We have not banned food importation – Presidency
The Presidency has denied claims in the media that President Buhari has banned the importation of food into the country. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the clarification in a statement he released on Sunday August 18th while responding to an article by Financial Times with claims that the […]
Ekweremadu: Nnamdi Kanu Breaks Silence As IPOB Members After Attack
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday described the attack on the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, in Nuremberg Germany as a ‘courageous act’. It was reported that Senator Ekweremadu, who was attending the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival as a Speaker and special guest of honour at […]
Ekweremadu: Attackers Face Deportation To Nigeria
The members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that participated in the attack on former President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, in Germany on Saturday may soon be returned back to Nigeria. It was gathered that their action ran afoul of the laws of Germany with regards to aliens status thus they are to […]
Ekweremadu: We’ve identified sponsors of attack – Ohanaeze Youths
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has for the second time in 24 hours reacted to the attack on the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Senator Ekweremadu, who was attending the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival as speaker and special guest of honour at the […]
PDP condenms IPoB attack on Ekweremadu
ENUGU- THE People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed surprise on attack of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in far away Nurnberg, Germany. National Vice Chairman of the Party for South East zone, Chief Austin Umahi who condemned the attack by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, also frowned at the action of the group, […]
Gov Ayade unveils 2019 Carnival Calabar theme, harps on humanity
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has described man’s inhumanity to man as the cause of instability around the world. The governor said this while unveiling this year’s Carnival Calabar theme, “Humanity”. He called for a return to God and conscience which according to him are key to humanity. Ayade took band leaders of […]
SEN. OMO-AGEGE CONDEMNS ATTACK ON EKWEREMADU
The violent attack on former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu by persons said to be members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg, Germany is not only a dastardly exportation of irrationality but an aggressive international affront against the image of Igbos and Nigeria, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie […]
Why I Was Attacked By IPOB Members In Germany – Ekweremadu
The immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has confirmed being physically assaulted by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday. Enweremadu confirmed the attack in a statement released by his Media Assistant, Uche Anichukwu in Abuja. The ICIR had on Saturday reported about a trending […]
SERAP backs EFCC’s probe of Obasanjo govt’s $16bn power project
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed “the reported probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the government of former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s $16 billion power project as an opportunity for the anti-graft agency to show that former heads of state and other high-ranking public officials are not immune from […]
Quality Seeds: Farmers call for full Implementation of NASC Act
Sequel to the recent signing of the National gricultural Seeds Council (NASC) Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari into law, the National Agricultural Seeds Advocacy Group (NASAG) during the week, in Abuja, played host to farmers’ associations, cooperatives, the civil society and other critical stakeholders to map out the way forward for the nation’s agricultural […]