Igbo Quit Notice: Nigeria too precious to pander to divisive rhetoric – Atiku
Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar has described the ultimatum issued by a Northern youth coalition to the Igbos to quit the region and the counter response by a South-east group "is not only provocative, reckless and thoughtless, but also a grave threat to national security and peaceful coexistence".
EFCC provides more evidence in trial of Kalu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday called its fifth witness before a Federal High Court, Lagos, in the ongoing trial of a former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu.
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim to stay till 2020
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim will stay at the club till 2020 according to reports.
Civil rights group charges journalists on objective reportage
A civil rights group, Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER), on Wednesday in Lagos charged journalists in the country to be objective in their reportage, for the peace of the society.
Vardy out of England squad
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has withdrawn from the England squad to play Scotland and France due to a “minor” injury, the Football Association announced on Wednesday.
Senate invites Fashola over Bodo-Bonny road project
The Senate on Wednesday invited Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to brief it on the delay in completing Bodo-Bonny road project.
Biafra: Like Ojukwu, Kanu’s Ndi’gbo Messiness
Much as Igbo nation has the inviolable right to self-determination, its agitators, especially latter-day campaigners are damn too messy about the whole affair. It stains us; it goes after the blackmail of the rest of Nigeria; it is after hooliganism approach and it is after eclipsing the last vestige of dignity and honour we have […]
Breaking: US, Saudi ‘involved’ in Iran’s Tehran terror attacks, Iran Guards claim
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday vowed revenge for twin attacks by the Islamic State group in Tehran, and said Washington and Riyadh were “involved”.
Breaking: Explosion at Indian firecracker factory kills 20
An explosion at a fireworks factory in central India on Wednesday killed 20 workers and injured 10 others, some with serious burns, an official said.
We’ll accommodate Igbos if north chases them away – Middle Belt group
The Middle Belt Youth Council (MBYC) has said that the Middle Belt region will accommodate the Igbos if the north chases them out of their states.
Buhari’s absence and the return of sanity to the Polity
It was one of America’s greatest presidents and renowned world leader, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who said, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
End your acrimony, develop your state, NGO tells Bello, Melaye
Nigeria Youth Advocacy for Peace (NYAP), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello and Sen. Dino Melaye, to end their face-off and work to develop the state.
Workers’debt: Osun remains consistent to workforce’s well-being – Report
Report from an economic analysis of some states in Nigeria has shown that Osun state remains consistent in providing for her workforce’s wellbeing despite being put on low pedestal in terms of salary payment compared to states with higher percentage derivation from FAAC.
AFCON Qualifiers: No worries over Mikel, Ighalo’s absence
A former international, Edema Fuludu, says the absence of Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo will not make any difference in the Super Eagles formation when they play South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Sunday.
Igbo youths to Northern group: We’re not afraid of war
An Eastern group, Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, has said that Ndigbo are not afraid of war, which is a reply it has given to an eviction threat by a northern youth group ordering all Igbos to leave the north in three months or face physical attacks.
Quit notice to Igbos: We’re shocked; Those youths should be arrested – Northern CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, has condemned the recent eviction order issued by a group of Northern youths to the Igbos to leave the north within three months.
