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Oct

04

2022

Court fixes October 27 for ruling on Kanu’s case

News, PoliticsBiafra, Court, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, and presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike, today reserved October 27, 2022, for ruling on Nnamdi Kanu’s 8-point application over the alleged Federal Government’s attack on his country home and extraordinary rendition from Kenya. The suit is sui generis (of a special class) and it is primarily aimed at redressing the infamous unlawful expulsion or extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, which is said to be a violation of his fundamental rights under Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, as well as Chapter IV of the Nigerian…

Oct

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Why Nigerians should look beyond Atiku, Tinubu in 2023 –Adebanjo

News, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Personality, Peter Obi, Politics

The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, assesses Nigeria at 62, the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and discusses the group’s support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in this interview with DANIEL AYANTOYE Some people are of the view that there is nothing to celebrate after 62 years of independence, given the current state of the country. What’s your view on this? There’s nothing to celebrate and for me, I am very sad. This is not the Nigeria that I fought for. This is not the Nigeria that we were enjoying…

Oct

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigeria At 62: Arise O Compatriots, OBI-dience Is Better Than Sacrifice.

Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Chris Nwaokobia, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Curiously the first words of our National Anthem ARISE, O COMPATRIOTS, NIGERIA'S CALL OBEY were configured for a time as this. Curiously those deep words are perhaps gaining the most fervency since Nigeria chose that National Anthem, and the reason for this fervency is the Movement across Nigeria that is called The OBIDIENTS. Folks, something huge is happening across the nation. And curiously after 62years of Independence, our nation is clearly at the throes of authentic independence from the many troubles with Nigeria. I was born 11 years after Nigeria's Independence from Britain, I have all my life seen administrations…

Sep

23

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: Wike reveals his two major pains over losing PDP presidential ticket to Atiku

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Politics

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has revealed his major pains in failing to bear the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming general elections. Wike said he is hugely pained that he was unable to win the PDP’s presidential primary and go on to battle the All Progressives Congress, APC. Atiku emerged as the presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2023 general election, having secured a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Wike, who garnered 237 votes. From the details of the results from the exercise: Atiku Abubakar – 371; Nyesom…

Sep

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Northeast: Army kills 36 terrorists, others in airstrikes, says DHQ

NewsArmy, Boko Haram, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Defense Headquarters says Operation Hadin Kadin troops killed more than 36 terrorists and several others in airstrikes in the northeast in the past two weeks. Defense Media Operations Director Musa Danmadami, a Major General, said this at the fortnightly press briefing on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja.\ Danmadami said that two top commanders from Bolo Haram and Islam States of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A’Qaid) were among those eliminated during the period. He said that while Asiya was killed in Parisu, Ubaida was killed in Sheruri, all in the general…