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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has filed a formal communication with the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The petition, obtained from another IPOB’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor’s Twitter handle, is targeted against Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over the killings in Obigbo in 2020 of IPOB members. The petition filed by Bruce Fein, international lawyer and spokesman for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, was addressed to the ICC Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, Information and Evidenced Unit, Office of the Prosecutor, Post Office Box 19519, 2500, CM The Hague, The Netherlands. Fein, in the submission, dated September 28, 2022, is asking the ICC to charge Governor Wike with genocide and crimes against humanity against Biafrans. The lawyer’s submission reads: “Submission of Bruce Fein, international lawyer and spokesman for Nnamdi Kanu, leader, Indigenous People of Biafra charging Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State Nigeria with consp

A question, 'Where is Tinubu?’ is trending on Twitter as tweeps wonder about the whereabouts of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The trend which blew up on Thursday has garnered thousands of tweets as of the time of filing this report. This question comes as the APC postponed its campaign council inauguration indefinitely while other political parties started their campaigns officially on Wednesday.  Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu tweeted, “My stance has never wavered and I pray to God it doesn’t. I am interested in Nigeria not the leaders. They are there to serve us. Where is Tinubu is trending. Same question I asked seven years ago of their then presidential candidate.” Penking said, "This is exactly how Buhari played hide and seek with us before the election until he won and ghosted all of us. Tinubu is planning to play the same card but Nigerians know better now. Election has commenced. Where is Tinubu?” "We started asking '

The National Examinations Council ( NECO ) has released the 2022 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(SSCE). It blacklisted 29 supervisors for allegee involvement in various malpractice offences during the just concluded examination. NECO Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the results on Thursday at the NECO Headquarters in Minna, said four schools were recommended for de-recognition for two years due to their involvement in mass cheating during the exercise. Details Shortly…

Some presidential candidates and chairmen of the 18 registered political parties have started arriving the International Conference Centre (ICC) for the 1st signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2023 general elections. The peace accord is organised by the National Peace Committee headed by former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. The initiative was conceived in 2014 in response to emerging threats occasioned by the 2015 general elections. Candidates at the ceremony about to kick off include vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Senator Kashim Shettima; presidential candidates of Action Alliance(AA) Omoleye Sowore and his New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPPC) counterpart Omoleye and Senator Rabiu Kwanwaso. The national chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullah Adamu, is also on seat for the occassion. More Details Shortly...

The Igbo People of Nigeria (IPN) has  condemned the ambush and subsequent murder of soldiers on a routine patrol at Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A statement by Anayo Mbakwe on Wednesday night described the incident as a national tragedy, barbaric and unacceptable. Mbakwe said the people of the southeast are known to be loving, welcoming and hospitable. He, however, said the latest turn of events, particularly in Anambra is a serious cause for concern. The Igbo group recalled the recent assassination attempt on the Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah at Nkwo Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area. And Mbakwe believes these two unfortunate incidents have striking similarities and are distasteful to humanity in general and in Igbo land in particular. He said killing of any sort, whether political, agitation or accidental is an act of terrorism and must not be condoned. He, therefore, called on security agencies to fish out the perpetrat

Group operating under the aegis of Center for Credible Elections and Reform, CCER has accused the Imo state governor, Chief Hope Uzodinma and the Department of Security Services, DSS in the state of abducting a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr. Felix Agu over the alleged exposure of electoral fraud in the state by the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP’s spokesman, Ikenga Ugochinyere. In a statement signed by the organization’s National Chairman, Comrade Uzo Kalu, the group alleged that the Department of Securiy Services, DSS in Imo State working in conjunction with the state governor abducted a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Imo State, Mr. Felix Agu for over 10 days and have kept him in solitary confinement without access to his family, lawyers, doctors and in absolute violation of his fundamental rights. It alleged that that following the revelation by the CUPP of the falsification of the voters register partic

Two planes crashed into each other while taxiing on Wednesday evening at the Heathrow Airport in London. Daily Mail reported that Heathrow emergency services rushed onto the tarmac after the collision. The airport management confirmed that the incident between two commercial passenger planes took place around 8pm, adding that no injuries were reported. The two planes involved are a Korean Air 777 plane, which “scraped into” an Icelandair 767 jet. The Korean Air flight Flight #KE908 was due to leave London at 19:35 to Seoul, Korea, Daily Mail added. However, a considerable damage was done to the Icelandair’s tail by the Korean Air’s wing, as a result of the collision. One passenger wrote on Twitter,”Pretty sure we scrapped another plane with our wing tip while taxiing. “We have been told that we are going back to the gate due to a technical issue. “But that was 15 minutes ago and we haven’t moved.” Another person who was also on board said there was “no apparent danger”, adding that “no

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has promised to end insecurity,  poverty and unemployment in Nigeria if elected in 2023. Obi made the promise at a rally organised by the Middle  Belt Forum on Thursday in Jos. The LP candidate, who also promised to address hunger, unemployment and corruption, said that he would promote quality of education at all levels and improve power supply. ”If you elect me as your president,  I will end provide security at all levels so that our people can go to farm and by so doing, the issue of food insecurity and hunger will be a thing of the past. ”We will create jobs for our teeming unemployed youth and end poverty. We will make our educational system functional and improve electricity supply. ”We will block all leakages and end corruption at all levels; our government will be a responsible one. We will not fail Nigerians. ”We want a new Nigeria and we are determined to make Nigerians happy again,” he said. Obi, however, advised the peop

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu earlier today received in audience, the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General Umar Musa. Major General Musa took over from Major General Taoreed Lagbaja who is now the GOC, 1 Mechanized Division, Kaduna. Abia is one of the states under the military jurisdiction of the 82 Division, Enugu and the GOCs work closely with the Governors of the states on security related issues. Upon assumption of office, the new GOC pays courtesy visits on the Governors of the states that are within the coverage of the Division as part of their familiarization tours of the Division. Governor Ikpeazu welcomed the new GOC and assured him of the usual cooperation of the Government and People of Abia State in the discharge of his current assignment.  The Governor informed him that Abia was substantially safe except for a few places especially around Umunneochi and Ohafia LGAs where there are pockets of security breaches and viole

Gunmen kill five soldiers, one civilian in Anambra. Gunmen have killed five soldiers and one unidentified civilian. The incident happened opposite one of the new generation banks in Umunze, Orumba South local government area. A source, who spoke with The Nation, the incident happened around 2pm on Wednesday. The soldiers, the source said, were in a Sienna vehicle when the hoodlums attacked them. The shooting sent panic to residents of the area. Anambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu told The Nation there was a shooting close to a bank in Umunze. He said the details had not been received, adding that the incident happened between 12-1.30 pm. He said the Command had deployed security operatives to secure the area, adding those responsible for such acts must regret it. One of the Senior Police Officers in the State, who pleaded anonymity, also confirmed the incident to The Nation.

The Labour Party’s #ObiDatti23 Forward Ever Rally scheduled to be held on October 1, 2022, suffered a setback on Wednesday as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the party and its supporters not to converge on the Lekki Toll-Gate. The court ruled that supporters of the Labour Party can pass through the Toll-Gate for its rally but must not converge on the facility. Presiding Judge, Justice Daniel Osiagor, also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, to ensure compliance with the order. Justice Osiagor made the order on Wednesday while ruling on a Motion for Injunction brought by 10 plaintiffs, including nine lawyers, who are asking the court to, among others, restrain the LP, its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, his running mate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, one Julius Abure and their loyalists from holding the rally. Last Friday, the court fixed September 28 for the hearing the Motion. The Judge fixed the date af

University of Calabar(UNICAL) management has dissociated itself from arrested kidnap kingpin,  John Ewa,  otherwise known as  John Lyon . The Registrar of the institution,  Mr. Gabriel Egbe,  in a statement released on Wednesday, September 28, asserted that John Ewa, arrested for kidnappings in Bayelsa State, was never a student of the university, nor did he graduate from UNICAL. This comes after multiple reports alleged that the suspect is a graduate of the University of Calabar. John Lyon’s Facebook bio also reads “Studied at the University of Calabar”. The school management in the statement urged members of the public to “discountenance any information linking Ewa to their prestigious university.” “The Management of the University of Calabar has described as fallacious, a news item making the rounds and linking their prestigious ivory tower to the recently arrested kidnapper, John Ewa”, a statement released by the register read in part. Meanwhile, apprehended suspected kidnap kingp

Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, aka  Tompolo , has deployed dozens of gunboats in Niger Delta creeks to fish out pipeline vandals, illegal refiners and illegal oil installations. The former commander of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta(MEND) recently won a N4.5bn monthly surveillance contract from the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company(NNPC) Limited to secure pipelines and oil installations in Delta and some parts of Bayelsa and Rivers states. Despite the controversies that trailed the contract, Tompolo, it was gathered, has concluded his groundwork and commenced operations. A source said dozens of speedboats and gunboats comprising operatives of the Navy, Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) embarked on their first operation on Monday. He said the joint operation had over 1000 youths that accompanied the armed operatives on their first assignment in the creeks. He said the youths involved in the operat

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said the Igbos can only become President after he must have completed his tenure. Atiku also vowed to prioritise developmental projects in Southeast and other regions when elected, saying that any project in any State is a favour to Nigeria. Atiku, who was addressing Southeast PDP stakeholders in Enugu on Tuesday, said: "I am the stepping stone for Igbos to become President of Nigeria". The PDP candidate, who maintained that he would win the 2023 presidential polls, said his great relationship with the Igbos would continue until they assume the presidency after his tenure. "I've had close relationship with the Igbos and this influenced my choices of Senator Ben Obi and Mr. Peter Obi as my running mates in my two previous outings as presidential candidate. Again, I have chosen another great Igbo here (Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa) for the third time as my running mate. "I have three Igbo chi

Abia  Governor Okezie Ikpeazu  has shunned the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Atiku Abubakar during a visit to the Southeast. Atiku visited the Southeast stakeholders in Enugu with only Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in attendance. Ikpeazu was conspicuously missing as the presidential candidate met with other candidates of the party in the region. The meeting, which commenced around 1.30pm, was attended by the newly appointed chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara; national secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; governorship candidates of the party in Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi States and some senatorial and House of representatives candidates. Ikpeazu, who is a staunch ally of the Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, was believed to have been absent from the meeting following the unresolved issues trailing the presidential primary election of the party. Wike’s allies, who have been sympathetic to his cause, had vowed not to be part of the

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Tuesday, arrived Enugu State for a meeting with South-East stakeholders. This was revealed via Atiku's Twitter handle. He said, “It feels great landing in Enugu for my meeting with PDP stakeholders in the South-East.” Stay with us for full details..

Disc jockey, Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has announced that she has completed her masters programme at the University Of Oxford. Cuppy revealed this via her Twitter handle on Tuesday. She wrote; “Got my thesis result, which classifies my MSc degree. I didn’t get a Merit or a Distinction, but I PASSED!!! After a tough year, I can officially say I am now a graduate from #UniofOxford 🎓And I am bloody proud of myself. To God be the glory! 🎊👩🏾‍🎓🎉," she tweeted.

It was reliably gathered that the gunmen stormed the area in two Lexus Jeeps and one Toyota Sienna bus around 7:25am. There is apprehension in Enugu metropolis as unidentified gunmen attacked a Nigerian Army checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu along Amechi-Agbani road in Enugu South local government area of Enugu State. SaharaReporters reliably gathered that the gunmen stormed the area in two Lexus Jeeps and one Toyota Sienna bus around 7:25am. They reportedly opened fire at the combined team of the Nigerian police and the military.  Although, the number of casualties was still sketchy, sources said that all the soldiers and policemen at the checkpoint were killed. Some unconfirmed reports also said that three soldiers and two policemen were killed in the attack while three soldiers escaped with various degrees of injuries. Motorists and residents nearby were reported to have scampered for safety as there was heavy shooting between the hoodlums and security operatives. Motorists plying the road

Shareholders of Sterling Bank have approved to convert from a core banking business to a holding company. The bank’s board on Monday, September 26, 2022, announced that its shareholders agreed to transfer their investment into the HoldCo, which will become a parent company. The announcement comes one week after the bank convened a meeting of shareholders at the order of a court as part of the last key stages of the corporate reformation. The lender will become known as Sterling Financial Holdings Company when the transition is delivered, according to a regulatory filing seen by PREMIUM TIMES on the Nigerian Exchange Limited’s website. Embracing a holdco structure confers on Sterling Bank the leverage to make inroads into other sectors within financial services apart from commercial banking which its current license and those of many lenders in Nigeria do not allow. Such sectors, comprising pension; asset management; payments and fintech, are gaining appeal among banks and provide chanc

A United States Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China, officials said Monday. But it turned out the cruiser wasn't alone as it sailed about 86 miles north of Alaska's Kiska Island, on September 19. Two other Chinese naval ships and four Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer, were spotted in single formation, the patrol boat, known as a cutter called Kimball, discovered. The Honolulu-based Kimball, a 418-foot vessel, observed as the ships broke formation and dispersed. A C-130 Hercules provided air support for the Kimball from the Coast Guard station in Kodiak. The US Coast Guard disclosed the sighting on Monday in a press release. 'While the formation has operated in accordance with international rules and norms, we will meet presence with presence to ensure there are no disruptions to US interests in the maritime environment around Alaska,' Rear Admiral Nathan Moore, Seventeenth Coast Guard District