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Mar

06

2022

Russia, Ukraine to negotiate ceasefire on Monday

News, PoliticsRussia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, World News, World Peace

Ukraine and Russia will engage in talks aimed at negotiating a cease-fire and safe passage for civilian evacuations on Monday, a Ukraine official said, after the evacuation of the southeastern city of Mariupol was halted. The Ukrainian president’s office said Saturday that Russia continued shelling the area in violation of a cease-fire. Ukraine The decision to halt the evacuations roughly two hours after the cease-fire began came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy de livered a rousing speech on the video to crowds of demonstrators Friday night in major European cities and Russian forces remain largely stalled in their advance on…

Feb

08

2022

By OHAFIATV

Buhari won’t sign Electoral Bill if amended for selfish interest – Malami

News, Politics2023, Electoral Amendment Bill, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has hinted that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), may withhold assent from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill if it is considered to have proposals based on personal interests. According to the minister, the bill, which the National Assembly transmitted to the Presidency the second time on Monday last week, just got to him on Monday for legal advice. Malami made this known while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television which our correspondents monitored on Monday. Buhari had withheld assent to the…

Feb

03

2022

By Nwajiaku Chidiogo

Restructuring Nigeria is not rocket science, the template already exists

Metro, News, PoliticsMetro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Thes opposed to restructuring Nigeria often taunt proponents of the idea with the cynical question: “What do they mean by restructuring?” President Muhammadu Buhari, who once described advocates of restructuring as “ignorant and naïve”, is the chief scoffer. In his recent Channels Television interview, President Buhari said: “Those who talk of restructuring, I want them to define what they mean.” In June last year, he said: “If you ask many Nigerians what they are going to restructure, you will find that they have nothing to talk about.” And in November 2018, Buhari said in France: “There are too many people…

Jan

15

2022

By OHAFIATV

OBI Cubana: NDLEA invitation is ethnic harassment of Igbos – Dr Emeka Kalu

Economy, Metro, News, PoliticsEconomy, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Obi Cubana, Opinion, Politics

The Director General of Global Initiative For Good Governance, Chief Dr Emeka Kalu has described the invitation of the Chairman of Cubana Group of Companies, Chief Obi Iyiegbu by the Abuja Headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as an ethnic embarrassment to the Igbos, This was contained in a release by the Director-General of Global Initiative For Good Governance himself and made available to OHAFIA TV News on Saturday. Obi Cubana The press release read inter-alias; Our attention has been drawn to the news thrilling all social media platforms on the invitation of the Chairman of Cubana…

Dec

17

2021

By Kalu Odinakachi

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu now prisoner of conscience – IPOB

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

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, declared its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as a prisoner of conscience. IPOB said Kanu, who is in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, was arrested for committing no offense. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, said its leader only advocated for self-determination due to the perceived oppression of the southeast. A statement by Powerful reads: “Following the extraordinary rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria without proper documentation for doing so and long incarceration and detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody, we the global movement and…