INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL VOWS TO SANCTION RIBADU IF POLICE FAIL TO RELEASE #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS The International Tribunal on United States Crimes against Puerto Rico has condemned the midnight raids on activists’ homes and the abduction and repressive detention of #EndBadGovernance protesters by Nigerian security agencies. The tribunal criticised the Nigerian government’s actions, particularly the arrest of activists Michael Lenin, Mosiu Sodiq, …

NORTHERN YOUTHS CONDEMN LOPSIDED APPOINTMENTS IN SECURITY SERVICES The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has condemned alleged lopsided appointments in the security sector by President Bola Tinubu. The group in a press statement on Thursday signed by its president, Comrade Isah Abubakar stated that no region or ethnic group should be favoured over others. The statement read, “We express …

CAN NIGERIA SURVIVE IGBO-YORUBA INTERTRIBAL WAR?The Niger area, as the territories were called before the amalgamation, were areas occupied by different ethnic groups (Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa) that now make up today’s entity called “Nigeria.” Try hard as we may, though, this new identity, somehow, hasn’t seemed to stick. Deep down in the recesses of our minds, we still bare …

DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF ETHNIC BIGOTRY IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR EQUITABLE JUSTICE In light of the recent controversy surrounding Amaka Patience Sunnberger, an Igbo Canadian who made incendiary remarks against Yoruba and Benin people, the conversation on ethnic relations in Nigeria has intensified.While Amaka’s comments have prompted condemnation and a call for legal action in Canada, this incident opens up …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, INAUGURATES MINIMUM WAGE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has inaugurated the Committee for the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage for Civil and Public Servants in Enugu State, giving the Committee a maximum of one month to submit its report. The Committee which was inaugurated on Thursday at the Government House, Enugu, …

DETAILS OF NLC’S PRESIDENT, AJAERO, ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICE ON THURSDAY EMERGE Details of the interview between the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero and the police have emerged. The police had interviewed Ajaero over an ongoing investigation of one of the EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters. The police had summoned Ajaero for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, …

AJAERO BACK TO LABOUR HOUSE AFTER HONOURING POLICE INVITATION The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress has left the police office in Abuja after spending about an hour and a few minutes with officials. He had arrived at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) command at Guzape as early as 10:20 a.m., in the company of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana. …

AKWA IBOM COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WAHEED AYILARA, IS DEAD The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead. It is not clear when he died and if he was ill. The police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, when contacted asked our reporter to wait for an official statement. “Just wait for an official statement from his …

REPS WANT CANADIAN GOVT TO PROSECUTE WOMAN THREATENING TO KILL NIGERIANS AS WOMAN DISMISSES REPS, SAYS I CAN’T BE ARRESTED The House of Representatives has called on the Canadian government to investigate and prosecute Amaka Patience Sunnberger, a Nigerian resident in Canada, for making threatening comments against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent. In a video trending on X.com, a …

PASTOR ADEBOYE’S SON ABANDONS KADUNA PROJECT AFTER TAKING OVER N8B FROM EL-RUFAI GOVT, RUNS TO COURT TO STOP PROBESaharaReporters learnt that Adeolu and his wife, who secured the contract through Ronchess Global Resources Plc during former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration, have been evading accountability for the diverted funds and unfinished project.Adeolu Adeboye, son of Redeemed Christian Church of God’s General …

DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM EDO APC GUBER CAMPAIGN – PRESIDENCY WARNS ODHIOMHOLE The presidency has issued a stern warning to Senator Adams Oshiomhole, instructing him to distance himself from the campaign activities of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the upcoming Edo State election. The development follows complaints from several APC chieftains who accused Oshiomhole of …

TINUBU NO PLACE TO HIDE, BY OLUSEGUN ADENIYITo say that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is enmeshed in a crisis of credibility is to put the situation mildly. For a man who got to office with a statistically narrow mandate of 37 percent of total votes cast, many expected Tinubu to rise above himself in order to establish an …

IS SEYI TINUBU JOBLESS OR WHAT? Obasanjo’s children were never seen around the villa. So was UMY, Jonathan & Buhari’s children. Yusuf Buhari only came to Aso Rock to see his father during festive period. Seyi Tinubu has no business in Aso Rock, except to see his father on domestic affairs. I thought his father cautioned him about that? He …

WE CONDEMN IGOB LADY THREATENING POISON TO YORUBA, EDO PEOPLE – OHANAEZE The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday condemned the viral video of a lady threatening to poison Yoruba and Edo people. In a TikTok video, the lady with the name @Anyi_anambra asked Igbos to lace the food of Yoruba and Edo people with poison. In the …

NIGERIAN TWEEPS CALL FOR ARREST OF LAGOSPEDIA HANDLER OVER #IGBOMUSTGO AGENDA AMID POISONING THREAT BY CANADA BASED WOMAN Nigerians on Twitter have called for the immediate arrest of the handler of popular Twitter account Lagospedia, over allegations of promoting hate speech and inciting violence against Igbo people residing in Lagos and other Southwestern states. A contentious tweet from Lagospedia sparked …