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The South-East Traditional Rulers Council has told the Federal Government that the release of jailed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu would ease tensions in the region. The Chairman of the Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu, who made the appeal while interacting with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, said Kanu’s release would not only de-escalate tension but would also …

Notorious bandit kingpin, Kachallah Bello Turji, has accused the Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, of sponsoring terrorism in the Northwest. Turji, who made the strong accusation in a video circulating on social media, said Matawalle had been involved in supporting and abetting terrorism in the Northwest even while serving as governor of Zamfara State. In a video posted …

One person was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba local government area of ​​Yobe State on Friday. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the bomb exploded at around 1 pm and forced traders to scatter to find a safe place. Spokesperson for Joint Task Force Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Muhammad …

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has given reasons why he is working from his private residence at Umuehim Nvosi in Isialangwa South Local Government Area of ​​the state instead of working from the Government House in Umuahia, citing the dilapidated state of the Government House. Otti who made the disclosure while inaugurating the project executed by the Mayor of Arochukwu …

The Lagos state government has closed hotels and business outlets in the Ikorodu area of ​​the state over noise pollution and other environmental violations. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who confirmed this in a statement on his X account on Friday, said the move followed recent law enforcement operations in the area. He lamented that …

  Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s house in Anambra was unusually quiet on Saturday as people slowly filed in to confirm the news of his death. Nnewi House of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Ubah, the incumbent senator for Anambra South District, has died in London at the age of 52. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the senator’s …

Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah died while on a medical trip to the UK. Ubah, a prominent business figure from the southeast region is also the Chief Executive of Capital Oil, which he founded in 2001. Senator Ubah, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly died at a London hotel where he had arrived just two …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of over N100 billion in ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘large sums of other cash awaiting audit’ stashed in various CBN branches.” In a suit number FHC/L/MSC/441/2024 filed last week at the …

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has warned against attempts to derail and blackmail the Dangote Refinery as such actions would be detrimental to the country. The Chairman of the Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, who gave the warning in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, expressed fears that certain vested interests not in the country’s best interests were trying to sabotage …

Arsenal beat Premier League rivals Manchester United 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in Los Angeles, USA, early Sunday Nigerian time. Striker Rasmus Hojlund and £52m signing Leny Yoro both picked up injuries in the first half. Hojlund had put his team ahead in the 10th minute of the match. Also Read: Arsenal beat Man Utd, keep title race alive Gabriel …