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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a stern warning to Igbo politicians and leaders to desist from using the name of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu for personal or political gains. In a press statement on Monday, IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful alleged that some Igbo leaders were exploiting Kanu’s detention to advance their political ambitions, while secretly collaborating with …

The ‘attacktics’ of Nigerian President Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s attack dogs appear to have failed them over a serious allegation against their master that has been trending in the media and chat groups for about two weeks. There have been no newspaper articles or social media posts refuting the allegation, and no choreographed radio and television appearances refuting the claim. …

Bournemouth have added Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to their list of replacements for the departed Dominic Solanke. Solanke’s time with the Cherries came to an end when he completed his transfer to Tottenham last week in a deal worth £65million. Bournemouth now face the difficult task of replacing the 26-year-old who scored 19 Premier League goals last season. However, transfer …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of plotting to frame innocent citizens on trumped-up charges following the recent #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. In a communique issued after a meeting of the Emergency National Executive Council on Saturday and signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC condemned the government’s action and called for an inclusive …

Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified their offensives against illegal refining operations along the Niger River, bordering Ndokwa East and Ndoni Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Delta and Rivers States. The operation, conducted on the basis of reliable information, led to the confiscation and destruction of numerous objects, including …

An explosion on Monday rocked the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Rivers State. The explosion which occurred at about 1:00 am, on Monday destroyed doors, windows and other properties in the building located on Tombia Road in GRA, Port Harcourt. State police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the incident to reporters in the state capital. He said a bomb disposal …

Poland has denied claims that its citizens, arrested by security forces in Kano, Nigeria, were waving Russian flags during #EndBadGovernance protests. The Polish Foreign Ministry stated that the six students and their teacher, who were arrested on August 6, did not participate in the protest but “only took photos.” Department of State Services spokesman Peter Afunanya alleged that the Polish …

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers have intercepted 532 packages of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 265.25kg and imported from Montreal, Canada, at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos State. The illicit drug contained in a black Toyota Sienna bus, one of three vehicles in a container from Canada, was intercepted by NDLEA officers at the port on …

Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, lamented the damage to parts of the recently rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway. The minister in a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi described the incident caused by the flood as very unfortunate, saying that completed roads in the country do not last for five years. Umahi revealed that a …

Cocaine worth billions of naira hidden in sturdy car steering knuckles and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others, have been recovered in a nationwide operation conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesperson for the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, while revealing that the operation was intelligence-led, noted that 2.32 kilograms of cocaine …