President Buhari’s Globetrotting Continues, Set To Visit Saudi Arabia, Europe On Tuesday To Attend Lesser Hajj, Undergo Medical Checkup Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news Travel Guides October 24, 20210 President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday leave the country for Saudi Arabia and later proceed to France and Scotland where he is expected to begin a fresh round of medical checku. According to SaharaReporters, Buhari will spend up to two weeks on his medical tour but his first point of call is Saudi Arabia for Umrah, otherwise known as the Lesser Hajj. According to SaharaReporters, the President after performing the Umrah will then go to Europe for his medical examinations. In August this year, Saudi Arabia had announced plans to gradually begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims starting after about a year and a half of not receiving overseas worshippers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that with a capacity that would rise
IPOB Gives Conditions To Dialogue With Federal Government Following Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news October 22, 20210 The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday, gave the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government conditions for dialogue. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the group would listen to the federal government when its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released unconditionally. Powerful also demanded that the federal government should set a date for the referendum of Biafra. In a statement he signed, Powerful insisted that Kanu committed no crime to warrant being arrested and prosecuted. He maintained that Kanu should not be detained while terrorists are roaming the streets, free. The statement read in part: “Our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, committed no crime to deserve persecution by the federal government that is openly hobnobbing with real terrorists and Fulani bandits but crushing peaceful agitators. “We demand unconditional release
2023: Elections May Be Disrupted Without Restructuring – Nwodo Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news October 22, 20210 John Nwodo, former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says the delay in restructuring the country may lead a mass boycott or disruption of the 2023 elections. Speaking at the 14th Anthony Cardinal Okogie Foundation (ACOF) annual lecture themed, ‘Whither Nigeria: Restructuring, Secession or Status Quo’, organised by Knights of St. John International and Ladies Auxiliary (KSJI), Nwodo said restructuring is needed for the unity and development of the country. He said the independence and post-independence constitution were anchored on regional differences, which gave each region a preference to develop along its revenue capability and needs. He added that, sadly after the 1966 coup, the military created a unitary system for the country to suit its command structure. He said this structure which should have been
Sex-tape Blackmail Trial: Prosecutors Calls For 10 Months Suspension And €75,000 Fine For Karim Benzema Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Entertainment Highlighted Lifestyle News Sports October 21, 20210 Prosecutors in Karim Benzema's trial over an alleged attempt to blackmail former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with his sex tape have called for the Real Madrid player to be handed a 10-month suspended sentence and a €75,000 (£63,194) fine. A verdict is expected to be delivered on Friday, October 22. On day two of Benzema's trial on Thursday, he was described as 'cavalier' after failing to show up. The legal team acting on behalf of the Real Madrid striker told the court in Versailles on day one that professional obligations made it 'impossible' for him to attend. Benzema had played in the Champions League in Ukraine the night before the first day of the trial and is now training for Sunday's El Clasico clash with Barcelona in LaLiga - one of the biggest games in
Fresh Charges: Kanu’s Lawyer Threatens Fire, Tells Nigerian Government To Expect Legal Fireworks At The Trial Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news October 20, 20210 Sequel to the amended terrorism charges by the Federal Government, against the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has asked the Federal Government and others to expect “legal fireworks” tomorrow, saying IPOB legal team was ’eminently prepared’. Kanu is expected to appear in court in Abuja tomorrow for continuation of his trial. Ejiofor spoke as Senator Ike Ekweremadu, representing Enugu-West Senatorial District, revealed that National Assembly members from the southeast geo-political zone were currently working assiduously to secure bail for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, through lawful and legal means. In an update posted on his Facebook page yesterday, Kanu’s lead counsel, Ejiofor also said his client was in
2023: Dokpesi Spits Fire, States Why Nigerians Can’t Trust An Igbo Person As Presidenti Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news October 19, 20210 Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi says the separatist activities of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) would jeopardise the chances of the South-East region to produce the president of Nigeria in 2023. In a statement on Monday, Dokpesi stressed that he is a firm believer in a united, indivisible Nigeria. He stated that the emergence of IPOB and its influence across the South-East “has complicated and undermined the agitation for patriotic Nigerians of Igbo extraction to lead this nation as far as the 2023 election is concerned.” The PDP chieftain added that if an Igbo President is voted in, Kanu would use militant tactics to blackmail and force the President to declare the Ohanaeze
Again, Nigerian Government Files Fresh Seven-Count Charge Against IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle News news October 19, 20210 The Nigerian government has filed a seven-count amended charge against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, three days to his appearance in court. According to Vanguard, the amended charge, which was filed by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, borders on treasonable felony and Kanu’s alleged involvement in acts of terrorism. The IPOB leader will be re-arraigned before trial Justice Binta Nyako on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Senator representing Anambra North, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Monday, filed a motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Department of State Services, DSS, to allow him to have access to Kanu in detention. SaharaReporters had on October 15 reported that Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the
JUST IN: More Drama Ensues As Nigerian Governor Caught Red Handed Bribing INEC Official With N1 Billion Over Anambra Next Months Anambra Election Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news October 16, 20210 A Southeast governor and a top national official of the Independent National Electoral Commission have run into trouble with security agencies over a princely sum of $4 million bribe doled out by the governor as bribe to compromise the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Saturday Vanguard gathered last night that the desperate governor, who wants to install his preferred candidate, used the top electoral body official to pass the bribe so as to get his wish actualised. The huge cash, Saturday Vanguard leant, has already been handed over to the targeted beneficiaries by the official, who is described as controlling a vital organ in INEC but it was not clear if the leadership of the commission was aware of the
2023: ‘Plans have been concluded to hand over Presidency to Atiku’ – Finnish Politician Reveals Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news October 16, 2021October 16, 20210 Simon Ekpa, a Finnish citizen and politician of Nigerian descent has claimed that some persons have concluded plans to hand over power to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in February 2022. Atiku was the flagbearer of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, and is expected to throw his hat into the ring again, in respect of the 2023 election. The Atiku plan is part of permutations for the 2023 Presidential election, according to Ekpa, who has been residing in Finland for more than a decade. Ekpa is well-known to be a self-styled disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the now-detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB is a controversial organization agitating for the breakup of Nigeria and creation
EndSARS: Nigerian Government Goes On It’s Knees, Urge Protesters To Reconsider Making Anniversary Publicly, Set To Compensate Victims Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Featured Highlighted Lifestyle News news October 16, 20210 The Federal Government has said that it will compensate the victims of the EndSARS protests with each State in collaboration, with the Federal Government establishing the modalities for the settlement of all monetary compensations awarded by the panels. The government also urged protesters to reconsider marking the anniversary of the protests due to national security concerns. This was disclosed in a statement by the National Economic Council (NEC), which is composed of all state governors in the federation, representatives of the FG, and chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. They also unanimously resolved to ensure the prosecution of persons indicted by the panels. The Council specifically directed States to immediately forward copies of final reports of the panels to their Attorneys-General for