Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor Human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invoke Section 305(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and declare a state of emergency in Benue State. This, he argued, is…
President Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that he will readjust his official schedule to visit Benue State on Wednesday, in the wake of the recent attack on the Yelewata community that claimed numerous lives. “I will adjust my programme and go see the Benue people on Wednesday,” Tinubu stated this on Monday…
A tragic incident occurred in Awka, Anambra State, on Sunday when a 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father, Inspector Okolie Amechi, with the officer’s service AK-47 rifle. The boy also unintentionally shot his sibling in the hand during the incident. In a statement released on Monday, the Anambra State Police Command, through its…
Yelewata community Prince Aondona Isaka Ornguga of Yelewata, Benue State, has narrated how he lost no fewer than 23 members of his family in the recent herdsmen attack on their community. Initially, in a post on his Facebook page, he stated that he had lost “over 15 members” of his family. However, he has now…
Sir Paul Nwosu By Our Correspondent A former Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Sir Paul Nwosu, has stated that it is a strategic error for the governments and people of Nigeria’s Southeast geopolitical zone to rely on the Federal Government for the region’s socio-economic advancement. In an exclusive interview with a TNC correspondent in…
