Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, was shut down on Monday as residents heeded the call for a sit-at-home protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had called for the exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. Schools, shops, banks and other businesses in […]

To make the police responsive, pro-active and effective in the face of a breakdown of internal security, the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment is considering a proposal that will tinker with the structure of the police. The committee resorted to adjustment of the structure because the members failed to agree on the proposal for state […]

Southeast governors yesterday urged residents to ignore the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had urged Ndigbo to stay home to protest the arrest and detention of its leader Nnamdi Kanu. It said the 6am to 6pm shutdown would be observed every Monday “until Kanu is freed”. But there appears […]

Enugu State Police Command has warned trouble makers and enemies of public peace to steer clear of the state or face the full wrath of the law. The command also reiterated its resolve to collaborate with security agencies and peace-loving citizens to adequately provide public security and safety, enforce and maintain law and order in the state. This is […]

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, has dismissed reports he disobeyed the directives of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congresses. On the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, Osinbajo had convened a meeting of senior lawyers within the APC on July 30 with a view […]

Palpable anxiety prevails in South Eastern states over the sit-at-home order handed down to the people of the South-East by the Indigenous People of Biafra as the pro-Biafra group and IPOB leader’s brother disagreed on the directive. IPOB, had penultimate week, threatened a weekly lockdown of the South-East geopolitical zone from Monday, August 9, 2021 […]

Elder statesman and Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark Some threaten peace, others urge calm The people of the Niger Delta region had hoped the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), would assuage their burden, having borne pains of oil exploration and exploitation for many years, to give a commensurate share due to […]

NLC says slight product price adjustment won’t improve electricity supply Issues Dec deadline for N15 energy tariff reduction The Federal Government has announced an N250 billion intervention fund to expand gas utilisation in the country. Although the most populous black nation has over 206 trillion standard cubic feet of gas reserves, product utilisation remains dismal, […]