Akwa Ibom Group declares ‘Ibom Republic’, heads to UN for Secession A group known as the ‘Akwa Ibom leaders Coalition’ has headed to the United Nations to seek secession from Nigeria. The coalition, according to recent footage seen by POLITICS NIGERIA, seeks to form its own republic called ‘Ibom Republic’. The group has announced that…
~The Most Expedient Moment To Cross The T’s and Dot the I’s. The various component Senatorial Zones in Enugu State can dine, wine and smile together. But chief among the focus of the togetherness rests solely on the foundations of mutual assurance, fairness, equity, justice and triangular equilibrium in the distribution of the common wealth…
No Federal Grazing Route Law in Nigeria, Senate Spokesman Faults President Buhari Senator representing the Osun Central senatorial district, Dr Ajibola Basiru, said on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the powers to revive the old grazing routes, anywhere in the country. The lawmaker also said he wonders if the president has been receiving correct legal…
Festus Adedayo (Published by The Cable, June 13, 2021) Was it better that President Muhammadu Buhari remained unapologetically deaf to all entreaties to address Nigerians or open a window into his mind and reveal a cesspit of foul-smelling hate? Peradventure there were still nationalistic remnants among his coterie of admirers, after last Thursday’s interview the…
By Okenwa Cyril When the Prof. Humphrey Nwosu-led National Electoral Commission prior to 1993 general elections chose June 12, 1993 as the date for the presidential election, little or, at all did Nwosu and his men, and indeed all Nigerians know that an epochal date of political history had been marked in the calendar of…
Another set of suspected northern herdsmen have been reportedly arrested by angry protesters in Ondo state. The suspected herdsmen were heading to Lagos with some locally made guns which they hid in the car transporting them to their location, according to Sahara reporters the protesters in Ondo spotted their vehicle and noticed the vehicle was…
Twenty-year-old Frenchman, Damien Tarel has explained to the court the reason behind his decision to slap the country’s President, Emmanuel Macron. However, his explanation could not stop the court from handing him a four month jail for slapping his president. Despite the presence of security personnel, Tarel had attacked the French president when he (Macron)…
Protesters have arrived at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area, the venue of the June 12 protest in Lagos State. This is despite the heavy presence of security operatives at the park. The protesters brandished different placards with inscriptions including, “Buhari must go”, “Revert electricity tariff now”, “End Bad Government”. Details later…
Global aviation experts have expressed deep concern over the extreme complexities of technological advancement which they fear may lead to a very turbulent future for the industry especially in Nigeria and other African countries. At a one-day virtual workshop on ‘Global Megatrends and Impact on Aviation’ presented by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the…
A leading Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has lambasted Muhammadu Buhari, describing the Nigerian President as an unrepentant tribalist Afenifere noted that Buhari’s interview on Arise Television on Thursday was full of lies, inconsistencies, contradictions and utter disrespect for other ethnic nationalities. The group’s Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni said this in a statement in Akure,…
