Three fresh human heads were found in hotel at Onitsha
There was a shock find in Onitsha, the Southeast commercial city, yesterday.
APGA demands N20 billion Naira damages from APC
All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has rejected the inclusion of its logo in the advertorial placed in some national dailies, yesterday, by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State hailing the registration of APC. The party said it was shocked by the development and consequently demanded a retraction by way of advertorial and a fee of…
Don’t Incite Igbos Against Yorubas, Fashola Warns Obi
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has warned his counterpart in Anambra State, Peter Obi not to incite the Igbos against the Lagos state government, following the recent bussing of of some Igbo destitute to Onitsha. Fashola, spoke with newsmen on Thursday after inspecting the on-going light rail project and Jetties in Mile 2…
Igbos dumped at Onitsha head bridge…Lagos defends action, says ‘deportees’ are nuisance
By OLUWOLE FAROTIMI The Lagos State Government said yesterday that the 72 people ‘deported’ to Onitsha, Anambra State last week constituted a nuisance. Controversy has been trailing the government’s action.
Imo women threaten to go naked over failed roads
From GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, Owerri Residents of Nekede, Eziobodo and Ihiagwa communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State have threatened to go naked in protest over the terrible condition of roads in the area. The aggrieved villagers, who were mostly women, said they would take to the street to protest what they called…
Lagos State govt denies deporting Igbos to Anambra State
Lagos State Government, yesterday, debunked allegation that it deported 67 indigenes of Anambra State, saying what happened was that the state government did rehabilitation and resettlement of citizens from other states. It equally assured residents of adequate security of life and property in the wake of the recent arrest of some Boko Haram suspects in…
Former CBN Soludo to run under APGA
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Chukwuma Soludo yesterday said he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) so he can be politically relevant. According to him, the people blamed him for losing the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State. Soludo spoke at his home in Isuofia, Aguata…
Uwazuruike the leader of Massob wants Ndigbo to relocate
The leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has advised Ndigbo, living in troubled zones in the North to relocate to safe areas in the country if they do not want to return home. Uwazuruike’s advice followed Monday’s multiple bombings by suspected Boko Haram members…
Uwazurike working for APGA reconciliation
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the recent reconciliation in the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
Gov Obi petitions Jonathan over deportation of Igbos from Lagos to Onitsha
Governor Peter Obi on Wednesday wrote President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the dumping of 72 homeless people at the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State, by suspected agents of the Lagos State Government. In a letter titled, “Unconstitutional, Illegal and Forced Deportation of Nigerians to Anambra State from Lagos State,” Obi described the action of…