By Dapo Akinrefon The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday, frowned at the attempt to use the fallout of the Lekki tollgate killings, which led to lootings and burning spree in Lagos, to put a wedge between Yoruba and Igbo. The statement was titled: ‘Afenifere and Ohanaeze say no to willful destruction’, […]

India has expressed its readiness to deepen economic ties with Nigeria towards promoting investment and trade between both countries. Amb. Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, said this during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday in Kano. Thakur noted that India and Nigeria had long-standing relations based on mutual respect that […]

Charge youths to change narrative for better life, new Nigeria By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Friday, reacted over the long-awaited address of the nation by President Muhammadu Buhari, on the raging #EndSARS protest. The CSOs also charged the youths to remain resolute to change the narrative that has been long desired […]

Calls for timelines to meet youths’ demands By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An international Civil Society Organisation, CSO, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Saturday, hails youths’ resilience demonstrated to sustain the momentum of the #EndSARS protest amidst attacks and violence meted out to them. This commendation was made by the Country Director, AAN, Ene Obi, while condemning […]

The protests by the youths against police brutality started on a peaceful note about two weeks ago and gained international attention. The government acceded to their five-points demand and immediately set machinery in motion towards achieving them. But the youths continued their protest and soon increased their demands while turning the protest into a carnival of sort with celebrities adding flavour to it, singing and dancing.

By Omeiza Ajayi & Ndahi Marama   Like the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS – a contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus (today we have the deadlier SARS-COV2)- Nigeria’s now disbanded rogue police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS was a deadly virus which grew into a Frankenstein Monster, often leaving […]

By Ifeanyi Okolie    Operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have arrested six members of Ice-lander confraternity for attempting to assassinate a Delta State politician and businessman, Hon. Sunday Nwakego Okeke.     It was gathered that the suspects, ShedrackNeburagho, Onyema Wire, Onyekachi Amadi, Onyekachi Amadi, Alanko Suloko and Sunday Okoro, also known as […]

By Joseph Erunke – ASUU Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said governments’ response over the #EndSARS protests,especially the killings of protesters at Lekki tollgate, showed that the future of Nigerian youths was under threat. The union, in a statement Friday’s night by its president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, condemned in strongest terms, the manner […]

By James Udemba Ever since the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State lost the governorship election in January this year, the members have been behaving like bulls let loose in a china’s shop. Like demented animals baying for blood, they have vowed to destroy everything and anything on their path in the vain hope […]

…Speaks on 2023 election, northern campaign for return of Jonathan to Aso Villa The clamour for self actualization and possible independence, is gathering momentum in parts of Nigeria. However, an elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who exclusively spoke with our man, Chidi Nkwopara in Owerri, not only spoke on the possibility of Igbo man becoming […]