Strong indications emerged that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, may not return to Nigeria any time soon for security reasons, Sunday Vanguard has learned. A source, who was privy to Igboho’s release, said the Yoruba activist feels safe in Cotonou, Benin Republic than in Nigeria. The source further stated despite his release from detention for medical …
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Soni Daniel, Abuja The interrogation of former Anambra governor Willie Obiano is about to begin in Abuja any moment from now, sources within the agency have said. A top official said on Friday that it was in order to get Obiano to speak on the issues built against him that the agency moved him from Lagos to its headquarters in …
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Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah, has bashed the former First Lady of Anambra, Ebelechukwu Obiano for attacking Bianca, the widow of the late Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. The fight between Mrs Obiano and Ojukwu happened at the swearing-in of Professor Charles Soludo as governor of Anambra on Thursday. Bashing Obiano, the senator on her official Twitter handle said, “I …
Continue ReadingThe immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Obiano was apprehended at the Lagos International Airport, few hours after he handed over to the new Governor of the state, Chukwuma Charles Soludo. He is believed to be on his way out of the country to the …
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The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday said it saw no need to arrest wife of outgoing Governor of Anambra State, Ebelechukwu Obiano; and widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca; for breach of public peace. The Command spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, made this known in a text response to an inquiry by The PUNCH. According to him, the security agents …
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A member of the Ogun House of Assembly, Mr Sola Adams, has cried out over invasion of farmlands by elephants which also injured a farmer at Itashin in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state. Adams, who spoke under personal explanation during plenary in Abeokuta, noted that the recent incident where elephants attacked villagers in his constituency remained worrisome. …
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Drama ensued on Thursday at the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the Governor of Anambra when the wife of outgoing Gov. Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, slapped Mrs Bianca Ojukwu at the event. A NAN correspondent who was at the scene of the event reports that the incident occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of office. Dignitaries including Obiano were …
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The Force Commander/Acting Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr has officially taken over from Ethiopia’s Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema who has served the mission for close to two years. Major General Sawyerr took over on 15 March and will lead the newly reconfigured multinational peacekeeping mission. During …
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NATO nations have agreed that they will not establish a no-fly zone in Ukraine. This is despite the repeated appeal by President Volodymyr Zelensky for one. There will be “no deployment of air or ground capabilities in Ukraine and that is the united position of our allies,” said NATO Chief, Jens Stoltenberg, according to CNN. Stoltenburg spoke on Wednesday at …
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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has rubbished reports suggesting he was willing to surrender to the Russian forces. Zelensky said the suggestions are a “childish provocation.” A banner had appeared on a Ukrainian newscast saying Zelensky was calling on his people to lay down their weapons, CNN reports. “I can only ask the Russian military to give up arms and return …
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