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South East Governors and leaders on Saturday said they are against the agitation of Biafra by the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.In a communique issued after a meeting in Enugu State, the South East Governors and leaders said they believe in one united Nigeria …

Former Emir of Kano and new caliph of the Tijaniyya sect in Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi II has reiterated that he has no intention of joining politics.   Speaking on Thursday June 17 in Kaduna, the former monarch said he will continue to educate the public on the right candidates to vote …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration will commence from June 28. This was made known on Thursday by the INEC Deputy Director of Voter Education Division, Mary Nkem, at a roadshow on the CVR organized by the commission in Abuja. According to Nkem, …

President Buhari has arrived Borno state for his one-day official visit.   During the visit, the President is expected to appraise the security situation and inaugurate some of the viable projects executed by the federal and state government.  

FORMER Minister of Works and National Chairman of South West Agenda for 2023, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, yesterday, declared that former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, remains the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, based on experience and political networks. Adeyeye said this in Ado-Ekiti during the official launching …

Appointment of 10 siblings of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who lost their lives during the 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi State into the federal civil service has been approved by President Buhari.   Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed this during the inauguration of the …

Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the violent attacks against residents of Benue state won’t make his administration repeal the anti-grazing law.   Ortom who spoke during a media parley, disclosed that the recent attacks has made him commence the process of recruiting responsible people of 50 years and below into …

Igbo leaders under the Igbo National Movement, INM, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to order military out of the five states of the Southeast region. The INM made this call in their statement to newsmen in Owerri and signed by the President, Anthony Olisa Okolo, alongside other leaders, Barr. …

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has sent another open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari regarding the country’s current predicament. Obasanjo urged Buhari’s administration to confront the country’s degree of insecurity and herdsmen crisis and take immediate action before it’s too late. If Buhari’s government does not act quickly, four disasters …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha jet conducted airstrikes around Genu town in Niger State at the weekend. The aerial bombardments eliminated many bandits fleeing in a convoy. Herds of rustled cows were also killed. The fighter aircraft was scrambled from a military base in Katsina State. One of the …