An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Barrister Christopher Chidera, has rejected the comparison between Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa. Reports emerged on Monday that a Finland court had convicted a self-acclaimed Biafran leader, Simon Ekpa. Chidera, a member of the Nnamdi Kanu global defence team, took exception to any comparison between the two agitators. This was in reaction to a recent article on social media titled “From Finland to Nigeria: What Ekpa’s Conviction Teaches Us About Kanu and the Biafran Question.” The article tends to compare the conviction of Ekpa in…
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‘’No Micro-Zoning’’ — Wike, Ortom, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi Issue Six-Point Demand To PDP NWC Ahead Of National Convention
As the countdown to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention intensifies, some of the party’s most influential leaders have issued a six-point directive to the National Working Committee (NWC), underscoring the need for fairness, inclusivity, and adherence to judicial rulings. The resolutions emerged from a high-powered stakeholders’ meeting held Monday night at the residence of the Federal Capital Territory Minister and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja. Present at the meeting were former Benue State Governor Dr. Samuel Ortom, ex-Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, former Abia State…
Read MoreINEC’s by-elections and lessons not learnt, By Reuben Abati
The by-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 states, in terms of the organisation, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painful truth, namely that Nigeria’s democracy is still inchoate, tentative, fledgling, and that we are not yet anywhere near the target of democratic consolidation in Africa’s largest democracy. Students of Nigeria’s political history would readily recall that these were phrases used to describe and define Nigerian democracy after the return to democratic rule in 1999. Nigeria had been under the clutches of…
Read MoreOver 800 Dead as Powerful Earthquake Levels Villages
A powerful earthquake has flattened villages in a remote mountainous region of Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people and injuring thousands, Taliban authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue operations continue. Casualties and destruction were reported across at least five provinces. Rescue teams spent the day pulling survivors from collapsed homes and airlifting the injured by helicopter as nightfall approached “The search operation is still going on. Many people are stuck under the rubble of their roofs,” said Ehsanullah Ehsan, disaster management head in…
Read MoreIf Obi does not want to be criticized, he should go back to his house and eat jollof rice – Adeyanju
During an interview on Channels TV, prominent human rights activist Deji Adeyanju defended the principle of political criticism while challenging what he described as selective protection of certain political figures. Adeyanju delivered a blunt message to those seeking to shield politicians from public scrutiny. “If Peter does not want to be criticized he should go back to his house and be eating jollof rice,” he stated, emphasizing that public office comes with inevitable public judgment. The activist outlined what he considers fundamental aspects of democratic participation. “Anyone who puts himself…
Read MoreOrluzurumee: Nzekwe Sets Standard ,Re-Unites Okoro Faction into Fold For Viral Leadership.
In a dramatic political development, Chief Barr Reuben Okoro, a prominent figure in the Orluzurumee socio-political movement, has formally led the remnants of his faction to Hon. Ugochukwu Nzekwe as a sign of total unification. Okoro who was away overseas when the reconcilation and unification were done returned to Nigeria to physically validate his words given for the exercise while in the United States of America. Orluzurumee President Genera, Prince Ugochukwu Nzekwe, a man widely celebrated for his leadership dexterity and uncommon ability to unite people, was on hand to…
Read MorePeter Obi Flays Passport Fee Hike Cruel As Insensitive
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to double international passport fees, describing it as “cruel, insensitive, and completely out of touch with the suffering masses.” Effective September 1, 2025, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will increase the 32-page passport (5-year validity) to ₦100,000 and the 64-page passport (10-year validity) to ₦200,000. This marks the third hike in just two years. Obi, in a statement on Thursday via his X account, blasted the policy, warning that it places an unbearable burden on ordinary Nigerians. “The obsession…
Read MoreVoters Registration: INEC’s Fraudulent Data Reflects Fraudulent Census Data Against Ndigbo In 1973 – Ohanaeze Youth.
…If Plans to Rig 2027 Presidential Election Continue, Bola Tinubu Will Be the Last president of a United Nigeria* According to the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the recently released voter registration data by the Independent Election Commission (INEC) contains fraudulent data and reflects the fraudulent census data typically conducted in 1973 by the Nigeria Population Commission against Ndigbo in Nigeria. Reacting to the newly released voter registration data across the country by the Independent Election Commission (INEC), the National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, stated…
Read MoreEWP Applauds Mbah For Successful Hosting Of NBA Conference
The Ebe Worldwide Platform (EWP), an association of Ebe indigenes across the globe, has congratulated the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, for the spectacular hosting of the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference in Enugu. In a congratulatory message signed by its Chairman, Dr. Jude Akubuilo, EWP said Governor Mbah’s efforts have repositioned Enugu as a pride of the Southeast and projected the state to the world. “The confluence of good governance, great infrastructural development, and security architecture has repositioned Enugu State as the Star of the…
Read MoreTEARS FROM ENUGU: A LAWYER’S HEARTBREAKING DIARY FROM A STATE THAT WORKS TO A STATE IN RUINS.
By Chinedu Agu As the goalkeeper of NBA Owerri FC, I went to Enugu to represent my branch in the NBA Football Tournament where 40 branches battled for glory at the just-concluded AGC. We came 4th — a commendable feat. But beyond that, I was privileged to be awarded the Golden Glove as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament. It was a moment of honour. But the true reward came not from a medal; it came from the eye-opening, soul-wrenching experience of spending 10 days (August 18–28) in Enugu,…
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