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Yoruba Summit Communique The Ibadan Declaration: Communique of Yoruba Summit held in Ibadan on September 7, 2017 at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo State Preamble Leaders and people of Yoruba nation met in a solemn gathering at the Lekan Salami Stadium,Adamasingba Ibadan to deliberate on the restructuring agenda and the future of Nigeria, The […]

Yoruba leaders from all walks of life have declared that the only agenda supported by the Yoruba nation is a return to the regional administration as practiced by the founding fathers of Nigeria, where all regions are empowered to govern their people and control their resources at their own pace. In a 16-point communique, which […]

hen Bayo Omoboriowo, the restless personal photographer of President Muhammadu Buhari barged in on the president requesting to have his picture taken as he watched the match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun, it certainly didn’t occur to him that he was opening a window to the world on […]

ver 134 suicide bombings have occurred since 2009 when Boko Haram unleashed a campaign of terror on Nigeria’s northeast region. According to research by Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and Yale University, at least 244 of the 338 attacks since 2011 where gender is identifiable, have been young girls under the age of 7 […]

his piece was motivated by a number of related events around Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB): (a) The number of crowds he commands since his release from detention – whenever he goes in Igboland. And these were not rented crowd! (b) The photo of Nnamdi Kanu’s feet being kissed, apparently […]

The Bishop of Calabar Diocese, Anglican Communion, The Rt. Rev. Tunde Adeleye, has warned that Nigeria will crash if the agitation for restructuring is ignored. Punch reports that Adeleye, who gave the warning in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 during a chat with journalists, said his position was not a prophecy but […]

The Plateau Police Command has confirmed 19 persons killed and five others injured in an attack on Ancha village, Bassa Local Government, on Friday, September 9, 2017. Its commissioner, Peter Ogunyanwo, who briefed newsmen on Friday in Jos, said that preliminary investigation had indicated that the attack was carried out by Fulani gunmen. “We are […]

Six policemen in Abia command have been dismissed for negligence of duty and their role in the escape of suspects in custody. The commissioner of police in Abia, Leye Oyebade, said they were particularly dismissed for their scandalous role in the escape of a number of suspects in custody. Oyebade told journalists on Friday, September […]

Arrangements have been concluded for the official opening of the second plenary session of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Jalingo to hold on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Chairman, local organising committee (LOC) of the conference, Rev. Fr. Henry Vakkai, told journalists on Saturday in Jalingo that the planning committee for the conference […]

With the dust yet to settle over her BBC Hausa Service interview in which she declared her support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan, has also revealed that Buhari had told his party members before the 2015 elections that he would only seek one term in office. […]

Paveway 11 guided bombs, laser-guided rockets and infrared sensors are being sold to Nigeria by the United States government, along with the 12 Super Tucano fighter jets, expected to aid the military in ending the eight year-old Boko Haram insurgency in the north east. The details were published late August, 2017 in the US Federal […]

Stella Oduah, a senator from Anambra State, has debunked allegation that she bought a 1.2 million dollars house in England while she was Minister of Aviation, saying it is untrue. She said at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Thursday, September 7, 2017 that the allegation made in by Sahara Reporters […]