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Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro became President of the University  of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Students Union in the 1964/65 session, after he defeated Jude Emezie, an Igbo student, with 11 votes. Igbo students constituted the majority at UNN and Emezie was strongly backed by the out going president, Onyemanze Ejiogu. There was a third candidate, Secretary General  Francis Okolie. Igbo students chose Boro, an Izon man to lead them. Following the flawed Federal elections of 1964, UNN under the leadership of Boro took the Federal Government to court. Boro was First Plaintiff. Second Plaintiff was Emezie. Boro did not return to Nsukka after that. He chose to remain in Lagos. The next anyone heard of him was  leader, Niger Delta Volunteer Forces. In March 1966, he declared Niger Delta Republic, hoisting a flag and flaunting  a constitution.  Boro was tried by a Port Harcourt High Court presided over by Justice Phil Ebosie. Boro was defended by Godfrey Amachree. He was found gu...

Emotions were let loosed on Thursday when a widow, 49, Eorothy Dike and her son, Osinachi Ndukwe, wept openly as they begged for price reduction while their only vehicle bought at the rate of N1.8.million on hired purchase was being auctioned for N450,000. “I bought the bus at N1.8 million on hired purchase in 2021 and was plying Ijegun enroute Cele Expressway. “The bus was three months old and I had remitted N300,000 when I drove against traffic in Cele area and the bus was impounded. “Not only that, I was sentenced to three years imprisonment which I completed recently but before the completion, information reached me that my three years old daughter was ill due to lack of fund and before I completed the jail term, I got information that she had died. “I am here with my mother with the expectation that we will buy the bus at the rate of N50,000. Surprisingly,  the price was closed at N450,000 and we have 48 hours to complete the payment “We have sold most of our belongings to fee...