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By Kamil Opeyemi The brother of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Kanunta Kanu, has offered ways to end the worsening insecurity in the South-East geo-political zone of the country. NPO Reported earlier that Kanu’s brother had called on the Finland-based Simon Ekpa, the self-styled leader of the armed wing of IPOB to respect Kanu in his request for an end to the sit-at-home orders imposed on the zone. Posting on his X page, (the social media formally known as Twitter) on Sunday, Kanunta said the only way to stop the insecurity in the…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government are meeting in Abuja, at an extraordinary summit on the socio-political situation in the Republic of Niger. President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Chairman of the ECOWAS, is hosting the meeting to continue to dialogue on the way out of the impasse that the military takeover has thrown the region into. ECOWAS nations, including Niger republic, would likely impose sanctions on the military headed by the former head of the presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani. The African Union (AU), ECOWAS, UN, EU and…

By Halimah Olamide The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project said on Sunday it has secured a court order asking the government of Delta state to account for a sum of N200bn in education funds and other forms of allocations to the state. The suit number: FHC/L/CS/803/2019 was filed by SERAP during the era of former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. SERAP said in the landmark judgment, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, ordered the disclosure of the spending details of over N200bn public funds collected by the government of former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa from the Universal Basic Education Commission…

By Kamil Opeyemi Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has said that he is exonerating their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from any actions that will be carried out by Biafrans. Ekpa made this known in a video shared via his Twitter handle on Sunday. According to the video, Ekpa said, “The reason for us not taking orders anymore from the DSS dungeon is to safeguard our leader. We want our leader to be safe, we want to exonerate our leader from anything that Biafrans will be doing for his own best interests. “So any…

By Kamil Opeyemi The brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has confirmed that the sit-at-home foisted on the South-East region of Nigeria is no longer in force. Kanunta Kanu, the brother to the IPOB leader said in response to the claims by the Finland based leader of the armed wing of IPOB, Simon EKpa that a letter written by Kanu asking for an end to the sit-at-home was fake. NPO Reported that a letter written by Kanu asking Ekpa to call off the sit-at-home had gone viral on Thursday. But Ekpa had dismissed…

The UN Security Council members have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum. The Security Council members, in a statement, underscored the need to protect him, his family and members of his government. Earlier, the demand to release the President of Niger was voiced by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other UN top officials. On Wednesday, a group of Nigerien military officers made a television announcement declaring a coup, after members of the president’s own guard detained him inside his offices in the capital city of Niamey. According to news reports, the…

The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) sank deeper into crisis at the weekend a new factional executive committee of the party has emerged in Lagos state. On Saturday, the new Olumide Adesoyin-led faction said Mrs Dayo Ekong-led Executive Committee (Exco) which led the party into the 2023 General Elections in the state is no longer in control of the party. Adesoyin said the Ekong-led exco was no longer recognised by law, following the sack of the Mr Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, which appointed Ekong-led excos into office. “It is in the public knowledge that…

By Hallimah Olamide The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says the ongoing nationwide strike action embarked upon by its members on Wednesday may continue indefinitely. The association made its stand known in a communique it issued on Saturday at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Lagos. It added that the strike would continue until reasonable progress was made by the government to address its demands as contained in the ultimatum issued to the federal government on July 5. The meeting which began on Monday had “Bullying in Medical Practice: a Matter of Perspective?” as…

By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu on Saturday extolled the virtues of former Chief of General Staff, late Gen. Oladipo Diya, whom he described as selfless and diligent leader. The president stated this in his message delivered by Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State during the final funeral rites of Diya at his Odogbolu hometown in Ogun State. According to the President, late Diya’s contributions to nation-building remained a reference point for upcoming generations. The president noted that while Diya’s death was painful, his impactful life and legacies were sufficient to console his loved ones and the generality of Nigerians.…

The EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country’s army took power in a coup. It comes shortly after the US declared its “unflagging support” for ousted president Mohamed Bazoum – seen as a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants. On Friday the head of the presidential guards unit Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani declared himself Niger’s new leader. He said insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. But there are now concerns in the West about which countries the new leader will align with. Niger’s neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali, have both…