Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has said that President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast is devoid of the protesters demand. A press statement by the legal luminary noted that the president’s speech appears vacuous, drudgery and full of a litany of government’s alleged interventions, but being completely devoid of any concrete answers to the many itemized demands by the traumatised youthful protesters. Ozekhome said, “Aside this, he erroneously, as always, picked on imaginary opposition or political opponents...

Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, son of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the supreme leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, has congratulated Chief Edozie Njoku, over his recent recognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, as the rightful National Chairman of APGA. In his detailed letter of congratulations obtained exclusively by the West African Pilot News, Emeka Ojukwu, who served as commissioner in Anambra State, under Governor Peter Obi, and as Sole Administrator for...

A peaceful protest against the worsening economic conditions in Nigeria took a violent turn on Saturday as security operatives opened fire on protesters and journalists at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. As the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests continued into their third day, the mood in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, was a mix of determination and tension. While the crowds were smaller than before, the spirit of those who turned up was as strong as ever. They...

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the call for #Igbo Must Go, urging all Nigerians living legitimately in any part of Yorubaland to entertain no fear about their safety or be afraid of being forced out of the area. This was  stated in a press statement by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, while reacting to a post by a non-descript social handle tagged ‘LagosPedia’ which warned Igbos living in...