Alarm Over Influx Of Bandits: Afenifere Charges S. West Govs  To Prioritise Security 

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has curged the governments in the South West region to prioritise security in view of the latest revelation concerning influx of bandits into the region. The organisation disclosed this in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi following the alarm raised by the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde that bandits dislodged in the northern part of the country are camping in parts of Oyo...

Nnamdi Kanu Rejects Federal Government’s Request to Resume Trial

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has rejected the federal government’s request for the resumption of his trial. It will be recalled that on 24 September 2024, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court recused herself from the case following an oral application by Kanu. She had stated, “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the chief judge” after Kanu directly expressed his lack of...

Gov. Mbah Signs Executive Order Creating New Urban Areas In Enugu State

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Thursday signed the Land Use Regulation 2025 and Executive Order No. 1, 2025 designating several locations and Local Government Areas in the State as urban areas. Out of the 17 LGAs in the state, by this Executive Order, 7 LGAs and some locations in 10 LGAs are now classified as urban areas. The Executive Order titled ‘Enugu State Designation of Land as Urban Areas’ provides that...

Ohanaeze President General Reaffirms Commitment To Hand Over To Rivers Indigene

Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural and political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reaffirmed his commitment to hand over power to an indigene of Rivers State on Friday, January 10, 2025. Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, in a press statement on Thursday noted that the President General had stated that though his tenure is very brief, what matters is the impact and legacy with...

Stampede: Group Demands Public Inquest Into Recent Tragedies

…Condemns Gov Makinde’s Interference In Legal Process Centre for Public Accountability (CPA), a prominent civil society organisation has demanded full public inquest from the governments of Oyo, Anambra, Bauchi, Nasarawa States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration, and other relevant authorities into the tragic stampedes that have recently occurred in those states. The incidents also resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, Abuja, Bauchi State, Keffi, Nasarawa State, and Okija, Anambra...

Nigeria’s Armed Forces Rank 39th Worldwide, 4th in Africa

The Nigerian military has been ranked 39th in the latest Global Firepower (GFP) rankings out of 145 countries reviewed, marking a decline from its 36th position in 2023 and 35th in 2022. Among African nations, Nigeria also dropped from third to fourth place, ranking behind Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa. Egypt remains Africa’s top-ranked military power, followed by Algeria, South Africa, and Nigeria. Other African nations in the top 10 include Ethiopia, Angola, Morocco, the...

NAF Revives Dornier DO-228 Aircraft Grounded for 23 Years

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the successful reactivation of a Dornier DO-228 aircraft that had been grounded for 23 years. This accomplishment, according to NAF, underscores the ingenuity and expertise of its engineers and technicians In a statement issued on 8 January 2025, Olusola Akinboyewa, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, said, “The reactivation of NAF-039 after 23 years is more than an engineering achievement; it showcases the NAF’s ingenuity, resilience,...

Cardinal Okpalaeke Reveals Why There’s Increase In Failed Marriages

The Bishop Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebele Okpalaeke, says failure from parents, community and the Church are reasons why there’s increased in marriage crashes in the world today. Cardinal Okpalaeke, disclosed this while speaking to Journalists during the 45th Wedding Anniversary ceremony of Chief and lolo Paulinus Nwafor in Ezioko village-Oko, Orumba North local government area of Anambra State. The Prelate said training of children on the ways of God from infantry to the...

Éric Chelle Appointed as Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Sékou Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team. In a statement, the NFF announced that its Executive Committee endorsed the recommendation of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee for Chelle’s appointment during a meeting held in Abuja on 2 January 2025. The endorsement was finalised on 7 January. “The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the...

Mubarak Bala Walks Free After 4 Years in Prison for Blasphemy

…Activists Condemn Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws Mubarak Bala, an atheist and former President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has regained his freedom after spending nearly four-and-a-half years in detention for blasphemy. Bala was arrested on 28 April 2020, at his residence in Kaduna following complaints of blasphemous Facebook posts deemed critical of Islam, Allah, and Prophet Mohammed. He was subsequently transferred to Kano State, where he faced accusations of incitement and breaching public peace. In...

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