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WE’RE NOT PART OF BIAFRA DECLARATION IN FINLAND – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday distanced itself from the second Biafra declaration in FinlandIPOB described the declaration as a shambolic scam and a charade, stating that only the declaration made by the late Odimegwu Ojukwu can stand.Emma Powerful, the spokesman for IPOB, disclosed this in a statement …

ATIKU, OBI PLAY DOWN 2027 AMBITION, SAY WE’RE FRIENDS The 2023 presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi have dismissed planning for the 2027 presidential election. Atiku and Obi made the remark against the backdrop of their breakfast meeting in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital. A video …

SIMON EKPA NOT BAILABLE, FOLLOWERS DECLARE UNITED STATES OF BIAFRA IN FINLAND Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorism-related activities, will spend Christmas in detention as the country’s legal system does not permit bail. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, disclosed this via an email. This was as Ekpa’s …

ATIKU, OBI, EL RUFAI PLAN ALLIANCE AHEAD OF 2027 Ahead of the 2027 general election, there are strong indications that major opposition politicians are working on merger plan to challenge incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu, from the All Progressives Congress (APC), has not publicly declared his re-election bid but it is a public knowledge across Nigeria that the President …

NIGERIA, FRANCE SIGN 300M EURO AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and France’s President Emmanuel Macron signed two key agreements on Thursday in Paris, cementing a partnership to develop critical infrastructure and sustain long-term agriculture and food security. The agreements were signed during an economic forum at the Palais des Élysée, attended by business leaders, industry captains, …

NLC DIRECTS WORKERS IN 13 STATES TO PROCEED ON STRIKE FROM MONDAY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared industrial action in Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states, effective Monday, December 2, 2024, following the failure of these states to implement the new national minimum wage. This decision follows resolutions made by the National Executive Council (NEC) …

A few days ago, several groups mounted campaigns, endorsing Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu to become the next governor of Lagos State. DAILY POST reports that it started with the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, CONYL, which in a statement in Owerri, Imo State, endorsed the President’s son for the Lagos governorship seat in 2027. According to …

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele was at the House of Representatives to brief federal lawmakers on the need to pass the bills on tax reforms arguing that majority of Nigerians stand to gain from the proposed new system of tax administration. Mr President set up the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax …

NO GOING BACK ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC REFORM, TINUBU TELLS FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the ongoing reform, saying that it will benefit the whole of Africa. The President, who lauded the Nigeria’s relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron, told the French leader that there was no looking back on the reforms embarked …

TINUBU ASSURES OKONJO-IWEALA OF NIGERIA’S SUPPORT ON REAPPOINTMENT AS WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL President Bola Tinubu has assured the reappointed Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria’s continued support. Tinubu gave the assurance while congratulating Okonjo-Iweala on her unanimous re-election as WTO DG. Okonjo-Iweala made history in 2021 as the first African and first woman to …