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Shetima Yerima, President of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), who issued a quit notice to Igbo residents in the north said that he has nothing against the Igbo. “A lot of my friends are Igbo people. I have nothing against the Igbo,” The Sun quoted him as saying. “It did not end there; let me also demonstrate that to you; my first wife is from Calabar, the old south-eastern region. We have two kids. I have a good relationship with the Igbo.” Yerima, who reiterated that the quit notice belongs to the past, as the objective has been achieved, also urged relevant authorities not to overlook anyone who violates the suspension of the quit notice. Regarding Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who has rejected the suspension of the quit notice, Yerima said he was not speaking for the majority of Igbos. “Did I do it for him or in the interest of the country? His rejection of the suspension of the quit notice is not important to me,” he said. “What...

A 10-year-old girl’s buttocks have been allegedly burnt with fire by her uncle’s wife, identified as Mrs Remi Joseph last Sunday. The girl who is out of school, malnourished, and battered lives with her uncle in Gonigora, Kaduna. She was left unattended to until a spirited neighbor reported the case to the presenter of Oga landlord on Capital Sounds, 90.9fm. The woman has been arrested and charged to court.

Speaking while addressing members of the Urhobo Progress Union at the 2017 UPU America convention held in Chicago, USA, the traditional ruler of Oghara Kingdom talked on why Urhobo monarchs staged a walkout on Vice President. he monarch The traditional ruler of Oghara Kingdom, Delta State, King Noble Eshemitan, yesterday, revealed why Urhobo monarchs staged a walkout on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during his fact-finding visit to the Niger Delta. According to Eshemitan, Urhobo monarchs did so as an expression of anger over the consistent ‘disrespect’ they had endured from federal government officials. Vanguard reports that the monarch, who addressed members of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) at the 2017 UPU America convention held in Chicago, USA, also took a swipe at some Urhobo sons involved in the leadership tussle that rocked UPU. His words: “We were made to gather at the venue from 10a.m. to 5p.m., waiting for the Vice President, who, meanwhile, was visiting two ethn...

Addressing a gathering of Igbos in East London, the controversial cleric said that Igbos should be the last people seeking to leave Nigeria. Fiery Enugu-based Catholic priest gave his views today on the current agitation for the secession of southeast Nigeria from the rest of the country as the Republic of Biafra. He said: “No Hausa person owns property in Igboland. No Yoruba person owns property in Igboland. But 60% of businesses in northern Nigeria are owned by easterners. 40% of businesses in western Nigeria are owned by Igbos.” Mbaka implied that Igbos had the most to lose by the breakup of the country. He claimed to know about how much Igbos owned across Nigeria because he was regularly being invited to to say blessings at the opening of new businesses by Igbos, especially in northern Nigeria. He said: “Go to Sabon Gari in Kano and see what Igbos own there”. He added that they could complain that they were not enough of them in government, but under former president G...

Senator representing Enugu North, Chukwuka Utazi, has warned politicians from the South East against contesting in the 2019 presidential election. Speaking in Abuja, the lawmaker observed that the current political arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not in support of the South East producing the next President of Nigeria in 2019. According to Utazi, “I am not expecting any Igbo person to contest for president under on the PDP platform in 2019. “Based on truth and fact on ground, the political configuration of the party will not allow for an Igbo presidency in 2019. “There is an existing zoning arrangement between the north and the south. It will be foolhardy for the Igbo to contest in the 2019 presidential election. “I know that the Igbo have bright chances if the north complete their terms.”

A video showing the Nigerian Army transporting armoured tanks into the South-eastern region in Nigeria allegedly to tackle the Biafra uprising has surfaced.   Just few days ago, it was reported that security operatives have increased the number of their personnel in the South-East and South-South zones of the country as part of measures to prevent a breach of peace, which may result from the activities of Biafran agitators ahead of the upcoming Anambra State governorship election. The police also reportedly said it was waiting for court pronouncement for the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Nigerian government had previously demanded that the Federal High Court in Abuja revoke the bail granted to Kanu. It seems the free days of Mr. Kanu, a United Kingdom returnee are numbered following allegations of him breaching his bail conditions. At least 10 trailers conveying armoured tanks and military hardware were seen entering the S...

• I’ll keep doing my best for Nigeria, president assures • Disinfect, fumigate your cabinet, says Sani • Give room for criticism, Cleric advises The Coalition of Niger Delta agitators yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over non-performance and not living up to their expectations. In a statement, the group claimed that not much had been achieved in terms of infrastructural development in the polity since he assumed the helm of affairs two years ago. Claiming that not a single road project had been commissioned since May 29, 2015, the agitators maintained that the situation is worsened by the president’s health challenges as a group it classified as the “cabal” has taken advantage of the situation to the detriment of Nigerians. The group said it would stage a protest in all the Niger Delta states from September 12 and would ensure a shut down of markets, schools and all other public institutions. The agitators also denied withdrawing their quit notice to no...