9000 being made Destitute in Lagos State in preparation for Deportation to Igboland says Amnesty International
Tens of thousands of Nigerians risk being made homeless as part of redevelopment plans in Lagos, Amnesty International said in a report.
Lies of Nigerian Govt exposed as Shekau release Video daring Obama
Information peddled by Nigerian Government and circulated by the media has been shown to be false as the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau announced his presence with the slaughter of 44 Muslim worshipers and 12 villagers in Borno. The attack it was learnt was directed at followers of the breakaway faction of Boko Haram negotiating…
44 massacred in a Borno mosque, another 12 killed in Mafa as Northern sponsors of Boko Haram begin soul searching
About 44 people praying at a mosque in Konduga town, some 22 miles outside Maiduguri, Borno state, have been gunned down by suspected Islamic militants, security agents said.A Department of State Service, DSS, agent and a member of a civilian vigilante group working with the military said, yesterday, they counted the bodies at the mosque…
Ohanaeze speaks at last, condemns Police role, rejects Lagos govt’s explanation on Igbo Deportation from Lagos
In Awka the Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Monday, condemned the role played by the Nigeria Police in aiding the recent deportation of some Igbos from Lagos on the order of the state government.
There is no need for MASSOB anymore, they have outlived their usefulness-Rights Activist
Comrade Archiboy Agbaigba is the President of Oha Ukwa-Ngwa Congress in Abia State. He is also an Aba based civil rights activist. In this interview, he asserts among others that the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has outlived its usefulness. Excerpts:
Politics of the Jungle as President Goodluck Jonathan’s Mother donates hostel to University
The unending spectacle that is Nigerian politics took a turn for the worse over the weekend when Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, yesterday played host to President Goodluck Jonathan, who was at the campus to commission 20 self-contain flats donated to the newly established institution in Ogbia Local Government Area by Madam Eunice Ayi Jonathan,…
I prayed to God before I launched attack against Biafra-Gowon
General Yakubu Gowon, the former military Head of State of Nigeria and the man responsible for the death of 3.5 million Biafrans at the weekend, tasked President Goodluck Jonathan to take the case of Boko Haram insurgency in the country to God, adding that when faced with similar situation on Biafra, he consulted God in…
Why We Sold Our Son For N.5m – Parents As Pastor Impregnates Church Worshipper
As men of the Nigeria Police, Imo State Command continue to probe the alleged sale of a six-month old boy to a teacher based in Onitsha, Anambra state, the culprits and parents of the victim, Prince Sunday Okorie and wife Sarah Okorie have given reasons for selling their baby.
12 Nigerian Soldiers and 7 Policemen killed as Boko Haram launch fresh attacks in Borno
Governor Shettima donated N1million to each of the deceased family as thousands of Igbo victims still await mere condolence message from the Nigerian authorities Twelve soldiers and seven policemen were killed in recent attacks in Borno by suspected members of the Boko Haram, the commander of the military Joint Task Force (JTF), Major General Jah…
Stop sponsoring Boko Haram, Northern Politicians warned
Groups representing indigenous communities have blasted the Hausa-Fulani ruling class, saying their cold response to the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect amounted to complicity.