The Nigerian government lost its plea on Wednesday to relocate the extraordinary rendition suit of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from Umuahia to Abuja. The Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, asserted that it possesses the authority to hear and decide the case. This was revealed by Kanu’s Special... Read More

May 28, 2016

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Soldiers invade Tompolo’s town in search of Avengers, beat up villagers

The Nigerian Army has reportedly attacked Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom where Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo hails from. According to Vanguard newspaper, the soldiers arrived the community at about 2:00am and laid seige till 8:00am on Saturday morning. The soldiers, believed to have arrived in gunboats, proceeded to beat up residents... Read More

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July 19, 2015

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PDP should stop trying to ambush Buhari’s government – Ex-General

Brig.-Gen. (retd) Ayodele Ojo, believes that the Peoples Democratic Party is performing shabbily as an opposition party. He says that the former ruling party is trying to cause instability and ambush the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ojo revealed to Punch that the emergence of Ike Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate President in a chamber controlled by... Read More

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July 14, 2015

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Nasir El-Rufai: Why Buhari must kill NNPC

by Nasir El-Rufai There is every danger that addressing a topic like this might yield another exercise in vain lamentation when what our country needs to do is take and give effect to rational decisions about the oil sector. For instance, the discourse around the resource curse has had a deep resonance for many Nigerians... Read More

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