In a significant legal development, the Federal High Court in Abuja today, May 9, 2025, delivered a critical ruling in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The court’s decision comes amid mounting tension and growing calls for his release from various pro-Biafra groups and human rights activists. During today’s session, the court ruled on the admissibility of key pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution, including electronic communications allegedly linking Kanu to activities deemed as “acts of terrorism” and “treasonable…
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Ezinihitte LG Chair,Nwachukwu Resolves Lingering Dispute Between Mining Investors, Sand Dredgers, Tipper Drivers, Host Communities,
By Nkechi Ojukwu The Executive Chairman of Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area, Hon. Ambrose Chinedum Nwachukwu,(Chiaka Onye Onye), has successfully resolved a longstanding dispute between; Mining investors, Sand dredgers, Tipper Drivers, host Communities and residents of the areas where mining activities take place. The meeting to resolve the dispute took place at the LGA Council Headquarters. The meeting engaged in dialogue and negotiation, bringing together representatives of both parties including the Legislative Assembly, Secretary to the Council and Traditional Rulers to address concerns and find solutions …
Read MoreACHONU CONDEMNS OKIGWE ZONE ATTACKS, URGES GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY AGENCIES TO ACT SWIFTLY.
…Calls for justice, youth restraint, community security Distinguished Senator Athan Achonu,the 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Imo state has condemned in strong terms the wave of violent attacks carried out by suspected armed youths across various communities in Okigwe Zone, which tragically led to the death of individuals and vandalization of properties. In a statement released at the weekend, Senator Achonu expressed deep sorrow over the loss, extending his heartfelt condolences to the family of the slain guard that was killed in Umunumo. He described the act as not…
Read MoreTechnology, Job Creation – Key To Curbing Insecurity
To curb the raging insecurity in Nigeria requires deliberate policies on the part of government and security agents. Experts have repeatedly advised that the reliance on kinetic approach alone may not be enough to stem the tide of the mounting insecurity in different parts of the country. Given the fact that the challenges posed by insurgency, banditry, violent agitation and herdsmen menace, have spread across the country, the need for the deployment of technology in the fight against insecurity becomes compelling. The installation of surveillance cameras at critical areas and…
Read MoreTackle Poverty In Imo, Adopt Open Door Policy To Shore Up Your Political Future, Ayodele Tells Uzodinma.
…Predicts: Atiku, Fintiri to disagree in Adamawa …Warns Abia, Niger, other govs of impending political crises. Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has advised Governor Hope Uzodinma to do more in the area of poverty alleviation and welfare package of the masses of Imolites in order to keep his future political ambition on course. Primate Ayodele in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, predicted in his recent prophecies, what according to him, six governors including Governor Uzodinma would experience politically in the coming days. The…
Read MoreCJREN To Tinubu, Release IPOB Leader, Terrorists Group, Sponsor Operates Freely In Nigeria – DG
Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in Nigeria (CJREN), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu, alleging that members of terrorists group and their sponsors are operating freely in Nigeria, The Director General of the Centre Rev. Dikwa made assertion in an open letter he addressed to President Bola Tinubu tagged: “Release Nnamdi Kanu”. The Kanuri Borno born Rights Activist lamented that despite killing thousands of innocent Nigerians across states, the governments have not taken any decisive action against the terror…
Read MoreMike Ejiogu: Imo needs wealth creators like him
By Chidiebube Okeoma One of the major problems that have bedevilled Imo State since the return of democratic rule in 1999, is the inability of the state to produce astute wealth creators as governors. I mean persons who are experts in creation of wealth, and who have track record of exceeding exploits in the private sector; people who have built empires independently by managing people and resources. Being governor of Imo State is not about collecting monthly federal allocations from Abuja and waiting on the Internal Revenue Board to present…
Read MoreAre They Dead? – Peter Obi Calls Out Those Who Protested Against Jonathan
The Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has questioned the silence of those who protested against the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Naijaonpoint recalls that when Jonathan increased fuel from ₦87 to ₦120, the move sparked mass protests, known as ‘Occupy Nigeria’, across major cities of the country. Jonathan also faced severe backlash from leaders of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), who are now mostly in the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Pastor Enoch Adeboye. While delivering a speech at…
Read MoreRivers Still Burns In Our Minds: What Happened To The Sense Of Shame—Or Is This Just An Attempt To Treat Nigerians As Nothing?
By John Egbeazien Oshodi When Legitimacy Is Ignored, the People Respond with Psychological Rebellion On Thursday, May 2nd, 2025, something deeper than a protest occurred at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was not merely a political rejection or a civil show of disapproval. It was a collective rupture—an emotional outburst from women who could no longer watch their dignity be paraded, manipulated, and substituted. Videos shared widely on X by Port Harcourt Socials captured the moment with striking clarity: rows of seated women suddenly rising, turning…
Read MoreABURE’S SHAME: A PATHETIC CLOWN’S LAST STAND.
By Ebere Uzoukwa The purported suspension of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, the Executive Governor of Abia State, by a Barr. Julius Abure-led group impersonating the national leadership of the Labour Party, did not come as a surprise. This action was planned following Governor Otti and other leaders’ roles in retrieving the Labour Party from Abure and his fellow political merchants. The shenanigans surrounding the suspension of Governor Otti, the only Governor produced by the Labour Party, and other distinguished leaders, are a desperate, laughable, and pathetic attempt to cling…
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