Soldiers invade Ogun community, kill 2, label victims Boko Haram terrorists (Punch) Two men, Sale Abacha and Malummodu Ibrahim, have been shot dead by soldiers in the Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the soldiers, who…
*Female passenger breaks bottle, stabs Lagos Uber driver over N4100 fare (Punch)*Lagos is ready for business, Sanwo- Olu assures Sweden, Denmark, Finland (Vanguard)
Female passenger breaks bottle, stabs Lagos Uber driver over N4100 fare (Punch) An Uber driver, identified only as Adewale, has accused a passenger, Laura, of stabbing him with a bottle during an argument in the Agungi area of Ajah, Lagos…
Roads deserted in Akwa despite halt of sit-at-home order
Residents of Akwa, Anambra State in the early hours of Friday stayed away from their places of business, with only a few cars, commercial buses, tricycles seen on the roads. Many had expected activities to pick up early in the…
*Okonjo-Iweala’s son, Uchechi, breaks medical record in the US (Punch)*2023 election: CAN warns against Christian/Christian, Muslim/Muslim ticket (Tribune)
Okonjo-Iweala’s son, Uchechi, breaks medical record in the US (Punch) Dr. Uchechi Iweala, son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has broken a medical record in Maryland, United States. On Thursday, the WTO boss announced that…
IPOB: UN probes Nigeria, Kenya’s roles in Kanu’s rendition
The United Nations has issued ‘Urgent Appeals’ in the case of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu against Nigeria and Kenya, the separatist activist’s younger brother, Kingsley Kanunta has disclosed. Kanunta said Tuesday, that he had…
We won’t relent till Kanu, detained IPOB members regain freedom — Ohanaeze
Nigerian Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that it will not relent till the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his members regain their freedom. Ohanaeze aired their views via a press statement signed…
Tension in Arochukwu as soldiers allegedly kill 5 IPOB members
There was tension in Arochukwu, Abia State on Thursday as security operatives battled members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the area. An unconfirmed report has it that four people suspected to be IPOB members feared killed in…
“I am not guilty”, Nnamdi Kanu declares as court adjourns trial
The embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty to the seven amended charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. Kanu, who was re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja…
*#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian)*#EndSARS panel compensation: Lagos pays N420m, NBA faults Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Oyo, Benue for shunning payments (Punch)
#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian) An Uber driver, Adedotun was beaten, brutalized, pepper-sprayed and forcefully dragged into a black maria by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #EndSARS memorial which took place at the Lekki tollgate…
Why Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu was arrested – Army
The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested one Chiwetalu Agu while allegedly inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a…