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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, Thursday, presented before the members of the state House of Assembly a draft budget of N166.9 billion for tge 2018 fiscal year. Obiano said the 2018 budget entitled “Budget for Value-for-Money, Economic Diversification and Job Creation” would create jobs and also boost the state’s economy. He said Job Creation was number three in his 2018 fiscal year with a view to ensuring that Anambra tackled unemployment, underemployment and more importantly, provide a means of livelihood for the poor and vulnerable. The governor told the lawmakers that the budget size represented a 43 per cent increase over the current year’s budget which stood atN115.5 billion and tagged “Budget of Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth.” He said the estimate illustrates his administration’s resolve to continue to deliver the dividends of good governance to the people of Anambra. The governor, while analyzing the budget, said the Value-for-Money entai...

The Federal Government has told the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, sitting in Abuja to throw out a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. According to the Federal Government, Kanu who was granted bail by the Federal High Court, has allegedly escaped from his ongoing trial and for this reason, the judgment of the ECOWAS Court on the suit would serve no purpose. The IPOB leader had filed the suit on March 3, 2016 demanding $800 million as compensation from the Federal Government for his alleged unlawful arrest in 2015 and continued detention. Lawyer to the Federal Government, Mrs Maimuna Shiru, stated in an objection to the suit that Kanu, having been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is being tried alongside others on charges of treasonable felony, on April 25, 2017, it was unnecessary for the ECOWAS Court to adjudicate on the I...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has chided the federal government over its alleged attempt to frustrate the suit instituted by the body on the enforcement of human rights before the Community Court of West Africa (ECOWAS Court). “Nigeria should stop running to the pages of newspapers to conduct litigation and prosecution, they should come to the law court to defend their record. Let the strength of their evidence speak for them rather than relying on cheap propaganda. Cases are won and lost in the law courts not on the pages of newspapers,” IPOB said in a statement on Monday. IPOB said that the Federal Government of Nigeria and her agents were seeking to frustrate the ongoing human rights enforcement process, stating that the present regime “when confronted with their deeds in a competent court of law, they resort to blackmail, cheap lies, misinformation and sometimes inducing the certain sections of the media to help them sway public opinion against victims of...

Biafrans are humans living in Nigeria against their wish, a people whose territories are forcefully occupied by the sons and daughters of both Usman Dan Fodio and Oduduwa without their permission. The so-called unity of Nigeria is a sham, a fraud of incomparable magnitude that ought to have been corrected if the international community truly desired the best for nations under them. The Biafra question, one bursting at the seams with cases of inhuman acts of torture, wanton killings, genocide/progrom, and unprovoked rape and cataclysmic invasion by Fulani herdsmen, has continued to receive cold shoulders from the supposed international watchdogs, and one cannot help wondering why. Why is there graveyard silence from the world concerning the very loud and obvious Biafra question? After a lengthy discussion with one of our brothers that resides in the US against his wish, we concluded that the international silence that has greeted the Biafra agitation is occssioned by w...

*KANU arrested with a lady in a hotel room. *KANU apologizes to buhari. *KANU abandons #BIAFRA goes for restructuring. * NBC jams Radio BIAFRA London (RBL) *Uwazuruike sacks Kanu as the director of Radio BIAFRA. *IPOB members caught extorting money from road users. *France and US sponsor #IPOB. *PDP is behind #IPOB sponsorship. *IPOB divides into TRI_IPOB, RE_IPOB. *IPOB imports arms into nigeria from Turkey. *KANU has dual passports and came into nigeria with none. *NNAMDIi KANU sacked as the leader of IPOB. *"We didn't invade KANU's home" _ nigeria military. *We found petrol bombs, guns and ammunition in KANU’s home. *We pursed a truck laden with guns and bullets into KANU's home. *IPOB is a terrorist organization with stones and broken bottles.  And Many more... 😏😏😏

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has berated the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, for saying that the group was dead. Reacting to the Minister’s recent statement on the group, IPOB said “the Minister and those he works for would know by middle of next year when a referendum would take place if IPOB was dead or alive”, insisting that no amount of propaganda would eliminate the group. Speaking with Sunday Sun yesterday, the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, said it was unfortunate that the Minister after seeing the impact of the boycott order by the group on the Anambra election still went on to deceive the people by saying that IPOB was dead.   He said:  “IPOB family and its leadership worldwide do not wish to join issues with Mohammed or those who may desire to indulge in the laughable fantasy that IPOB has been weakened as a result of the successful boycott of the fraudulent Anambra elections. Mohammed’s c...

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of killing and stealing under the guise of democracy. In a series of tweets on Saturday night, Fani-Kayode also described Buhari’s administration as “the most vicious, barbaric, corrupt and rapacious government Nigeria has ever known”. He wrote: “‘APC is a formation of hate, anger, frustration, envy and malice” – Sule Lamido, February 2015. “I could not have put it better myself! “It takes courage to stand for truth and challenge the most vicious, barbaric, corrupt and rappacious govt. that Nigeria has ever known. “Buhari kills and steals under the cover of democracy. He is a bloodthirsty and thieving sadist cloaked in the garb of a populist leader.”

ABUJA – The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has declared the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari as the most transparent and open in the history of Nigeria, saying “the President has been open to the extent of allowing Nigerians to make input in almost all his major policy decisions.”  Minister for Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed briefing journalists on the prosciption of all activities of the Independent People of Biafra at the Presidential villa, Abuja.  Photo by Abayomi Adehsida Speaking Saturday at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Media Dialogue in Abuja, the Minister said unlike President Buhari’s two predecessors, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, information now pass more freely and speedily from the government to the people.  Mohammed, who was represented by Bayo Onanuga, the Managing-Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said: “the Ministry of Information under this government has been hyperac...

Federal lawmakers from Benue State, have accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government of placing premium on Fulani cattle more than the lives of the citizens in Benue. This was even as the lawmakers also accused the President of having no political will to end the reoccurring attacks on locals in the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Addressing Journalists at the weekend in Abuja, the lawmakers expressed disappointment over the inability of the government to effect arrest or prosecute any of the marauders, who have claimed over 5000 lives in Benue State in the last two years. They said despite the threats coming from the Miyetti Allah Groups and others since the anti open grazing law was enacted in Benue November , the federal government has decided to pay deaf ears to them. “We condemn in unequivocal terms provocative and inflammatory statements credited to the National President, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo and the National Secretary...

The senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce has frowned at the presidency’s reaction to the resignation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress, APC. President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, had branded Atiku a ‘control-freak’, adding that he attempted severally to take control of the APC party structure but failed woefully. The Senator described Onochie’s statement as sad and derogatory, coming from a spokesman of the President. He stressed that APC should not forget Atiku’s contribution in 2015 to Buhari’s victory before throwing insults at him. “It is rather sad that President @MBuhari and the @NGRPresident would allow an official spokesman of the President publicly insult Atiku and call him unprintable names just because he left @APCNigeria. “Have they so soon forgotten Atiku’s contribution to their electoral victory,” he tweeted.

  A veteran journalist and professor of journalism, Idowu Sobowale, has revealed how he and other journalists were served human meat as Suya while covering the events of the civil war. He said this while calling on people singing war songs to have a rethink, adding that war is not something to joke with. Sobowale, who also served as a political adviser to a former Lagos State Governor, Lateef Jakande, told Punch how the capital of Anambra State, Awka, was levelled to the ground with no single building standing. He said, “If you hear people singing war songs, they are most probably people who have never experienced war. Even if you escape, seeing the sufferings of others can be terrifying. “There was a day when we got to the third marine command and the commander, Benjamin Adekunle, asked if we (journalists) liked Suya, he said we should get into the vehicle and he took us to where Biafra armoured cars had been disabled, with soldiers killed inside them...

A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), has told Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to seek dialogue with the Nigerian Government rather than calling for secession. Gowon advised Kanu to engage the Federal Government in talks to address issues affecting the South-East, and stop seeking disintegration as it could lead to loss of lives. The former military leader gave the advice while presenting his paper titled, “Unity in diversity: Responding to the current challenges of nation-building in Nigeria,” at the 2017 Distinguished Annual Lecture of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Jos, Plateau State. He said, “My young friend, Nnamdi Kanu, was not born during the civil war, which was declared ‘no victor, no vanquished.’ “It is sad to recall what happened at that time; the best way to seek redress is through dialogue. “Kanu should pursue a healthy conversation on issues he is not comfortable w...

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has finally resigned a week after his former political allies and the army took steps to get him out of office. The resignation signifies an expected end to the days of the dictatorial and undemocratic rule in Zimbabwe.  Mugabe has ruled for about four decades. To point thoroughly to the level of highhandedness and autocracy displayed by Mugabe, he unanimously sacked his Vice-President, Emmerson Mnangagwa. It was the sacking that led to the military takeover which finally forced Mugabe out and made him bow to civil pressure. Wild jubilations and celebrations are presently ongoing all over the world – Africa in particular – as the 93-year-old man that have been in power since the country’s independence on April 18, 1980 gets out of power. Many described his resignation as a victory to Africa. Infact, The Punch editorial argued that his resignation “is good for Zimbabwe, (and) it is excellent for Africa.” Even with all th...

Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has cautioned Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, over his comments that IPOB is dead. The group warned that such declaration could lead to provocation in the South East and South South regions. Mohammed had told newsmen that “the large turnout witnessed during the election has sounded the death knell on IPOB. “I think what that proved really is that IPOB does not represent the good people of Anambra or any state in the South East. “If truly they represented the people, the IPOB propaganda about the election really showed that they are not on ground.” Reacting, BNYL Leader, Princewill Obuka, said “That old man does not know how determined the Biafrans are. He saw what happened during military raid.” “Such resistance should have told them that Biafrans, if armed, would really consume Nigeria like Kanu was saying. “He should respect his old age and turn attention to Boko Haram and Shiites”. However, the group ad...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Directorate of State Services (DSS) of establishing another version of Radio Biafra, with the hope of using it to sabotage the group’s struggle. IPOB’s media and publicity secretary, Mr Emma Powerful in a press release made available to DAILY POST in Awka Stated that the new version of Radio Biafra which has been on air for sometime has been dishing out fake news about the group’s secessionist struggle. Powerful said the fake radio station which was broadcasting from Florida in the United States of America as against the original station which is based in London was the handiwork of the DSS, which is using it to deceive the people and also misinforming them. Recall that a radio station announced as Radio Biafra had a month ago, upon commencement of operations announced that it had removed the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu as the Director General of the station for acts that were deemed inimical to the struggle for Bia...

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why his government is still ‘slow’ after almost three years in power. Buhari said his team met a ‘weighty responsibility’ on ground and needed to take time to study the situation before setting out to implement its plans for the country’s recovery. The president made this statement on Wednesday when governors, political leaders and other stakeholders from the North-Central geo-political zone came to ask him (Buhari) to consider re-presenting himself for the 2019 presidential election. In his remarks, President Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, assured that the economy was set to be on a better pedestal. Buhari said, “When you elected us into office, you did so with the conviction that our dear nation needed to be put on a new pedestal for the dreams conceived by our founding fathers, dreams that we have adopted to be realized. “The full we...

Emeka Ojukwu jnr, son of late Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu on Wednesday revealed why he dumped the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) He explained that his decision was driven by his believe that the South East must occupy its rightful place in the national governance and the political decision making process of the country. Ojukwu jnr said this when he was formally received into the APC by the party’s leadership led by the Party’s National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun at the National Secretariat in Abuja. Ojukwu jnr had earlier made his declaration in Awka at a rally for Tony Nwoye, the APC candidate for the November 18 Anambra governorship election. Speaking on what motivated him, he said: “I decided to lead by example. I have been talking about this for a while and I decided it was time to take the step forward. “It is a challenge. There are some people that will not be happy about that, but you have to be bold, take a step...

Senate President, Dr.Bukola Saraki has lamented over carnage in Zamfara communities state where scores of people were killed. He said, the Senate was getting tired of one minute silence often observed in honour of the dead in Nigeria. In his apparent abhorrence to incidences of killing across the nation and lately, in Zamfara communities, he noted that the ugly trend must not continue. Reacting to a motion sponsored by Senator Tijjani Kaura representing Zamfara North Senatorial district, Saraki posited that drastic measures must be taken to forstall further killing of innocent citizens anywhere in Nigeria. ‘Distinguished Colleagues, I must say therefore, that we are tired of observing one minute silence for the dead in this chambers.” “How long do we continue? Something must be done. Enough to these killings”, he insisted.

President Robert Mugabe kept Zimbabweans guessing right until the bitter end, but his 37-year reign is finally over. Africa’s oldest head of state was last week placed under house arrest by his own military chief, Gen. Constantine Chiwenga. A mass demonstration followed on Saturday, Nov. 18, with thousands of people filling the streets to demand his ouster. Then, on Sunday, the ruling Zanu-PF party formally expelled Mugabe, his wife Grace, and many of their closest allies. That night, the president made a nationally televised address in which he was expected to resign. He did not. After defying his opponents for nearly four decades, it was perhaps inevitable that the famously stubborn leader would have one last trick up his sleeve. But Mugabe’s time is finally up. He resigned on Tuesday, soon after the Parliament began impeachment proceedings, according to Parliamentary Speaker Jacob Mudenda. The only leader the southern African nation has known since the end of whit...

A Pan Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum (PANDLEAF) has again expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government over its decision on the tenure of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) insisting that it is the turn of Bayelsa state to have the Managing Director. PANDLEAF in a statement by Richard Akinaka, Ubokobong Umoh and Success Jack, President, secretary and Publicity Secretary respectively condemned moves by the office of the Secretary to the Federal Government to give legitimacy to the extension of tenure of the current board. According to the group if the facts as deposed to, by Secretary to Government of Federation(SGF) has any modicum of credibility or truth , then the Managing Director(MD) position should ordinarily, have gone to Bayelsa State for a full four years term. It noted the fact that the Dan Abia led management had served for two years and another board was required to complete the remaining life of that tenure was ...