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Sunday Igboho, self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, has vowed to go on with the “Yoruba Nation” rally that his group scheduled for Saturday. Igboho had announced the cancellation of the rally after the Department of State Services (DSS) raided his residence in Ibadan on Wednesday. But in a Facebook live broadcast on Thursday, Igboho said the rally will hold as scheduled. He spoke through Olayomi Koiki, his media aide. “I can still confirm officially that the Lagos rally in as much as whatever news or rumours you’ve been listening to from different outlets, will go as planned.” “The 3rd of July Mega…

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he was 'very very happy' when the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the Nigerian government. Governor el-Rufai said this in an interview on BBC Pidgin on Friday. el-Rufai made the comments while responding to a question bordering on Nigerians asking why the bandits and terrorists in the North are not being treated with the same swiftness agitators in the southern parts are dealt. According to el-Rufai, “I was very happy (when Nnamdi Kanu was arrested) because, first he jumped bail, jeopardising his sureties. “Secondly,…

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that Boko Haram terrorists and bandits are different from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, because they don’t have a recognised and centralised leadership. He said Kanu is a visible and central leader, based abroad and calling for the dissolution of the country. Governor el-Rufai said this in an interview on BBC Pidgin monitored by Vanguard, on Friday morning. el-Rufai made the comments while responding to a question bordering on Nigerians asking why the bandits and terrorists in the North are not being treated with the same…

Kenya’s Director-General of Immigration Services, Alexander Muteshi, has dismissed the claims of the country’s complicity in the arrest and “extradition” of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to Nigeria. Also, an Official in the Kenya Ministry of Interior said that the ministry is not aware of the “extradition” of Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria. Mr. Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), had on Tuesday, said the IPOB leader was “intercepted through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and Security Services”. He did not, however, state where Kanu was arrested. While some reports have named the United…

PRESS BRIEFING AT THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICES (DSS) ABUJA ON A JOINT SECURITY OPERATION ON 1ST JULY, 2021 AT IBADAN, OYO STATE In the early hours (about 0134 hours) of today, 1st July, 2021, a joint team of security operatives raided the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. SUNDAY IGBOHO at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State. This was based on intelligence that he had stockpiled arms in the place. On approach to the residence, the team came under heavy gun attack by nine (9) men, suspected to be IGBOHO’s guards. Six (6) of them were armed…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that two allies of Sunday Adeyemo, a self-acclaimed activist popularly called Sunday Igboho, were gunned down during an operation at his Ibadan residence. Igboho had raised an alarm that two persons were killed when security operatives raided his residence in the wee hours of Thursday. There have been speculations over the incident as some persons expressed doubts. But at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday night, the secret police confirmed that it raided Igboho’s residence. Spokesman of the service, Peter Afunanya, who addressed the media, also paraded no fewer than 12…

We'll Attack Aso Rock, National Assembly, Kidnap Buratai Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest - Biafra Groups Secessionist groups, the Biafra Think Tank, and The Biafra Watchdogs, have threatened to attack the Nigerian National Assembly complex, the Presidential Villa, the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, among others, over the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The groups also threatened to kidnap all the ambassadors of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, including the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Yusuf Burutai (retd.) and keep them hostage until Kanu is released. The groups in a statement made…

Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has suspended the Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold in Lagos on Saturday. He told BBC News Pidgin in an interview monitored by The Nation that the rally in Lagos has been suspended. The suspension came hours after his residence in Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital was attacked by gunmen. At least five persons were reportedly killed during the attack.  

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has released the final list of successful candidates for the 2019 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer cadre and the first of three batches for the Narcotic Assistant cadre. The agency directed all successful candidates to report for training at its Academy, Kotton Rikus, Jos in Plateau State on Saturday, July 17, 2021. A statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesperson of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the final list of successful candidates for the Narcotic Officer cadre and the first batch of Narcotic Assistant cadre have been published on its website. The statement read, “All…