The Ulama Wing of Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO) has warned secessionists to desist from any divisive activity, saying such calls were inimical to the progress of the country. They equally urged governments at various levels to ensure equality in the distribution of the wealth of the nation. The scholars made the remark during a […]

By Dapo Akinrefon A Yoruba Self-Determination Group, Yoruba Ko’ya Liberation Movement (YKLM), on Thursday, urged the South West Governors’ Forum to secure release of the 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested on Saturday July 3rd in Ojota, Lagos by the Nigerian Police. The group, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi […]

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court to undertake the trial of criminal matters. The bill titled: Federal Capital Territory Customary Court Act, 2007 (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was sponsored by Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central). The passage of the bill followed the […]

A civil right organisation, The Maroonsquare, has emphasized the need for Nigeria to embrace an alternative system of leadership that will effectively bring meaningful impact to the citizenry. The group said that the democratic system the country is practicing now has not yielded any positive result. The group made the assertion during a two-day conference […]

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, will be canvassing for investment into the oil and gas sector at the 2021 Annual Sub-Sahara Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Houston, Texas, USA. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who had said a road map document that would drive investment in […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri Two suspected members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, linked to the late Joseph Uka Nnachi, known as “King of Dragon” were arrested and paraded by the Imo State police command. The Imo state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, spoke at the command’s headquarters in Owerri, during the parade of the suspects, whose […]

Barely six months after the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister ordered clearance of an illegal market at the entrance of Karsana District, which hosts many housing estates, the Abuja Area Municipal Council, AMAC, has re-allocated the cleared portion for the construction of a ‘temporary market’, thereby rendering the minister’s work ineffective. Arewa Voice recalls that […]

I was deeply touched by her gift and visit when robbers attacked me last year — Priest By Peter Duru AT over 85, Mama Agatha Awua continued to squat in a decrepit home that was unbefitting for a human being to reside in. Where the woman, who lost her husband many years ago, used as […]

Tal Maimon is an ambitious man who wakes up every day and dedicates his time to thinking up ways of making people comfortable in and around his city. Owner of the Maimon Group which is a Luxury Concierge and Property Rentals focused on serving California and Miami, Mr Tal puts in a lot of time, […]

By Steve Oko Former Nigeria Ambassador to Argentina, Ambassador Empire Kanu, has lambasted the federal government for the alleged abduction and extradition of the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The ex-diplomat argued that instead of persecuting Kanu, the Nigeria Authorities should be concerned about addressing the germane issues he […]