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FROM ENUGU TO OXFORD: INSPIRING STORY OF NIGERIA’S FIRST-CLASS GRADUATE Odinaka Akpamgbo graduated with a First Class in Law from both Enugu State University and the Nigerian Law School, earning two national prizes. Now pursuing a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree at Oxford University on a full scholarship, he discusses his aspirations to make a global impact in law. …

NNPC DIRECTS MARKETERS TO STOP PETROL IMPORTS, CITIES DANGOTE REFINERY CAPACITY The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has issued a directive to oil marketers to cease the importation of petrol, asserting that the Dangote Refinery possesses sufficient capacity to meet domestic demand. BusinessDay’s findings showed this directive emerged during a high-level meeting in Abuja, attended by NNPC Group CEO …

ANGRY RESIDENTS SET TWO REVENUE AGENTS ABLAZE IN ANAMBRA FOR CAUSING MAN’S DEATH Tensions escalated in Onitsha, Anambra state, as angry residents set two Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) agents ablaze after their actions allegedly caused the death of a bystander. The incident occurred over the weekend at Old Market Road, near Venn Road by Egerton. According to eyewitnesses, the tragedy …

AS SIMON EKPA COMES TO JUDGEMENT Simon Ekpa, the self-styled leader of the Biafra secessionist movement, appears to be facing his long-overdue reckoning following his arrest by the Finnish government on allegations of terrorism. Ekpa has consistently stirred the hornet’s nest for years with his incendiary remark and actions, so much so that his name has become synonymous with terror …

Some Nigerians in Finland are in panic following the arrest and detention of separatist leader, Simon Ekpa. Ekpa is one of the leaders of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra. According to sources, Nigerians in the European country are afraid of commenting on the arrest of the suspect over fear of being attacked. A Nigerian community leader, who spoke to …

WIKE VS FUBARA: FG BACKTRACKS, SAYS FAAC ALLOCATION TO RIVERS STATE NOT STOPPEDThe Federal Government has denied reports that it stopped the disbursement of funds to Rivers State.Recall that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) had earlier on Friday announced that it halted the disbursement of October revenue payment to Rivers State, citing the Federal High …

HARDSHIP: MANY NIGERIAN HOUSEHOLDS NOW SKIP MEALS – NBS The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said food scarcity, insecurity and high prices have forced Nigerian households to cut consumption. To this end, the body said 65 percent of families and other residents are unable to afford healthy meals over lack of money. NBS disclosed this in its latest General …

SEYI TINUBU NOT FIT TO BE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE – JOE IGBOKWE Joe Igbokwe, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Seyi, son of President Bola Tinubu, does not have the capacity to be governor of Lagos state. On Tuesday, the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), an umbrella body of youth groups drawn across the six …

OUR DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON FINLAND IS WHY SIMON EKPA WAS ARRESTED – FG The Federal Government on Friday attributed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile, to sustained diplomatic pressure on Finland by Nigeria. Ekpa was arrested alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities. The Finnish District Court of …

THE MEN AROUND TINUBU Immediately Bola Ahmed Tinubu was announced as the winner of the 2023 presidential election, serious jostle for positions among those close to him commenced. It wasn’t surprising for a man who had been in politics for the better part of his adult life and had won elections as senator and two times as governor and had …