My takeaways from the 76th 2021 UN General Assembly Session – Garba Shehu

Throughout last week in New York, the United Nations General Assembly – the congress for the world – gathered for its annual re-affirmation of the principles upon which the organisation was founded. These are the principles of territorial integrity of…

Imo allegedly seal banks for obeying IPOB’s sit-at-home order

Imo State Government allegedly sealed several banks in the state for obeying the Monday sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) across the South Eastern states. The development caused hundreds of bank customers to be stranded and…

Hoodlums burn trailer carrying spare parts for disobeying IPOB’s sit-at-home

A truck fully loaded with motorcycle spare parts worth millions of naira has been reportedly burnt by hoodlums for allegedly refusing to obey the Monday sit-at-home order that had been suspended by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. It was…

IPOB suspends weekly sit-at-home

. . . Now to hold whenever Kanu appears in court The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home exercise. The group had earlier announced a weekly Monday lockdown in the entire South-East as…

*Tears as colleagues explain how Yabatech graduating student was murdered (Guardian)*Customs arrests 3 suspects, intercepts N22.3bn pangolin scales, elephant tusks (Sun)

Tears as colleagues explain how Yabatech graduating student was murdered (Guardian) Tears flowed freely last week as friends and colleagues of the late Tosin Osatuyi, a final year student of Yabatech College Education, allegedly killed in a fight, narrated how…

*47 Yoruba Nation agitators regain freedom (Guardian)*Lagos Island may go under by 2050 (Nation)

47 Yoruba Nation agitators regain freedom (Guardian) Forty-Seven out of the 48 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested by the police during the July 3 rally in Ojota, Lagos, have regained their freedom from custody. The Guardian learned yesterday they were released…

Sowore regains freedom after arrest at Nnamdi Kanu trial

Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, says he has been released after he was arrested at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. Sowore and other supporters of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), were in…

Court adjourns Kanu’s trial till October 21

The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been adjourned till October 21. His trial was scheduled to start Monday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja with many journalists barred…

*Robbers kill 2 Lagos Okada riders, steal motorcycles (Punch)*Commuters groan as auto crash compounds Lagos-Ibadan gridlock (Guardian)

Robbers kill 2 Lagos Okada riders, steal motorcycles (Punch) The families of two motorcyclists, Sheriff Sulaiman and Sanni Abubakar, have called on the Lagos State Police Command to track down the robbers who allegedly shot them dead around the Abule…

I’ll not throw Nnamdi Kanu under the bus -Chimamanda

Yesterday I announced that I would unveal my thoughts regarding the IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Several people reached out, advising me to be neutral and steer clear of political discourse. They meant well for a young female writer with a…

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