Nigerians UK £3,000 visa bond to begin in November
Despite British Prime Minister David Cameron’s assurance that he will not sanction the controversial 3000 pounds visa bond,
Boko Haram kills 20 civilians in Northern Borno State
Suspected Boko Haram members at the weekend shot dead more than 20 civilians in northern Borno State, a military spokesman said yesterday. “The suspected sect members came armed and fired sporadic shots that killed over 20 innocent civilians,” Lt. Haruna Mohammed Sani, spokesman for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said. The violence took place…
RIVERS State Assembly Leader Chidi Lloyds is going blind
RIVERS State Assembly Leader Chidi Lloyds is going blind, his colleagues have said.Lloyd, a lawyer, who represents Emohua Constituency, has been moved from the Police Officers’ Mess, Old Government Reservation Area (GRA), Port Harcourt, where he was detained on Friday, to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). He is not allowed to receive visitors and…
Nigerian that fathered 6 children with own daughters jailed for 90 years in US
An award-winning Nigerian music director, Aswad Ayinde, found guilty of fathering children with his daughters will spend the rest of his life in jail. According to Mail Online, Ayinde, 55, of Paterson, New Jersey, United States, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty in the second of five expected…
Lagos state deportation is lawless
Once again, the Lagos state government deported Nigerians from a Nigerian state; an action that is as lawless as it is vexatious. Newspaper reports last week indicated that the Lagos authorities out of possibly excessive enthusiasm, and certainly out of pitiable ignorance and overreach, rounded up all manners of the city poor from the streets,…
David Mark’s men, villagers go to war in Oturkpo
Senate President David Mark’s quest for a vast land where he is said to be planning a university in his native Otukpo, Benue State, has pitted him against peasant farmers in Asa III, who claim that the retired military officer-turned- politician wants to deprive them of their farm land, their only means of livelihood. The…
My account of the civil war Gen. Alabi-Isama
I have on my shelf, an autographed copy of General Obasanjo’s ‘My Command’ which gave his account of the unfortunate civil war. I also have General Madiebo’s (un-autographed) version of the war. Between these two extremes, I have read other authors who have made their valuable and invaluable contributions to enrich our knowledge as to…
Son of Abuja based lawyer quizzed over alleged link with Boko Haram
An Abuja-based lawyer and his son have been quizzed by security agents in Maiduguri in connection with alleged link with the Islamist sect, Boko Haram.
Prof Nwabueze Ohaneze Ndigbo is drifting
Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), says the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has lost focus and is now adrift in the nation’s political affairs. He blames the development on the leadership crisis rocking the once vibrant group. Speaking at the presentation of his autobiography Ben Nwabueze: His Life, Works and Times, in Awka,…
Ojukwu wanted next Governor from Anambra North says Peter Obi
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has reiterated his commitment to Anambra North producing his successor, insisting it was necessary in order to maintain equity, fairness and justice. Governor Obi made this known while answering questions on APGA commitment that the next governor will come from Anambra North during the town hall meeting at Onitsha…