According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Edwin Clark, the convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has asked President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to drop all the charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated head of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a letter addressed to Tinubu on Sunday, June 16, Clark articulated that presidential prerogatives ought to be exercised to free the IPOB leader. In the letter, Clark said that although he has never endorsed the activities of…
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FG, Apc Attempting To Create New Breed Of Boko Haram Insurgents In Kano, Kwankwaso Raises Alarm
The National Leader and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has accused the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led Federal Government for attempting to create a new breed of Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents in Northern Nigeria. Kwankwaso was reacting to the ongoing situation in Kano, where Federal security agencies, with constitutionally assigned responsibility for ensuring peace, law and order, have been backing the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Speaking at a flag-off ceremony for the contruction of 82 kilometres rural road…
Read MoreYour Tenure is Over, Go Home -Asari Dokubo Tells Rivers LG Chairmen
Muhajid Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, has urged the former chairmen of Rivers State’s 23 Local Government Areas to accept the end of their three-year tenure and step down. Dokubo made the remark while speaking in Port Harcourt on the sidelines of the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. He said: “Local Government tenure has expired today (17th June, 2024). They should quietly go home. If they want to seek re-election in accordance with the Constitution, they should go and seek re-election. “But there is no tenure elongation in…
Read MoreThe Nigerian President Should Fly Air Peace, Other Local Airlines.We Don’t Have Money to Buy New Jets – Rufai
The Nigerian President Should Fly Air Peace, Other Local Airlines. We Don’t Have Money to Buy New Jets” – Oseni Rufai Claims Written by Oshiobugie John Arise TV Anchor, Oseni Rufai, has advised the federal government to refrain from purchasing new jets amidst reports of frequent breakdowns of the current presidential jets.In recent weeks, multiple reports have surfaced on the internet about frequent breakdowns of presidential jets. Additionally, there have been reports of the federal government considering the purchase of new jets to replace the faulty ones amid food inflation,…
Read MoreLG Crisis Worsens in Rivers as Angry Youths Take Over Secretariats
A new vista of violence has erupted in Rivers state Monday morning as angry youths have taken over some local government offices in the state. As at the time of filing this report, two chairmen of councils have fled their homes to avert the wrath of youths who have invaded the offices. The tenure of the local government chairmen expires on Tuesday but they have vowed not to vacate their offices. Videos of the takeover of the council areas seen by NPO Reports correspondents showed the youths chanting songs that…
Read MorePresident Tinubu Receives Proposal For N105,000 New Minimum Wage From Finance Minister
In a significant development today, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has officially presented a new minimum wage proposal to President Bola Tinubu. This landmark proposal suggests raising the minimum wage for workers to N105,000, as reported by the Western Post. The proposal is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to address economic challenges and improve the standard of living for Nigerian workers. The new minimum wage template aims to provide a substantial increase from the current wage, reflecting the administration’s commitment to economic reforms and social welfare. President Tinubu,…
Read MoreI will run an all inclusive administration -Njaba SOLAD, Hon Anaemem
The Sole Administrator, Njaba Local Government Area, Imo State, Hon Obikaeze Alexander Anaemem has expressed his resolve to run an all inclusive administration. Hon Anaemem stated this in an interview with newsmen shortly after the Njaba Unity Thanksgiving organized in his honour held last Saturday at the Local Government Headquarters, Nnenasaa. He revealed that many people from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Labour Party, LP in the LGA have been decamping to All Progressives Congress, APC because of his emergence. He added that they have been thanking the governor,…
Read MoreIPOB:South East Govs, Igbo Leaders Ploting Kanu’s Detention To 2027-Ohanaeze Alleges
…’It’s paramount to hold them accountable” South-east governors, Igbo leaders, and members of the National Assembly have been accused by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, of plotting to extend the detention of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu until 2027. In a statement issued by the factional Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organization blamed the South-east governors for the deteriorating security situation in the zone. The organization stated that the Southeast governors and certain Igbo leaders had not…
Read MoreIgbo had opportunity to rebuild their broken leg –Clark
According to the report from the Cable, the Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark has lamented the lost opportunity for the Igbos, a major ethnic group in Nigeria, to assert themselves politically and promote their interests due to their disunity and self-interest during the last election. He noted that the Igbos could have used their resources and voting power to support a popular Igbo candidate, Peter Obi, but their inability to unite behind him led to his loss in the election. He said, “The most recent opportunity…
Read MoreCharly Mazi Goes Home To Oguta Ameshi, Jul 5
…Football match, Dan Anyiam Stadium, Jul. 4 The entire Mazi family in Oguta Ameshi ,Oguta LGA,Imo state regret to announce the demise of their father,grand father, brother and friend, Charles.O.Mazi,(Charly Mazi) who slept in the Lord on April 8,2024. Charly Mazi was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo state. The Party grew stronger with his efforts in concert with then state chairman, Chief RBK Okafor(Eze Nwamadu),Chief ID Nwaoga and other prominent PDP eggheads in the state. A release from the Mazi family informed that there will…
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