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Attack on Ike Ekweremadu in Germany, a national embarrassment- Abike Dabiri-Erewa

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has condemned in its entirety, the attack on the former deputy senate president and current serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural ...

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Nnamdi Kanu says attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu is a courageous act

Nnamdi Kanu has finally reacted to the attack on former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in Germany by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)   We reported that the Senator representing Enugu West District was invited as a Guest ...

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‘My happiness changed to sorrow’ – Groom says as 63 people were bombed to death at his wedding party

A suicide bomber turned a wedding celebration into horror and carnage, after targeting a packed wedding hall, killing at least 63 people and wounding scores of others in what was the deadliest attack to rock Afghanistan in months.   The blast, ...

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Female cultists, 7 others arrested during initiation into ‘One Million Boys’ in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of eight suspected cultists, including a female while being initiated into a dread cult group, called ‘One Million Boys.’   A statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana said on ...

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I was attacked by IPOB in Germany – Senator Ike Ekweremadu confirms, reveals why

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has confirmed that he was attacked by some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nurnberg, Germany.   The Senator representing Enugu ...

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Sudan’s opposition coalition and military council sign accord on transitional government

Sudan will be getting a democratic government soon as a final power-sharing agreement was signed by the country’s opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday August 17.   The agreement was signed to pave way for a transitional government following the ...

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Gunmen attack mourners in Benue, kill 4, others injured

A gunmen attack at Tongov district in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State in the early hours of Saturday August 17, left four people dead.   Many others were injured after the gunmen numbering about 10 struck at the burial ...

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Update: IPOB members speak on why Ike Ekweremadu was attacked – says Fulani men are raping our women and you are here celebrating yam festival (photo/video)

IPOB members have explained why they attacked former deputy senate president at a function in Nurnberg, Germany on Saturday August 17th.   In a video shared by Radio Biafra, the aggrieved Biafrans say they are against their leaders celebrating New Yam festival in ...

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Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder – Femi Fani-Kayode

  Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister has said the country is sitting on a keg of gunpowder and that if things did not change, what happened in Rwanda in the 90s will be a small thing compared to what will ...

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Soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Jakana ambush, buried

The Nigeria army personnel killed in an ambush launched by Boko Haram insurgents in Jakana village along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, have been buried.   The late military officers buried on Friday August 16 were identified as Colonel Kenneth Elemele, Lance Corporal Dimos Daniel, Oguntuase Ayo, ...

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Waiter shot dead for being ‘too slow’

A waiter in the eastern Paris suburb of Noisy-le-Grand was shot dead by an angry customer he made to wait for a sandwich on the night of Friday August 16, as confirmed by a source close to the investigation.   Effort to revive ...

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Suspected IPOB members attack former Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu in Germany, throw stones at him (video)

Ike Ekweremadu, the immediate past Deputy Senate president, was humiliated by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at a function in Nuremberg, Germany today Saturday August 17th.   Although the reason for the attack is yet to ...

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Senate vows to pass 2020 budget before Christmas

The Senate will pass the 2020 national budget before this year’s Christmas. The senate President, Ahmed Lawan, gave the assurance after visiting Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, at Government House yesterday August 16th.   He said the National Assembly is expecting ...

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Her bail application was refused – Dolapo Badmus shares update on the woman filmed flogging a boy and locking him in a dog cage

Dolapo Badmus, the Zone 2 Police Public Relations Officer has shared an update on the case of the lady filmed flogging a boy and locking him in a dog cage in a viral video.   According to Badmus, ‘as promised by the police, the ...

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Reno Omokri continues to drag Kenyan Govt for attributing his quotes to President Uhuru Kenyatta as he demands an apology

Reno Omokri is still dragging the Kenyan Government on Twitter after calling them out for attributing his quotes to President Uhuru Kenyatta.   The former presidential aide is now demanding an apology from the Kenyan Government after his quotes were lifted word for ...

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‘We decided to kill 50 people for every slain herdsman’ – Head of Zamfara bandits who renounced violence opens up

Hassan Dantawaye, the commander of bandits who recently renounced violence following peace talks in Zamfara State has granted a no holds barred interview speaking on how they operated.   The bandits, who are Fulani herdsmen, had been engaged in killing, kidnapping ...

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President of Gabon, Ali Bongo makes his first public appearance 10 months after suffering a stroke (Photo/video)

President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, made his first public appearance 10 months after suffering a stroke almost 10 months ago.   The 60-year-old who came into power in October 2009, stepped out walking with the aid of a walking stick as ...

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Enugu Police arrest alleged killers of two Catholic priests

Suspected killers of two Catholic priests have been paraded by the Enugu Police command alongside other criminal suspects arrested in the state.   The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sulaiman Balarabe disclosed that 15 assorted arms and ammunition as well as ...

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Woman pours hot water on her husband for not picking her from church

A Zimbabwean man has been left badly scalded after being poured hot water by his wife  Alice Chigwida, for coming home late and failing to pick her from St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday August 11.   Mr Davies Chitagu reportedly returned home ...

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