Plateau recorded 2,260 new HIV infections in 2023 (Vanguard) Dr Cletus Shurkuk, Plateau Commissioner for Health, says the state recorded 2, 260 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and 581 deaths from the disease in 2023. Shurkuk said…
It’s time to release Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo group appeals to Tinubu
An Igbo pan-global cultural organisation, Ogbako Ndi Igbo Na Uwaniile, has expressed deep concern over the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, while appealing to President Bola Tinubu to review his case and…
Rigger takes all — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is in a class of its own. Other countries may talk of “winner takes all”, but in Nigeria the standing maxim is “rigger takes.” If you don’t agree with me, go to court! If any bloke raises further doubts,…
*Anxiety as health workers threaten showdown (Sun)*Justice Tsoho returns Kanu’s case file to Justice Nyako (Punch)
Anxiety as health workers threaten showdown (Sun) The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address their demands or risk another nationwide strike on October…
Bayo Onanuga: Spewing ethnic hatred as weapon against mass hunger — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
These are very dangerous days in Nigeria. “These are times that try men’s souls,” as the founding father of American independence, Thomas Paine, wrote in The American Crisis. In very recent history, people did not speak out in time until…
Freedom for Nnamdi Kanu: An idea whose time has come — Magnus Onyibe
In my column of 14 July 2017, titled “Biafra: From monologue to dialogue,” I had a tinge of optimism that the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was about to end. The optimism was…
I didn’t discuss release of Nnamdi Kanu with South-East Govs – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with the South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on…
El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432b probe (Nation)*Fire outbreak at Dangote refinery (DailyTrust)
El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432b probe (Nation) Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has filed a lawsuit against the Kaduna Assembly over the results of a ₦432 billion investigation by an ad-hoc committee. The suit, filed by…
I’m optimistic Nnamdi Kanu will soon be released — Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu confirmed on Tuesday that he has met with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, a couple of times at the Department of State Security…
Kanu’s lawyers demand his release, send 9 judgements to AGF
The legal team of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have submitted nine judgements on the matter to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. The leader of the team, Barrister Nnaemeka Ejiofor,…