BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the option of pardoning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Although he acknowledges the possibility of a political resolution, he believes the IPOB leader must answer for his actions over the years, especially while heContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A United Nations, UN, Report says Nigeria is likely to be the third most populated country in the world by the year 2050, joining the ranks of some Asian countries as China and India believed to be the most populous nations in the world. Nigeria’s current populationContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Security Agencies in Abuja have commenced anti kidnapping operations to reclaim Communities sacked by bandits and kidnappers in the Federal Capital Territory. The exercise, tagged “G-7” is a joint operation by all the security agencies targeted at holistically addressing the growing cases of kidnapping and banditry inContinue Reading
BY GODWN OBI Police authorities in Zamfara have confirmed the release of 97 persons abducted by bandits in Shinkafi and Tsafe Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah, who briefed reporters on Tuesday at the Command Headquarters in Gusau revealed thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI At least 38 bandits have been neutralized and nine hundred and ninety-nine suspects arrested by the police in Katsina State in connection with six hundred and eight (608) reported crimes. In a report for the year, outgoing State Commissioner of Police, CP Sanusi Buba, announced that outContinue Reading
Three drug traffickers wearing uniforms of security agencies to escape scrutiny have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), with over 427 kilograms of illicit drugs in Borno State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a statement on ThursdayContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday December 31st 2021 sign the 2022 Appropriation bill into law. The President is expected to sign the bill by 10am. Senior Special assistant to the president on media and publicity Garba Shehu who confirmed this to Journalists in Abuja On Tuesday said the nationalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Tuesday suggested that elements described as ‘unknown gunmen’ in Imo State may soon be revealed after the arrest of Uche Nwosu. Okorocha, a serving Senator at the National Assembly, made the comment while speaking to newsmen According to him, Nwosu’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ebonyi State Governor in South-East Nigeria, Dave Umahi has allayed the fears and suspicion in some quarters that a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction will break up the country. Umahi, who spoke when he hosted some APC Governors to a dinner party in his country home, UburuContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police have arrested a former Imo State gubernatorial candidate, Uche Nwosu. Nwosu, a son-in-law to former Governor Rochas Okorocha, was whisked away by the security agencies at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday. The heavily-armed security operatives stormed theContinue Reading