Amos Oge Kalu, Author at OHAFIATV

Aug

05

2023

Northern leaders caution Tinubu against going to war with Niger.

Metro, OpinionBola Ahmed Tinubu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Northern leadership functioning under the umbrella of the Arewa Consultative Forum has warned President Bola Tinubu to avoid a fight with the Niger military junta. The group issued the warning while advocating a conversation to end the crisis in a statement released by its general secretary, Murtala Aliyu, on Friday. According to ACF, military intervention or deployment to disperse coup plotters in the Niger Republic won't guarantee peace and stability in the ECOWAS subregion. In response to a military coup d'état that ousted the democratically elected president of the Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, OHAFIATV News had earlier reported that…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Niger Republic severes ties with Nigeria and others after coup

News, PoliticsAfrica, Coup, Freedom

Following the failure of the peace negotiations between the representatives sent by the Economic Community of West African States, the military junta in the Niger Republic severed ties with Nigeria, France, and other nations on Friday. The ECOWAS team "arrived in Niamey with the aim of establishing a dialogue with the junta in order to obtain the return to constitutional order," Radio France International reported on Friday. The initial site interactions were favorable. But at night's end, the CNSP spoke through Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, the same man who had spoken on July 26 when the troops announced that they had…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

“The rise in petrol prices drove me into armed robbery.” – Lagos Bolt Driver

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, Politics, Security

Jeremiah Adeniran, a 29-year-old Bolt driver, has been detained by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of robbing several of his passengers. In an interview with OHAFIATV News correspondent on Friday in Ikeja, Adeniran admitted to the act and claimed that the increase in petrol costs was what pushed him to do it. Before the increase in fuel prices, I could make 15 trips a day, but my business was no longer moving as I wanted it to, so I started engaging in robbery, he revealed. The suspect claims that his two other accomplices always continued the crime while…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohanaeze warns Judges that error in judgment at tribunal may result in coup situation like in Niger.

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion

The ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is being eagerly awaited by Nigerians, and the Ohanaeze sociocultural organization has cautioned the justices against rendering an incorrect judgment. Ohanaeze warned that Nigerians would go through a situation like to the military takeover in the Niger Republic if the judges make a bad ruling. The body cautioned the judiciary to exercise independence in its decision about the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, which are tainted by claims of irregularities and violations of electoral rules. The group's factional secretary-general, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, asserted that these concerns were made worse by the failure to…

Aug

03

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023 is the most credible election in Nigerian history – Tinubu

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Since taking office, President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, made his first appearance at the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Executive Council meeting. He referred to the election that installed him as president as the most credible in Nigerian history. Tinubu said he remains fully convinced despite ongoing legal arguments in the courts opposing the method. Although there are legal issues, he continued, "I believe that this is the most legitimate election in Nigeria. "Therefore, we should be proud of ourselves. As a Democrat, I believe that people who cannot rejoice in triumph because of the outcomes of a free and…