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Coronavirus Update: Over 40 countries restrict travel from UK

Coronavirus Update: Over 40 countries restrict travel from UK

More than 40 countries are still banning or restricting travel from Britain in a bid to contain a new strain of the coronavirus believed to spread faster. Scotland had already closed its border with the rest of the United Kingdom before the new strain was made public. Here is an update on the situation so far. France EU nationals and residents were allowed into France from Britain Wednesday as long as they had a negative COVID-19 test, allowing lorry drivers who had been blocked for two days by the ban to return home. All Britons, except hauliers, bus and train…
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Igbo Presidency: Nigeria Will Not Progress Until The Civil War Is Over.

Igbo Presidency: Nigeria Will Not Progress Until The Civil War Is Over.

Comr Amos Kalu on Igbo Presidency The question of Nigeria President of Igbo extraction in 2023 has been christened 'Igbo Presidency' and it has taken the center stage of our national discourse, and rightly so at this critical time in the history of our nation. Without mincing words or sounding apologetic with realities facing us, I will bold say Nigeria has retrogressed since 1960 after independence, rather than progressed and we have continued trying to sound politically correct by being economical with the truth of it when it comes to pointing out those errors that have held us down to…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo intervenes in the clash between Anyim and Umahi, sets up Committee

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has set up a three member committee to wade into the feud between Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen Anyim Pius Anyim. The committee Members Include, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Igwe Alfred Achebe and Sen. Ken Nnamani. The President General of the organisation , Chief Nnia Nwodo announced this at their general meeting ( Ime Obi) held at Nike Lake Resort Enugu. Chief Nwodo described as unfortunate media war by the two Igbo Leaders in the past weeks, and charged the committee to…
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How Igbos were demonised, killed in Obigbo – Nnamdi Kanu

How Igbos were demonised, killed in Obigbo – Nnamdi Kanu

By Joel Nwankpa Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, alleged that outlandish concoctions and outright lies were used against IPOB to justify the Obigbo massacre. Kanu also alleged that the Nigerian Army Defense Headquarters is obstructing independent investigations into the #ObigboMassacre, adding that the Federal Government of Nigeria, Rivers State Government and the Nigerian Army have always used lies to vilify IPOB, while using kid gloves for terror franchise groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP and herdsmen who have continued killing innocent people. Daily Times reports that in a statement through IPOB’s Media and Publicity…
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EndSARS: Nigerian Army denies threatening DJ Switch

EndSARS: Nigerian Army denies threatening DJ Switch

The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied accusations of going after celebrity disc jockey, Catherine Udeh, also known as ‘DJ Switch’, who had live-streamed the alleged shooting of unarmed End SARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate. There are unverified social media reports that DJ Switch has been granted asylum in Canada following alleged death threats over her involvement in the End SARS protest However, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island during his appearance before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters said they were not after…
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