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Ohaneze warns that Ipob's one month sit-at-home protest will lead to a bitter clash with federal government

PAN-cultural Igbo association Ohanaeze Ndigbo has warned that the proposed month-long sit-at-home protest being planned by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob)  could lead to a serious clash between the people of the southeast and the federal government.

 

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Britain deploys naval patrol ship HMS Trent to West Africa to help combat growing piracy

BRITAIN has deployed a naval patrol ship identified as HMS Trent to Nigeria to assist the country in its efforts to  tackle maritime and other security challenges it is facing as piracy rages out of control in the Gulf of Guinea.

 

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Nigerian travelling to the UK have to remain in isolation for seven days for the foreseeable future

NIGERIANS travelling to the UK will still be isolated for seven days for the foreseeable future as the British government yet to comprehensively review Nigeria’s vaccination certification programme.

 

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Pandora Papers reveals that ex-aviation minister Stella Oduah bought four London properties while in office

NIGERIA'S former aviation minister Senator Stella Oduah has been unveiled as one of those politicians who secretly acquired four properties in London during her tenure in office according to the recently-released Pandora Papers.

 

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Senate clears EFCC board nominee despite him starting primary school before he was born

CONTROVERSY has dogged the recent constitution of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) board of directors after one of the nominees just conformed by the senate is found to have started primary school before he was born.

 

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10 things we could do over the next two years to revitalise Nigeria and recreate the buzz that existed in October 1960

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Get the federal government to buy the rights to the Volkswagen Beetle. Then enter into a pact with Innoson Motors where the government owns 25% of a joint venture that manufactures electric Beetles. Make Nigeria the world’s largest manufacturer of such vehicles

[2] Build the world’s largest wind farm along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline stretching from Calabar to Badagry 

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Ghanaian authorities detain Nigerian lawmaker after Buhari accuses them of sponsoring terrorism

GHANAIAN authorities recently detained a member of Nigerian House of Representatives in response to a warning from President Muhammadu Buhari that a member of the National Assembly is financing a secessionist movement in the country.

 

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Arewa Youth Consultative Forum warns Ipob to steer clear of Middle Belt groups

NORTHERN pressure group the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned the  Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to desist from calling on cultural groups in the Middle Belt to join it in its protests.

 

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Buhari assures South Sudan that Nigeria is on standby to assist them with security assistance

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has told the government of South Sudan that it can always rely on Nigeria to help solve its internal insecurity problems as the country is always there to assist it with its aim of achieving political and economic stability.

 

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Super Eagles dream for Tammy and Tomori looks set to end after Southgate calls them up

NIGERIAN-born duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori may have seen any lingering hopes of them featuring for the Super Eagles evaporate after England manager Gareth Southgate invited them to camp for this month's World Cup qualifiers.

 

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