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FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has advocated the setting up a caretaker committee for the embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to steer it out of its present quagmire. Receiving the party’s BOT Reconciliation Team led by Wakili Adamawa, Ambassador Hassan Adamu, Wike said, “the only solution available to us now is for the party to set up a Caretaker Committee to …

It is part of WIKE’S attitude, physiology and Anatomy to fight anybody and everybody. He fought Peter Odili his benefactorHe fought Patience Jonathan,He fought all traditional rulers In Rivers He has been biting and betraying PDP. He is fighting some people at APC, LP and ADC He is fighting all judges that refused to be compromised He is fighting some …

By Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN(Constitutional Lawyer and Author) Brushing sentiments aside, I hereby condemn in totality the actions of the Naval Officer, A.M. Yerima, who obstructed the FCT Minister from gaining access into that parcel of land, under the guise of ‘obeying superior orders.’ The duty of a junior officer to obey the orders of his superiors, even though strongly …

A young Nigerian soldier has been widely praised on social media after footage of him standing his ground against a powerful government minister went viral. The soldier, identified as Lt AM Yerima, was part of a unit that prevented Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike from accessing a disputed plot of land in Abuja on Tuesday. In the video, …

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has alleged that some groups in Nigeria’s Middle Belt have been “burying empty coffins” to falsely portray mass killings of Christians and promote what he described as a “fake narrative” of genocide. Gumi made the claim in a post on his verified Facebook page while reacting to criticisms that trailed his ongoing stay in …

Ted Cruz, a United States senator, was among officials the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) once met to advance its separatist agenda. IPOB is seeking the excision of a Biafra nation from south-east Nigeria. In 2017, the Nigerian government proscribed IPOB and labelled the group a “militant terrorist organisation” after the Eastern Security Network (ESN), its armed wing, was accused …

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has officially commenced the second phase of its free prepaid meter distribution under “Tranche B” of the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) metering programme – an initiative of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) aimed at bridging Nigeria’s metering gap and eliminating estimated billing. Free Prepaid Meter Rollout The Free Prepaid Meter Rollout marks …

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh motion before the Court of Appeal in Abuja to halt the upcoming judgment in his ongoing trial. Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest, is asking the appellate court to stop Justice James …

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh motion before the Court of Appeal in Abuja to halt the upcoming judgment in his ongoing trial. Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest, is asking the appellate court to stop Justice James …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it has stopped 294 Nigerians from leaving the country out of concern that they may have been engaging in smuggling activities, and denied entry to 332 undocumented migrants at the Seme border. Comptroller General of Immigration Service (CGIS), Kemi Nandap, who disclosed this on Tuesday during a one-day stakeholders’ sensitization seminar in Abuja titled …