The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has bragged in a new statement that Biafra movement cannot be eliminated regardless of persecutions. The IPOB leader who referred to the country as ‘Jihadist Zoo’ noted also that the collaborations between the Christians and Jewish cannot be silenced. According to him, the only way Biafra movement could be quashed is to ‘restore Biafra’. Kanu made the statement while reacting to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria over time. He took to his Twitter account to say, ”Let this be clear: No amount of PERSECUTION can eliminate the quest for #Biafra or…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has apologized for making new errors while confirming new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria in its previous report. The NCDC in a series of tweet on its verified official Twitter handle on Sunday, June 7, noted that it erroneously accredited seven new cases to Jigawa State. The agency, however, revealed that it has investigated the cases and discovered they are test results already confirmed in the previously reported cases. The agency again promised to remain committed in the discharge of its duties. The tweet reads; “Yesterday, we erroneously reported 7 new cases in r. Following further…
…Beneficiaries hail governor Obaseki, drums support for his re-election By Emeke Nwaoboli The Edo State government in collaboration with the Insured Good People (IGP) organization and the All Progressive Party (APC), Oghieka Zone, Benin City, Edo State has randomly distributed bags (10kg) of rice and beans as palliatives to over one hundred Edo State residents. The president of IGP, Comrade Edefe Osagie J. P noted that the bags of rice and beans were courtesy of the wake-and-see governor, Godwin Obaseki to help cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Comrade Osagie added that the bags of rice…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has picked Jay-Jay Okocha’s sizzling goal scored against Oliver Kahn as the most spectacular in the history of German football. The 46-year-old Nigerian legend scored the goal when he played for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlsruher during the 1992-93 Bundesliga season. The midfielder dribbled past a number of his markers, leaving them flat on the floor, before calmly slotting home past future World Cup finalist Kahn. The wonder goal was voted as Goal of the Season by many football magazines and popular German TV sports programme Sportschau. “Okocha scored the most spectacular goal in the history of…
Police have arrested a seven-year-old boy who is believed to be UK’s youngest dealer, caught trying to supply drugs. The child who cannot be charged as he is under the age of 10 was held for possession with intent to supply an unspecified narcotic. The boy from west Yorkshire was among a raft of kids held on suspicion of drug dealing last year, The Sun reports. 2,380 under-17s were arrested in 36 of 44 forces in England and Wales. Many were held on suspicion of dealing Class A drugs including heroin and cocaine. In London, 553 arrests were made –…
Late Vera Uwaila Omozuwa The police in Edo State have arrested one person suspected to know about the killing of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State. Vera was raped and killed inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God, Benin, while she was reading on May 27, 2020. Spokesperson for the Edo Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspect was arrested after an analysis of the fingerprint on the fire extinguisher used in hitting her was done. He added that the suspect was arrested within the neighbourhood where the act took place. He said,…
NCDC Boss, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The number of health workers who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased to 812. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this on Tuesday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 which held in Abuja. He explained that 29 officials of the NCDC were among the health workers who got exposed to COVID-19 in the line of duty. Dr Ihekweazu said, “We’ve had 812 healthcare workers infected; they are not just numbers. “Twenty-nine of these (people) work with the NCDC. They are people…
Delta State-born Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha popularly known by her stage name, Real Warri Pikin, is a Nigerian comedienne, an On-Air-Personality and a graduate of Political Science and Public Administration from Benson Idahosa University, Benin City. In this exclusive interview with Topflyers Magazine, she talks about her personality and admonishes the youths to be hard-working and optimistic. Excerpts: Can you tell us about yourself, who is Real Warri Pikin? I salute the great Nigerians and my country people. My name is Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha, popularly known as Realwarripikin. I am an actor, presenter, life coach, social media…
Three inmates and some officials of a correctional service in Aba, Abia State on Sunday hospitalized after an attempted jailbreak. The Nation gathered that it took the combined effort of police and the correctional service official to quell was what described as chaotic situation, with the inmates intent on breaking jail. The three prisoners, who were said to have sustained gunshot wounds, as well as the injured officials, were being treated at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, The Nation gathered. Spokesman of the correctional service, Abia State, Linus Ikpe, did not confirm the incident as he did not answer…
The Lagos State Government says it has successfully managed and discharged fifteen more recovered COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. This was revealed on Sunday via the Lagos State Ministry of Health official Twitter handle which noted that the recovered persons tested negative twice to the virus before their discharge. A breakdown of the figure shows that the recovered COVID-19 patients include nine females and six males. They were discharged from the Lagos State COVID-19 isolation centres in Yaba, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and Agidingbi, according to the tweet. A further breakdown reveals that nine of…
