The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024, criticised the removal of Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and Comrade Ifeanyi Ejiofor from the legal team of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The civil rights organization described the action as not just a high technical error but also a profound misstep, considering the monumental successes both lawyers have achieved in the course of defending Kanu. The organization therefore demanded “a re-evaluation of Kanu’s legal strategy”, emphasizing the importance of unity and collaboration among all stakeholders involved. HURIWA in a statement issued…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen on the afternoon of Thursday, 21 March, 2024 invaded a market in Madaka, a community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State killing at least 21 people including the village head According to the residents, the attackers raided the market around 3pm when the commercial activities were in full swing and started shooting at the crowd. Many people were said to have sustained various degrees of injury and were receiving treatment at the IBB Specialist Hospital, in Minna. Dozens, including children, were also reportedly kidnapped while motorcycles, cars, houses, shops and goods belonging to traders…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a professional make-up artist, Margret Itodo and three other culprits for organising and faking the kidnap of one of them. The other culprits have been identified as Agnes Ogbeh, Esther Anyanwu, and Anthony Chinakwe. It was reported that the group faked the kidnap of Agnes Ogbeh. The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said that on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024, Agnes Ogbeh, a resident of Akure, Ondo State, had travelled to Lagos and was reportedly kidnapped while in Lagos. Hundeyin made this disclosure in…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Barely six months after his return to the highlife music scene, music icon, Godwin Opara popularly addressed as Kabaka, who broke a two-decade silence with the release of his acclaimed “Abialam” album in September 2023, is dead. He was aged 77. Derda Promotions, the management team, confirmed the death of the music icon, who spearheaded and transformed the realm of highlife music on Thursday, 21 March, 2024. The Chief Operating Officer of Derda Promotions, Amarachi Anyanwu, made this disclosure in a statement released on Friday, 22 March, 2024. The statement read, “Derda Promotions is deeply saddened to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu on Friday, March, 2024 called Nigerians to patronise made-in-Nigeria products and services to sustain the recent gains of the naira in the foreign exchange market. Tinubu, who said the recent appreciation of the value of the naira against the dollar does not spell Uhuru yet, called for more collaboration from citizens. Tinubu urged Nigerians to blow the whistle on persons seen engaging in practices that undermine the local currency. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this disclosure to newsmen when he delivered Tinubu’s message at a State House…
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap, has approved the appointment of Kenneth Tyoapine Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), as the new Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO). He succeeds Adedotun Aridegbe who has since been promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration Service and presently serves as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the CGI. A native of Konshisha LGA in Benue State, DCI Udo holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from the University of Abuja. His professional development includes completion of various courses within and outside the country, including the 30th…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that 700 street traders displaced by the Agodi Gate Junction Improvement Works will be given free stalls in the new market built in the area as part of the project. The Governor stated this on Friday, 22 March, 2024, at the commissioning of the Idi Ape, Civic Centre, Agodi Gate Junction Improvement Projects, noting that the projects will reduce the number of man-hours spent by residents commuting roads in the city. He added that the project would also ease traffic flow and contribute to boosting commercial activities in the axis, just as it…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has claimed that the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been indicted by a police report. Wabba, who stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, added that Abure was hiding from the police to evade prosecution. Recall that the crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) worsened on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 as members of NLC picketed the national headquarters of the party in Abuja. The former labour boss in the interview said the report indicting Abure was submitted to him…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-stated its commitment to assist the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies operating in the Niger Delta region, assuring them of the Commission’s continuous support and collaboration to ensure sustainable peace. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during a courtesy visit by the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sahid Akinwande and the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Pathfinder, Commodore Desmond Igbo, at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer stressed the need for collaboration to ensure that the Niger Delta region remained peaceful,…
Three students of Abia State University (ABSU) have been confirmed dead when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a ghastly accident, reports thegazellenews.com The three students, all reading Medicine and Surgery, were returning from their induction ceremony when the incident occured. The accident occured along Okigwe-Umuahia road on Thursday, 21 March, 2024. This medium learnt that the driver of the car lost control which resulted in the car somersaulting three times leaving the three students dying instantly.