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The Indigenous People of of Biafra (IPOB) has declared one week sit-at-home protest from November 5 to November 10, to prevail on the Federal to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The order is coming at a time when Anambra State is preparing for its governorship election, which comes up on November 6. IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful disclosed this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka, Anambra State on Saturday.   Powerful said, “Following the adjournment of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s court case to 10th of November 2021, by the Federal High Court, Abuja, we the great movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra wish to inform Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that IPOB will lock down Biafraland from 5th of November to 10th of November except Sunday, November 7th, a day our people worship the Almighty God if the Nigeria Government fails to release our leader unconditionally before 4th of November 2021. Our leader, O

    Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that his father was jailed for failing to send him to school while he was growing up as a teenager. Atiku stated this while delivering a speech at the Baze University Graduation ceremony in Abuja on Friday. The former Vice President also said that his father later embraced the idea of education and despite his humble background, he enjoyed quality education for free. Atiku, in his speech titled, ‘Solving Nigeria’s Education Challenges’, said, “I was a schoolboy and a herdsboy, and I fed my family. “When I was 11 years old, my father drowned and died while crossing a river in the neighbourhood. He was not up to 40 years. “Being an only child, I was raised by my maternal grandparents. I remember, sometimes we could barely afford one meal a day. “Despite my difficult background, I went to school for free, in fact, I was paid to go to school. “Initially, my father did not buy the idea of me

       Charly Boy’s daughter, Dewy Oputa has revealed plans to adopt a child when she marries her lover. She made this known on her Instagram page. Dewy, who opened up on her sexuality in 2020, and announced that she was a lesbian, said would adopt a child or consider fostering. According to her, she is indifferent about birthing a child. She said “we do plan on having kids, we were considering adopting or fostering but I’m indifferent about birthing a child.” When asked if she is married, Dewy said she has met her partner’s family and is waiting for her partner to propose. “I am not yet married but I have met my partner’s family and she has met mine. The only thing left now is the ring and when I get it I will let you guys know,” she said.         We bring the news to you as it comes.....

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho has alleged that some politicians are pressurizing him to beg the Presidency.   Igboho said some politicians have been “pressurizing” him and his wife to sign documents they could use to beg the presidency on his behalf. Speaking through his counsel, Yomi Alliyu, the agitator said any document claiming he authorized an politician was fake. In a statement signed by Alliyu, Igboho said he was being pressured by politicians who were unconcerned about his incarceration in Benin Republic.   The statement reads: “We have been reliably informed that some politicians are pressuring our client and his wife to give them endorsement to use at the presidency to justify their new found love and/or defection to the All Progressives Congress and/or curry affection from those in power.   Let the whole world be aware, especially the presidency, that Sunday Adeyemo is totally apolitical with no special love or hatred for any political party as he has friends in all.

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists in about ten gun trucks, in the early hours of Saturday, invaded Katarko village, in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A source, who spoke to DAILY POST from a hidden place, said the attackers drove into the village in a convoy of gun trucks at about 8am shooting sporadically. He said troops stationed in the community engaged the attackers. We had to run for our lives,” he said. It was also gathered that there was reinforcement by troops of Sector 2 with support from the air component of Operation Hadin Kai. Details of the attack were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Katarko village which is about 20 kilometers away from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, had previously suffered from Boko Haram attacks.     We bring the news to you as it comes.....

A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Garus Gololo, has bemoaned the failed road and Mambilla power projects despite gulping a humongous amount of N1.2 trillion in the last five years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.   Gololo’s reaction in a statement sent to DAILY POST on Friday in Abuja, followed a recent revelation that the amount was invested through Power Ministry during Babatunde Fashola’s time in road, and building peojects of the Mambila Hydro Electricity Dam, which both projects have failed woefully in Taraba State.   The APC Chieftain called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Minister of Works and hand him over to the anti-graft agency for prosecution, given that he failed to justify the fund disbursed to his ministry as the Minister of Works and Power. President Buhari was further called to direct the auditing of funds disbursed to ministries under the Minister from 2016 to 2020, viz: N260.08bn in 2016, N107.38bn in 2017

  Former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said the Igbo speaking people won’t leave Nigeria because of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ezeife said Buhari had been trying to push the Igbos out of Nigeria, but they would not leave. The elder statesman disclosed this while addressing reporters on Thursday night at a public presentation of three books on the revival of Igbo culture by the founder of a non-governmental organisation, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), Dame May Ikowu. He accused the President of being responsible for the political tension in the Southeast. “We must be careful with ourselves, we Igbo people. If somebody is targeting to kill us, should we go and kill ourselves? “Let us tell our people the truth: we are not leaving Nigeria tomorrow and those who know don’t even want to leave   Are we leaving because of one man-Buhari? Before Buhari, were we being pushed out of Nigeria?   I said Buhari has been pushing us out of Nigeria. Should we obey him?” Ezeife

A Former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife and pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, yesterday carpeted the federal government over its allegations against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran, IPOB, tasking it to provide hard evidence. According to Ezeife, Kanu was in the DSS custody when the killings took place, adding that Malami should produce evidence on points of law to prove his allegations ‘‘Who are they trying to fool? Someone was kidnapped and kept in the custody of the DSS and the killings were going in and somebody woke up one morning to say that Nnamd Kanu ordered the killings and attack on the police stations in the South East,’’ queried the former governor. Ohaneze Ndigbo National Vice President, Chief Dennis Okeke, said that the federal government has no case against Kanu, noting that it has become clear that they just want to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it.   We bring the news to you as it comes.....

GETTING Nigerians to register for anything is usually an uphill task for all involved. Whether it is registration of voters, getting vaccinated against COVID-19, population census, or registering Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, Cards, the experience is the same. The citizens often have to be threatened with punitive deadlines before they respond at the last minute. The nightmarish experience in getting the people to register for the linkage of their National Identity Numbers, NIN, and SIM Cards is very typical. With a few days to the October 31, 2021 deadline for the linkage of all SIM Cards to NINs, we are far from achieving total coverage. As of the beginning of this month, the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, said it had identified 143 million out of the 207 million registered SIM Cards across all telecom networks with NINs. With Nigerians possessing average of three to four SIM cards on their mobile devices, these SIM Cards are now linked to about 60 million NINs. Wh

  President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered his Service Chiefs to make sure nothing stops the Anambra governorship election from holding. The election has been scheduled for November 6. Buhari’s order was confirmed by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, while speaking with State House correspondents on Thursday. This followed a security meeting the service chiefs had with Buhari at the presidential villa. “The president has directed that under no circumstances will anything be allowed to stop the elections from taking place successfully. The people have a right to vote and select their leader. “No group or individual will be allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos, leading to murderous activities. “The president has made it very clear that the armed forces and all law enforcement agencies must make sure that the elections take place, even if it means overwhelming the entire environment with the presence of security agencies.   There are so many implications for elections to be

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday gave the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government conditions for dialogue. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful said the group would listen to the Federal Government when its leader, Nnamdi Kanu is released unconditionally. Powerful also noted that the Federal Government should set a date for the referendum of Biafra. In a statement he signed, Powerful insisted that Kanu committed no crime to warrant being arrested and prosecuted. He maintained that Kanu should not be detained while terrorists are roaming the streets freely. According to Powerful: “Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu committed no crime to deserve persecution by the federal government that is openly hobnobbing with real terrorists and Fulani bandits but crushing peaceful agitators. We demand unconditional release of our Leader. He should not be in detention while real terrorists and mass murderers are parading freely on the streets. “Nigeria government should prepare a da

  The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called for calm after Nnamdi Kanu’s arraignment in court on Thursday. This is as the group condemned the treatment meted out on some Igbo leaders, journalists and lawyers who were in the court to observe the proceedings during Kanu’s trial. Evritinnaija reported that Kanu was finally docked before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. He pleaded not guilty to the amended 7-count charge. During the trial, a former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, a host of other Igbo leaders, journalists and lawyers were denied access to the court sitting. Prior to his arraignment, his group the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had threatened a one-month total lockdown should the Federal Government fail to produce him in court. In a statement made available to journalists, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike urged Igbo youths to remain