IPOB bans Nigerian flag in South-East, declares sit-at-home protest Oct 1

The Indigenous People of Biafra has banned the Nigerian flag in the South-East zone of the country. The secessionist group said the ban begins today, and also declared October 1 a sit-at-home day. Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, stated this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka, Anambra State on Saturday. He said, “IPOB …

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Nnamdi Kanu clocks 54 in DSS custody

Embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday, clocked 54 years old in the custody of the Department of State Services. Many IPOB loyalists have since flooded social media with congratulatory messages to Kanu, who was born on September 25, 1967, at Afaraukwu, Abia State. The secessionist leader is a holder of Nigerian and British …

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Lagos Police Command Strengthens Highway Unit

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has revamped the Safer Highway Unit in the Command and repositioned it for better service delivery.  This is contained in a statement signed by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu and made available to NAOSRE. According to Ajisebutu, the Command’s spokesman, Commissioner Odumosu unveiled his repositioning strategy while addressing the newly reorganised Unit at the Command …

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How hoodlums killed Lagos police chief with master’s in law months to retirement

Fresh facts have revealed the gruesome manner in which a Chief Superintendent of Police attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Kazeem Abonde, was murdered on Thursday by hoodlums in the Ajao Estate area of the state. Abonde, who was also a lawyer, was killed nine months to his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force and become a full-time legal …

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Precious Chikwendu sues Fani-Kayode, demands N800m

Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of the infamous former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to seek the enforcement of her fundamental rights. Precious claimed that she is fearful of her life, alleging that Fani-Kayode had been bragging that he could do anything to her and nothing would happen. Chikwendu, in a suit …

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Some Of Buhari’s Harshest Critics Dine With Him At Aso Rock —Femi Adesina

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said some of the persons who vilify his principal publicly return to Aso Rock for dinner. The presidential spokesman said this while commenting on the return of Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode has been under fire since last week when the Chairman …

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Biden appoints Dabiri, Nigerian-American, to US advisory council

John Dabiri, a Nigerian-American aeronautical engineer, has been appointed as a member of the US president’s council of advisors on science and technology. The appointment was disclosed in a statement issued by the White House this week.  Dabiri, who is currently a professor of aeronautics and mechanical engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), was “born to Nigerian immigrant …

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NUC names 67 illegal universities in Nigeria

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has published a list of 67 illegal universities in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed signed a public notice on the NUC website. The names include those who claim to be affiliates of foreign universities in the country. In the list below, institutions that have ‘other campuses’ are indicated with “others”; those ‘operating anywhere …

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