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55,910 NIGERIANS DEAD; 21,000 ABDUCTED IN 4 YEARS — STUDY A staggering 55,910 Nigerians have been killed, and 21,000 others abducted by terror groups between 2019 and 2023, according to a report by The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa, ORFA. The report, released on Thursday, blamed extremist groups, including Boko Haram, ISWAP, and armed herders, for these atrocities. ORFA’s …

LABOUR MOVEMENT WORTH DYING FOR – AJAERO The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has broken his silence after honouring an invitation from the police to appear at the Force Intelligence Response Team’s (IRT) office. Ajaero’s visit to the IRT followed allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime against him. Speaking to reporters …

WE’VE BEEN USED & DUMPED – APC 2023 WOMEN CAMPAIGN COUNCIL MEMBERS CRY Members of the now-defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Campaign Council have expressed their frustration and disappointment with President Bola Tinubu over what they describe as a glaring lack of appointments for women in key government positions. The women, who played a critical role in mobilizing support …

FG GIVES TRADERS ONE MONTH DEADLINE TO CRASH PRICES OF GOODS NATIONWIDE The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a one-month ultimatum to traders and market stakeholders to slash prices of goods and services nationwide. Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Tunji Bello, made the announcement at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja, warning …

COURT STRIKES OUT SUIT AGAINST ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS, IGP, DSS, OTHERS The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted against the anti-hunger protesters, Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Inspector General of Police, Department of the State Service, DSS, and the Chiefs of Army and Defence Staff. The suit filed by about 17 Nigerians against the last …

UGO AGBALLAH REMAINS ENUGU APC CHAIRMAN – GANDUJJE, THREATENS TO DRAG ENSIEC TO COURT The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has accused the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) of undermining the party in Enugu State. The APC National Chairman reiterated that Barr Ugochukwu Agballah remains the Chairman of APC in Enugu State …

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 …