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Refusal of Nigeria to apologise for civil war is the result of IPOB Agitation: Governor Ikpeazu He insisted that the destructive strategy of IPOB was a recipe for the breakdown of law and order in the South East geopolitical zone. Fifty-one years after the war ended, the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has demanded an apology over the wanton destruction of lives and properties of Ndigbo during the civil war. Dr. Ikpeazu, who spoke during a studio visit to TOS TV Network, a digital Pan-African news network in Abuja, however threw his weight behind the agitation by the…

“Gallant security operatives this morning repelled an attack on the Omuma country home of the governor of Imo State, Sen Hope Uzodimma. The Imo State government has insinuated that the attack on the country home of the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, In the early hours of Saturday may have been politically sponsored. The state Commissioner for information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, in a statement on Saturday, hours after the unknown gunmen caused the carnage, disclosed that investigation had been launched into the attack on the governor’s house in Omuma in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state. Emelumba…

Boko Haram Cuts Off Network In Hometown Of Acting IGP Many residents of Geidam town in Yobe State no longer have network on their phones as Boko Haram fighters have razed the masts of Airtel and MTN in the town.   Geidam is the home town of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the immediate former governor of the state, Ibrahim Geidam. The attackers first struck on Friday evening but they took cover following air strikes from the military. Ali Maina, one of the residents, said after the Air Force jet which hovered around the town…

Bandits abduct 20 women attending naming ceremony in Katsina No fewer than 20 women mostly married were kidnapped by armed bandits while attending a naming ceremony at Gidan Bido village of Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State on Friday afternoon, THE WHISPERER has learnt. According to Katsina Post, the incident occurred on Friday, 23rd of April, 2021 around 1pm. In a similar case, another group of bandits attacked and also kidnapped five (5) men at Unguwar Bawa village of Dandume LGA Katsina State in the early morning hours of Saturday, 24th of April, 2021 around 2:00am. The member representing…

Hope Uzodinma's house at Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State burnt and cars destroyed by 'Unknown gunmen'. Unconfirmed report has it that some security guards on duty were killed there too. This act was perpetrated during the early hours of today the 24th April, 2021. The insecurity issues in Imo State is massively on the rise. The reasons for the attack is still unknown as the time of filing this report Details later.  

"The banking system is very bad in so many ways. First of all, they recruit women, between 19 years old to 27 years. When you are over 32 years, you are seen as obsolete, not useful to them. They either discard you or find something to rope you with, and fire you. Frontline activist and President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has taken the Nigerian banking system to the cleaners Eholor, who enumerated several dubious practices that have become a norm in these banks, called on other citizens of the country to speak up so that the…

The octogenarian also thanked Senator Kalu for honouring his invitation last year during his golden jubilee marriage anniversary in Ebem Ohafia, Abia State, describing him as simplicity and humility personified. An elder statesman retired SSS personnel, Chief Ubaka Okali has congratulated the Chief Whip of Nigerian Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu as he marks 61st birthday celebration, describing him as a great leader with uncommon courage. According to Chief Okali, father of Mr. Ifeanyi Okali, Director ABN TV, Sen. Kalu has remained a figure to reckon with in the development of Abia State dating back to his days as governor…

Pantami: Presidency’s Statement Confirms Sympathy For Terrorism Opposition People’s Democratic Party says with the presidency’s backing of embattled communications minister Isa Pantami who has faced calls for his removal from office over his links with terrorist organisations al-Queda and the Taliban, it is now clear that the Buhari administration has become unpretentious about its support for terrorists and their affiliates. Read the party’s statement below: Pantami: Presidency’s Statement Confirms Sympathy For Terrorism The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the statement by the Buhari Presidency, in which it shows a desperation to provide official cover to a terrorism apologist further confirms…

Bandits Abduct 77 Persons In Fresh Attack On Kaduna Village The incident is coming on the heels of bandits’ attack on Greenfield University along the Kaduna – Abuja highway in Chikun Local Government Area of the state, killing a staff member of the institution while several students were abducted.   Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted 77 persons at Libere village in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, April 21. According to AIT, village head of neighbouring Kalla, Aminu Na’Iri who confirmed the incident said eight members of a family, including…

Linking Yakowa’s death to Pantami, smear campaign taken too far – JNI The Jama’atul Nasril Islam, JNI, has described as “excessive convulsive smear campaign taken too far”, linking the death of fomer Kaduna State governor Patrick Yakowa to the organisation and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami. The Secretary General of JNI, Dr Khalid Abubakar, said this in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Mr Abubakar said the JNI under the leadership of Muhammad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the JNI, called on the Federal Government and security agencies to…