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IPOB Not Funded Through Sports Betting – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ejimakor Replies FG

IPOB leader, Mazi Nnnamdi Kanu and his lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor
Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday, reacted to reports that the group is funded through sports betting and crowd-funding. He described such claims as false and laughable. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, had revealed that global crowdfunding, online transactions, and sports betting fund terrorist organizations in Nigeria like Boko Haram, ISWAP, IPOB, bandits, and other such groups. In its newsletter, NFIU revealed how IPOB and Eastern Security Network, ESN, received funds through affiliates in 22 countries that have registered at least 27 entities under the group’sRead More

PDP Mobilises Senators To Block Buhari’s Aide’s Confirmation As INEC Commissioner

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday rallied its members in the Senate to block the confirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, as aRead More

N’Assembly Minority Caucus Dismisses Threat Of Arrest, Asks Nigerians to Continue To Use Twitter

National Assembly
The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives Wednesday dismissed threat by the Federal government to arrest and prosecute Nigerians using twitter, calling on Nigerians toRead More

North Central Leaders To Hold Security Summit, Reject Calls For Secession

North Central geo-political zone
Stakeholder, including top politicians, religious and traditional leaders from the North Central geo-political zone will soon meet in Abuja to proffer solutions to the myriad of security problems facing theRead More

House Probes Twitter Ban, Summons Lai Mohammed

House of Representatives
decries nationwide killings The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Communication, Justice, Information and Culture, and National Security and Intelligence to immediately commence investigation into the circumstances leadingRead More

Twitter Ban: House PDP Members Stage Walkout At Plenary

House of Representatives
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday staged a walkout at the plenary after the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, ruled their prayer callingRead More

NUJ Decries Calls For Nigeria’s Disintegration

Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has decried ongoing calls for the disintegration of the country, even as it rolled out plans to fortify the unity of Nigeria. Addressing aRead More

Ayade Visits Buhari, Accuses External Bodies Of Backing Secessionist Agenda

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, yesterday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, with an allegation that external bodies are fanning the embers of disunity in NigeriaRead More

Anambra: Soludo, Seven Others Jostle For APGA Guber Ticket

All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)
As the race for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election gets intense, eight aspirants have bought their nomination forms to contest in the primary elections on the platform ofRead More

We Handed A United Nigeria To Buhari, PDP Replies APC

APC vs PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has said it handed over a united and stable Nigeria to the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is in response toRead More

Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Middle Belt Seek National Conference To Birth New Constitution

Leaders from the Middle Belt and the South
Say dialogue, restructuring only ways to address Nigeria’s challenges The leadership of major socio-cultural groups from Southern and Middle Belt part of Nigeria yesterday charted a new path for theRead More