group in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, on behalf of its acting National Leader, Ayo Adebanjo, described the attack as a return to the late Sani Abacha era, warning that a “dark cloud is descending on Nigeria”. Igboho’s house was attacked between 1am and 2:30am on Thursday by gunmen who are operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian army. Two persons were killed in the attack while…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:09

FG refuses to disclose details of Nnamdi Kanu’s re-arrest

Federal government refused on Thursday to disclose any details on the re-arrest of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, amid mounting speculation over which other countries were involved in his capture after he went on the run four years ago. Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, had skipped bail and disappeared while facing trial in 2017 and his whereabouts were not publicly known until he was brought to court in handcuffs in Abuja on Tuesday. “The re-arrest was made possible by the diligent efforts of our security and intelligence agencies, in collaboration with countries with which we have…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:07

Wike, Ortom to FG: Arrest Miyetti Allah, bandits leaders with same zeal you arrested Kanu

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has advised the Federal Government to ensure rule of law and due process is followed in Kalu’s prosecution. He said conscientious effort must be made by the Federal Government to allay the fear of some Nigerians that Kanu is not being prosecuted because he comes from a particular section of the country. Wike, who made this assertion during a television interview, explained that irrespective of the differences the arrested IPOB leader has with Rivers State government, due process must be followed in his prosecution. He stated that for the Federal Government to demonstrate its…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:06

Kanu’s arrest won’t stop Biafra struggle – MASSOB

Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said the actions of the Nigeria government and her foreign collaborators and the ordeal Kanu was going through would not dampen the Biafra struggle. Reacting to Kanu’s re-arrest and extradition to Nigeria, MASSOB in a statement issued by Uchenna Madu accused the Federal Government of being confusedly blind and clueless. The group said this was because Kanu and activities of pro-Biafra agitators do not pose any danger to Nigeria’s existence. The group said what poses problem to Nigeria’s existence is Fulani domination of Nigerian state over the general…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:03

Foreign forces attempting to bully China will ‘get their heads bashed’, Xi warns as country marks party centenary

China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will “get their heads bashed”, and hailed a “new world” created by its people as the ruling Communist Party marked the centenary of its founding. In an hour-long address from Tiananmen Square, Xi pledged to build up China’s military, committed to the “reunification” of Taiwan and said social stability would be ensured in Hong Kong while protecting China’s security and sovereignty. “The people of China are not only good at destroying the old world, they have also created a new world,” said Xi, China’s most…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:01

Putin signs law forcing foreign social media giants to open Russian offices

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that obliges foreign social media giants to open offices in Russia, a document published by the government on Thursday showed, the latest move by Moscow to exert greater control over Big Tech. The Russian authorities are keen to strengthen their control of the internet and to reduce their dependence on foreign companies and countries. In particular, they have objected in the past to political opponents of the Kremlin using foreign social media platforms to organise what they say are illegal protests and to publicise politically-tinged investigations into alleged corruption. Moscow has fined firms…

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Thursday, 01 July 2021 05:54

UK is asking questions from FG; key stakeholders are weighing in - these and others issues are the latest on the arrest of the IPOB leader, Kanu

United Kingdom has said it will seek clarification from the Federal Government on the circumstances and legality of the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra. Head of Communications, British High Commission, Dean Hurlock, who stated this while responding to enquiries from one of our correspondents, said the UK was in the process of seeking explanations from the Federal Government on the circumstances surrounding Kanu’s arrest and extradition. Hurlock said this as Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel to the detained IPOB leader, said members of the legal team had formally applied to the Department of State Service to…

Thursday, 01 July 2021 05:51

‘Without the Communist Party, there would be no new China’, people sing as country’s ruling party turns 100

Celebrations in Beijing to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of China’s ruling Communist Party kicked off on Thursday morning with a flyby of fighter jets and helicopters at Tiananmen Square in the centre of the capital. Around 30 aircraft formed a “100” as crowds cheered under the gaze of the nation’s leaders, including President Xi Jinping, seated at the southern ramparts of the Forbidden City. Xi, China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, is scheduled to deliver what state media have described as an “important” speech at the iconic Tiananmen Square, where there has been heavy security. Xi…

Wednesday, 30 June 2021 05:52

NIN: FG extends deadline yet again

Federal government has extended the deadline NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, the sixth time it would approve an extension for the exercise. This was disclosed in a statement jointly signed by spokespersons of Nigeria Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde, and Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke, on Monday. According to the statement, the decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by “stakeholders” on the need to consolidate the enrollment and NIN-SIM verification following the rapid increase in the number of enrolment systems across the country. It said as of June 28, a total of 5,410 enrolment systems…

Wednesday, 30 June 2021 05:44

No petrol price increase in July - NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the official price of a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol will remain N162 in July as engagement is still ongoing with organised labour on the appropriate pricing. This is even as crude oil price hit $74.72 per barrel at the international market early Tuesday. But speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise programme on Tuesday, Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, Mele Kyari, said though petrol pump price should be N256/litre based on current crude oil price, the federal government has left it at N162 until the engagement is completed.…

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