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—Yoruba activist vows to defend Ndigbo as IGP orders maximum force on agitators By Our Reporter Abia State Elders Consultative Forum says it has uncovered a plot for ethnic cleansing of the Igbo nation using security agencies. The forum disclosed this in a communique jointly signed by the National President of the forum, Arch Bishop Princewill Ariwodo and the National Secretary, Dr Joseph Adiele after its emergency meeting in Umuahia. The meeting was aimed at reviewing the security situation in the country. The communique declared opposition to the alleged shoot-on-sight directive given to the military at the wake of the rising insecurity in the South-East zone and urged the Presidency to…
By Our Reporter The National Examination Council (NECO) has shifted the date for the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) due to low registration of candidates by some states. The examination, which is for the placement of pupils into Federal Unity Schools in the country, was initially designed to hold on May 29, 2021. However, NECO, in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna, Niger State Wednesday said the examination will now hold on June 5, 2021. “The Examination which was initially scheduled for Saturday 29th May, 2021, was rescheduled to give states with low registration of candidates the opportunity…
There is no worse time than now to be a police officer in Nigeria. With the wave of quotidian insurrections visited on the officers and men especially in the southeast and south-south regions of the country, the Force could officially be counted among the endangered species of this world. Police officers today have been granted permission to show up to duty in street clothes, acting more like secret agents in the shadowy world of espionage. Once upon a time, it used to be that the mere presence of an officer in uniform was in and of itself considered a deterrent…
says 35 per cent female PWDs raped An Enugu-based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women Information Network (WINET) has called for the enforcement of the Discrimination against Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) (Prohibition) Act 2018 in the state. The NGO made the call on Monday in Enugu during the dissemination of the outcome of its two-year project. The project titled, ‘Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Education and Counseling Services for Young Girls and Women with Disabilities in Enugu State’ is with support from AmplifyChange. The Consultant of the NGO, Mr Brian Onwurah, said that the project became necessary following the increasing plights of PWDs in the state. Onwurah said…
Curled from This Day A former United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell says Nigeria is on the brink of imminent collapse. Campbell disclosed this recently in an interview with newsmen. He, therefore, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently take a number of steps to could help salvage the country from the impending implosion. He said that such implosion would be an ‘unmitigated disaster’. Campbell described the 1914 amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorates by the British colonial rulers as borne out of mere administrative comfort. The former envoy said that some of the immediate steps to be taken to save the country from collapse included addressing the police…
By Our Reporter A tactical team of the Nigeria Police on Saturday stormed the hideout of some fleeing wounded gunmen in Oyigbo Local Government Area, Rivers State, killing four of them and a female nurse. The slain gunmen were reportedly being treated by the nurse identified simply as Chichi in a hidden area of Oyigbo when the squad surrounded the building and opened fire on them. It was gathered that sensing danger one of them on drip attempted to escape by scaling the fence unknown to him that the area had been surrounded by armed policemen, who shot him dead. The policemen…
By Our Reporter No fewer than 25 rape cases were recorded in Enugu State from January to March 2021, the Centre Manager, Tamar Sexual Assault Referral Centre (Tamar SARC), Mrs Evelyn Onah has said. Onah disclosed this on Saturday in an interview with newsmen in Enugu. She said that 31 cases of attempted sexual assault and five Gender Based Violence (GBV) were also recorded within the same period. She said that some of the cases involved minors as well as adults within the ages of five, 24 and 22. The centre manager disclosed that an 88-year old woman was recently raped…
Military says no troops currently operating inside territory as number of casualties continues to grow. Curled from The Guardian Israeli ground and air forces have attacked targets in Gaza, forcing residents to flee their homes, in a significant escalation in the worst bout of fighting for seven years. Heavy artillery fire was aimed at what the Israeli military said was a large network of militant tunnels. The intense overnight bombardment came amid speculation that Israeli troops were preparing to enter Gaza on the ground. Red flames illuminated the skies above Gaza in the early hours of Friday as the deafening blasts from…
Curled from BBC Violence in Gaza and Israel shows no sign of abating amid continued rocket fire and air strikes, and civil unrest among Jewish and Israeli Arab mobs. Deaths continue to mount, with at least 83 people now killed in Gaza and seven in Israel. A BBC reporter in Gaza said it had been the “longest and most difficult night since the 2014 war”. Israel said it had been targeted with 1,600 rockets. Israel is now mulling a possible ground operation in Gaza. It has sent reinforcements to the border. This is now the worst violence since 2014, fuelled…
By Our Reporter President Muhammadu Buhari will reportedly leave Nigeria on May 15 for an official visit to Paris, France’s capital. Some authoritative sources told Ikengaonline that the president would be in Paris for at least four days, where he would also consult with his doctor. “Buhari is scheduled to travel to Paris for four days. He intended to fly to Kampala, Uganda, and then to London, England, to see his doctors, but they decided to meet him in Paris instead. On Saturday, he will be on the road “a high-ranking source revealed. However, the proposal was shelved, and the decision to send Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to Uganda…