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Tuesday, May 22, this year will feature march past by members of New Biafra on major roads in the country as part of the organsation’s 18-year re-declaration which took place in Aba, Abia state on May 22, 2000. The march past will take place in Abuja; Benin, Edo state; Port-Harcourt, Rivers state; Asaba, Delta state; Calabar, Cross River state; Yenagoa, Bayelsa state; Onitsha, Anambra state; Enugu, Enugu state; Aba, Abia state; Owerri, Imo state;Uyo, Akwa Ibom state and Abakaliki, Ebonyi state. In a press statement issued Monday and signed by Mazi Chris Mocha, the Biafra Director of Information for Chief…

The former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has identified cumulative leadership failures over the years as a factor responsible for the country’s near-collapse, harping on the urgent need and patriotic efforts by Nigerians to save the union. Though Obi said it was wrong to blame those in leadership now, because they inherited dysfunctional states from past leadership of the country, he failed to link inertia and meddlesomeness by the past and present leaders to take tough decisions when necessary in the national interest. For instance, the reluctance of All Progressives Party to implement restructuring, a swan song which…

Despite it being an activity that we all do, often times every day, pooping is not a subject that comes up often in polite conversations. More often than not, it is tucked away, or a source of embarrassment, the butt of a joke, and so on. However, pooping is no laughing matter. Serious difficulty pooping can point to serious medical issues that need to be addressed as quickly as possible. Of course, it could also be that a lack of fiber is causing your toilet trouble. Filling out your fiber will beef up your stool, which will help with bowel…

Nigeria recovered not less than N7.8 billion through the whistle-blowing policy introduced 17 months ago by President Muhammadu Buhari administration. President Buhari stated this Monday in Abuja while declaring open a week-long event organised by the Federal Government to celebrate the successes it has achieved through the Open Government Partnership, OGP, initiative. Buhari, who said that graft in previous administrations was responsible for Nigeria’s unimpressive security situation and state of economy, explained that his administration had put in place a two-pronged approach to deal with the issue of grand corruption by arresting the negative trend and creating a self-sustaining system…

The National Assembly has assured to pass the 2018 budget proposal next week after presenting its report for consideration in the two chambers this week. This was part of the fall-outs of the meeting Bukola Saraki, Senate President and Yakubu Dogara, House of Representatives Speaker had with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Monday. Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Senate President said that the meeting was at the instance of Buhari to brief them on the outcome of his bilateral meeting with the American President, Donald Trump.…

The United States of America maintains its firm stand to deal with Nigeria on a government-to-government basis for the restitution of $500 million Sani Abacha’s loot, senior presidency sources have hinted. Officials of the US Department of Justice (also known as DoJ), according to the sources, told President Muhammadu Buhari pointblank during his visit to the US that they would not deal with any third party in the restitution of the funds, the Cable reported. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation, had attempted to engage private lawyers who were going to take a cut as “legal fees,” even though…

In a bid to rid Akwa Ibom of criminals, the state Police Command has assured to protect people in different communities who volunteer useful information that will lead to fishing out criminals living in their respective domain. Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, the State Commissioner of Police who stated this when leaders of Midim community comprising Midim Atan, Midim Nto Udo, Midim Ikot Ubo, Ikot Inyang Udo and Ikot Akpan villages in Essien Udim local government area led by Chief Abel Wilson, the Village Head of Ikot Uboh paid him a courtesy visit at the command headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo asked the…

As part of efforts to stem the recurring attacks on riverine communities of Benue state by suspected militant herdsmen, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters has concluded plans to deploy boats to Benue waterways to check the activities of the marauders. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai who made this known in Logo local government area of the state at the end of his tour of some communities plagued by herdsmen crisis in the state said the army was already deploying and positioning enough personnel to patrol and monitor the affected communities. Buratai said, “One very important thing that…

Troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation Lafiya Dole have rescued more than 1,000 hostages from the Boko Haram terrorists enclave. The operation which was conducted with allies of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), rescued the hostages from Malamkari, Amchaka, Walasa and Gora villages of Bama local government area of Borno State. The hostages consisted mainly of women, children as well as some young men who were forced to become Boko Haram fighters. Speaking with one of the rescued victims, Alhaji Gambo Gulumba from Amchaka village, thanked the Nigerian military for  showing them love and care. The Nigerian Army wishes to…

By: Nsikak Idiong In a recent survey that assessed the extent to which government officials around the world are deemed to be law-abiding, Nigeria was ranked in the zero to 10th percentile, the lowest rung of the index (The World Bank, 2018). By comparison, Botswana, Namibia and even Burkina Faso were ranked much higher than the proverbial giant of Africa. Smaller in every respect than the Lugardian behemoth that was (mis)conceived in 1914, these three countries, along with many others in Africa, were ranked in the 50 to 75th percentile. The results of that study should hardly surprise us, living as we…