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The Indigenous People of Biafra has promised to deal with some miscreants in the South-East region, who are enforcing the already cancelled Monday sit-at-home order.  The secessionist group had on July 30 ordered a sit-at-home in the region.                              It threatened to shut down economic activities in the region, adding that violators of the order would be visited with violence. On August 9, IPOB started the enforcement of the lockdown. The sit-at-home order is to protest against the arrest and detention of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. However, on August 13, IPOB stated that the Ghost Monday would no longer hold every Monday based  on the directive from its leader, Kanu who said it should be observed only on the day he appears in court.  Despite the suspension, the majority of South-East residents still observe the order, shunning business  and commercial activities. The develop...

 Former works minister and senator, Seye Ogunlewe has spoken on why he abandoned the PDP to join the All Progressives Congress and why it has been difficult for his former party to topple Bola Tinubu’s control of Lagos.                                               Tinubu and Ogunlewe In an interview, Ogunlewe said PDP does not exist in Lagos, as its leaders are often caught hobnobbing with Tinubu.“In Lagos State, there is nothing like PDP”, he said. “The leadership is corrupt. They would make noise today on the television, tomorrow they are dining with the man. Believe it or not, many politicians and even those that are politically minded know what I’m saying.People have seen it, they have witnessed it that these PDP people make noise that when election comes they will perform magic because they want to get money,...

 No fewer than 31 suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The Head, Media and Publicity of the Command, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, said the suspects were arrested on Sunday, September 12, 2021, in two separate locations in Benin sequel to actionable intelligence. According to him, “Among those arrested are suspected fraudsters who, a few weeks ago, were seen in a viral video standing on top of their cars and throwing bundles of Naira notes into the air at a popular Plaza in Benin City. “They had embarked on a similar mission at the same venue on Sunday before they were intercepted by operatives of the Commission at the exit. The other suspects were arrested at their hideout in Benin City. Uwujaren gave the names of the arrested suspects as: Essien Sunday, Joseph Nwosu, Samuel Victor, Abdurahman Abudulahi, Uwaifo Destiny, Osaro Osarere, Favour Oleye, Smart Okunvobo, Oduwa ...

 Ola Ibironke, popular music promoter and Captain of Ibadan Golf Club (IGC), is dead.                                             The Late Ola Ibironke Popularly called ‘Dudu Heritage, Ibironke reportedly died suddenly on Sunday night in Ibadan. Witnesses said he suddenly developed heart attack at the Golf Club, while holding a meeting. Efforts to revive him failed. He was confirmed dead in the hospital He was last seen in a trending video at Radisson Blu hotel in Lagos, exchanging banters with Wasiu Ayinde KWAM 1 and Dele Momodu. Ibironke, about 61, married popular Nollywood actress, Bimbo Oshin in 2005. He is survived, apart from his wife and children, by his mother who is 81 years-old. Ibadan Golf Club issued a statement Monday expressing shock. “We are shocked by the sudden demise of our Captain, Mr. OLA IBIRONKE. The Co...

The abducted pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, Maradun council of Zamfara State have been freed. They were abducted from the school on September 1. Governor Bello Matawalle announced their release after the Commissioner of Police Ayuba Elkanah presented the pupils to him at Government House, Gusau, on Sunday.A number of measures have been taken by the authorities to ensure the North-west is safe. While the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ordered telecommunications providers to suspend services in Zamfara, some governors ordered the closure of markets from where bandits could get food supplies. A week ago, a student who escaped the bandits’ camp, narrated how they were given a bottle of water for 70 of them to share. APC chieftain in the state Alhaji Abdullahi Shinkafi has applauded security agents for rescuing the released pupils. The governor said the state government in collaboration with the security agencies were strategising to secure life  and property...

  • NARD leadership, Ngige meet The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday said it was sidelined by officials of its parent body, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), at Friday’s meeting with President Muhammad Buhari. A 16-man delegate of the NMA met with President Buhari last Friday on a  major issues in the Health sector, particularly the current strike by the resident doctors. The President urged them to call off the strike, assuring them that his administration would offset all the debts it owed them. Aside from insisting that the strike would continue, the NARD told The Nation that there seemed to be a deliberate attempt by the NMA to sideline it. But the NMA debunked NARD’s claims that it was sidelined, saying since it was a visit to the President, there was not enough space to accommodate all affiliate members of the association. A source at the meeting, who spoke in confidence with LIS News , said: “We had a meeting with the Ministry of Labour and...

There were strong indications on Monday that bandits fleeing the military onslaught in Zamfara State were moving to states in the South. Top security sources, who confided in LIS News , said security agents in other states had been alerted to be on the lookout for the fleeing bandits. It was also gathered that the South-West states had put the regional security outfit, Amotekun, on the alert following intelligence reports that bandits being dislodged from Zamfara State were fleeing southwards. The Amotekun Corps commanders in Ekiti, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states, in separate interviews with LIS News , stated that residents of the states had been told to be vigilant and guard against infiltration by the fleeing hoodlums. They said this as gunmen invaded the Kabba Correctional Centre in Kogi State, where they freed 240 inmates and killed two soldiers. In Kaduna State, suspected herdsmen attacked Peigyim village in the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state and killed 12 p...