Category: Big story

The Federal Government has said Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, is trying to acquire a new passport to flee the country. It added that the government had placed Igboho on the stop-list in order to facilitate his arrest and directed the security agencies to apprehend him anywhere he is found. In the security circle, a person whose name is on the stop-list is denied all constitutional rights and privileges a citizen is entitled to. The Federal Government’s directive against Igboho was contained in a letter by the…

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Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed, who was killed by gunmen on Thursday. The death was announced in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the incident occurred when the senior officer’s vehicle was attacked by gunmen while transiting along Lokoja–Abuja road on Thursday. “With a heavy heart, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army regret to announce the passing on of Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army. “A delegation…

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Story at a glance A new report in The Telegraph revealed Facebook fired 52 employees who abused their online access to spy on users between 2014 and 2015. The report is based on an excerpt from a newly released book by New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang titled, “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination.” The report alleges that in some instances male Facebook engineers were able to utilize their access to user data to view the private messages, locations and deleted photos of women they…

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I would not have responded to that uncouth and demeaning press statement penned by one Chief Alex Ogbonnia and credited to Ohaneze Nd’Igbo, but for the tissue of lies, perfidy and conceit that liter that ignoble effort at rewriting history. First that Press Statement clearly exposes the Ohaneze disrespect and disregard for Youth. Does Youth to Ohaneze mean the inability to follow the events of history properly? Does blackmail legitimize falsehood? And to what end was that mendacious Press Statement credited to Ohaneze Nd’Igbo? I am a Nigerian of Igbo…

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More facts are emerging on the PIB Bill and why Nigerians should be wary of the traps built in to turn the country into a monopoly. Recall that a few days ago the Abuja rumour mill was awash with the story that as much as 70,000  Dollars was allegedly given to each Senator to facilitate the passing of the Bill in the Upper House. In the current form, the Senate version of the Petroleum Industry Bill will only permit two entities to import petroleum products into Nigeria: those who own…

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What Does Obaseki Really Want? By Moji Danisa Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State is one person that has been unduly blessed by providence. He should be grateful for such unwarranted grace but the ‘audio’ performing governor struts around like a Serf, an all conquering lord and master. His victory in the last election has done nothing but validate his sense of entitlement to the throne, however, wobbly he has made it. Obaseki does not see his victory as a mandate from the people, who now regret supporting his…

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