Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, a sociocultural association, has kicked against the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group is different from Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the more popular one headed by George Obiozor. TheCable had reported that IPOB said it will enforce a lockdown every Monday in the south-east until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, […]
Popular Nollywood actress, Rachael Oniga, is dead, The PUNCH has learnt. Her son, Olatunji, confirmed the death of the actress to The PUNCH on Saturday. According to him, her mother died on Friday night around 10pm. Oniga featured in scores of Nollywood movies —both English and Yoruba— before her demise. Born on May 23, 1957; […]
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Airline, Chief Allen Onyema, has said there was never a time he called those agitating for separate nations cowards. Onyema was reacting to a news report in a national daily (not Vanguard), titled, “Onyema Blasts Secessionists as Cowards”. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard, the Air Peace boss described […]
The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai have taken custody of 91 Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province terrorists and their families who surrendered recently in North East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops of 202 Battalion […]
Lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Friday said a judicial process has been instituted against the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow access his client. Ejiofor on Thursday alleged that the DSS denied him access his client. This, he had said, was in violation […]
An inspirational entrepreneur renowned for her passionate commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion has been named University of the West of Scotland’s Chancellor-elect. The university made this known via a statement on its website. Yekemi Otaru, a tireless passionate supporter of women in business and an active mentor of business owners in the world’s poorest […]
Kano State Hisbah Board has confirmed the arrest of one Yahaya Zakari, a chemist, who uses a secluded house aside from his shop to have affair with women. The suspect, who is a resident of Sabuwar Gandu in Kano metropolis, was trapped in the house by the local security operatives in the area on Friday. […]
Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) Chief Obiora Okonkwo has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the November 6 governorship election In a letter of resignation addressed to National Chairman of PDP dated July 24, Okonkwo said his decision was final He said he had equally written to his ward chairman in […]
sick is still in the country, spokesman of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Abdullah Muhammed has said. Justice Gideon Kurada on Wednesday discharged El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, from the eight charges pressed against them by the State Government for lack of merit. Munammed told The Nation she is sick but yet to leave the […]
A civil society organisation, Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers & Advocates, says that the Nigeria Police Force should hand over the investigation of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This was contained in a statement issued by the lawyers on Friday […]
