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Jun

17

2020

Trump signs order pushing to reduce US police violence

News, PoliticsAmerica, Politics

US President Donald Trump issued an order to improve policing Tuesday, calling for a ban on dangerous chokeholds, but he stopped well short of demands made at nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. “We have to break old patterns of failure,” Trump said in a Rose Garden ceremony attended by police and Republican congressional allies, though no black civil rights representatives or political opponents. The president has limited power over-policing, which is run mostly at a state and local level. However, Trump said that he would use access to federal funding grants as leverage to persuade departments “to adopt…

Jun

17

2020

By OHAFIATV

APC is confused – Nigerians react as Ajimobi replaces Oshiomhole

News, PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Reactions have trailed the appointment of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The National Working Committee on Tuesday night made the appointment, following the affirmation of the suspension of its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday. APC 4 However, this has stirred reactions from Nigerians as unconfirmed news making the rounds says Ajimobi is sick. Some Nigerians took to their Twitter page mocking Oshiomhole, while others expressed concern over the state of the ruling party. Here are some comments gathered from Twitter: @OgbeniDipo “APC names Ajimobi…

Jun

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

“I will vote YES in a referendum for Biafra”, Sen. Abaribe shocks Nigerians

Metro, News, PoliticsBiafra, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Minority Leader in the Nigerian Senate, Mr. Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that in a hypothetical referendum for Biafra, he would vote yes. He made the declaration in an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo of Irokopost TV. “I will vote for us to actually be on our own,” he said. “I think we are being dragged down by all the different things that weigh Nigeria down.” The senator representing Abia-South Constituency in the Senate, however, warned that the Nigerian constitution does not have a provision for a referendum. “Which means, if you want a referendum, you have to go outside the…

Jun

11

2020

By OHAFIATV

June 12: Buhari should engage Igbo leaders on Nnamdi Kanu, decorate Atiku – OYC

News, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Politics

Press Release ...Atiku is a hero of Democracy but will not have Igbo support in 2023 Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide had described the Former Vice President and 2019 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar as a Courageous Elder Statesman that should be decorated on June 12 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari as one the heroes of Democracy, in honour of his deep immense Contributions towards the growth and development of Democracy in Nigeria, It's on record that Atiku Abubakar had played significant roles with late Mko Abiola to restore democracy in Nigeria starting from June 12 1993,…

Jun

10

2020

By OHAFIATV

The IPOB Briefing to USA that unsettled Nigeria Presidency

News, PoliticsAmerica, Biafra, IPOB, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

Briefing for US State Department: Nigeria: A History Of Serial Genocide And The Urgent Need For US Intervention Being a Presentation by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the U.S. State Department in June 2019. IPOB Biafra Abstract:The purpose of this submission is to formally bring to the attention of the Government of the United States, the violent Islamization that is taking hold in Nigeria against Christians and Jews, especially of Biafran extraction. As shall be demonstrated, this Islamization is by both State and by non-State actors that enjoyed the patronage and tacit support of…