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Despite efforts to keep Nigeria united, Yoruba youths on Monday removed Nigerian flags and replaced them with Oduduwa Republic flags around Teslim Balogun Stadium, in Surulere, Lagos State. In a video seen by IGBERE TV, the Yoruba Youths vowed to keep agitating "breakup" of the country. Nigeria is facing many challenges, some bordering on insecurity in the South which have recently contributed to agitations for self-determination. The unabated killing and kidnapping of people in the South-West by suspected Fulani herdsmen and the Nigerian government's failure to solve the problem have also caused tensions between the region and North. The murderous…

President Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), after Issoufou Mahamadou, his counterpart from the Niger Republic. At a ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, FCT minister, Mohammed Bello, said the expressway was named after the Nigerien president for his role in the promotion of peace in Africa. Twitter/GeoffreyOnyeama Bello said, “Earlier today, the first phase of the ongoing Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) in Abuja was named the ‘Mahamadou Issoufou Expressway’ in honour of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou. “The road was named after the Nigerien President…

There is a heated debate in the senate over a bill seeking to establish a commission for the armed forces. Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate minority leader and sponsor of the bill, said the commission is needed to deepen federal character in the appointment of service chiefs and other heads of security agencies. However, some senators kicked against the bill, saying the military will be politicised if the law is passed. When it was put to a voice vote, the legislation was rejected by a majority of the lawmakers. Not backing down, Abaribe rose to challenge the rejection of the bill which…

NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA VS DEPUTY SPEAKER IDRIS WASE: WASE SHOULD APOLOGISE OR RESIGN We are One Love Foundation, a civil society organization recognised by the Federal Government of Nigeria. As a group, we have fought for the rights of Nigerians, the welfare of the officers of Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. On the 15th of March, 2021, my attention was brought to a conduct by Rt. Hon. Idris Wase, the Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives via a video being circulated on social media platforms. The video in circulation shows Mr Wase presiding over a session…

THE WHISPERER reports that the House of Representatives, may soon pass a Bill for Act, to permit Nigerians from the age of eighteen, to carry arms for self-defence. The House of Representatives may soon pass a Bill for Act to permit Nigerians from the age of eighteen to carry arms for self-defence. This contradicts President Muhammadu Buhari's order to security services to shoot any civilian bearing arms. A Bill to that effect, entitled: "Firearms Amendment Bill", was exclusively obtained by VANGUARD at the weekend. The Bill sponsored by Rep. Adejoro Adeogun, states in section 2 subsection 3, that "Notwithstanding the…

Residents of Nenohwe Village in Zimbabwe have reportedly been left in shock after a woman was caught at her friend’s house breastfeeding a giant snake. The Manica Post reported that Gogo Nenohwe was spotted by a 12-year-old girl as she breastfed the snake while uttering names of fellow villagers whom she wanted her pet to deal with. Following the allegation, the two elderly friends Gogo Savie Nenohwe and Gogo Ethel Sithole have been arraigned before a Chief Mutambara court on charges of witchcraft. The key witness narrated the incident in court on Saturday, March 13. She said; “I saw Gogo…