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Veteran Soldier Links Up With Nnamdi Kanu In Israel, Speaks On 1966 Military Coup. Colonel Emmanuel Nwobosi, one of the army majors that planned the first 1966 Military coup in Nigeria, has fully opened up on the issue 53 years after. The 80-year-old former soldier spoke on the coup in a broadcast made on January 15th, from Israel where the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) currently is. Below is the full text of the broadcast.  Dear Biafrans and Progressive Nigerians. I welcome you to this historic January 15th broadcast on behalf of all those who carried out the Januarv 15 Revolution in 1966. I bring to you a message of Truth and Freedom for It is only the truth that can set us free from the bondages of War and Propaganda, which we confuse as history. My name is Colonel Emmanuel Nwobosi I am 80 years old, It is time to be bold, I am too old to lie. I am not afraid to die. It is time to tell you why, we had to try. I am the last of the ...

Atiku Bags Endorsement Of Lagos, South East, South South And Arewa Women Groups (photos) The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, today, bagged the endorsement of South East, South South and Arewa women groups in Lagos. The cosmopolitan city has since come to be a home for all, with every ethnic group being represented. The women group who welcomed the wife of the aspirant, Mrs. Jennifer Douglas Abubakar and Margaret Peter Obi, rallied all available support for the women. The parley was hosted by Hon. Rita Orji, member representing Ajeromi/Ifelodun constituency in the house of Reps. This gathering is one of a kind, and a way that PDP get onward feedbacks from the grassroots on what they need in governance. The women who were clearly joyous, danced and hailed the candidacy of the PDP, as music and claps rent the air. Mrs. Abubakar in her speech reminded the women of Alhaji Atiku’s plan to devote 30% of roles in his government to women. It is c...

UNIUYO Student Loses His Fingers To Fireworks After It Exploded While He Was Still Holding It (Graphic Photos) A student of the University of Uyo has found himself in serious trouble after his fingers were blown off by fireworks. He is now in need of emergency surgery. According to reports, the young man was celebrating on the 1st of January when the accident happened. The fireworks was believed to have seven rounds but as the boy held it in his hand and lit it, it exploded on the first round. He is reportedly a final year student in the faculty of education, UNIUYO. See graphic photos below:  The student before the accident source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/uniuyo-student-loses-his-fingers-to.html

Wike sets up business grants for widows of war veterans PORT HARCOURT—Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has announced a N30 million business grant to widows and wives of fallen heroes and war veterans of the Nigerian Legion in the state. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike Speaking  during a  ceremony  to mark this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the courtyard of the Government House,  Port Harcourt, yesterday, Wike said the grant would help the women expand their businesses and cater for their families. The governor also announced a donation of N20 million to Rivers State Branch of Nigerian Legion, noting that the two donations will be effective after the legion make peace among their persons. The Armed Forces Remembrance Day was held at the Isaac Boro where Governor Wike inspected a guard of honour and released pigeons of peace. The governor, leaders of the state and service commanders laid wreaths at the tomb of the unknown s...

Elections: Mrs Buhari, APC governors’ wives urge women, youths to vote massively for APC Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, and wives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in the North-East on Wednesday called on women and youths to vote massively vote for the APC in the forthcoming general election. Aisha Buhari strikes 4+4 pose Mrs Buhari, who was represented by Wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, made the call alongside the governors’ wives at the APC North-East Women and Youths Town Hall meeting held in Bauchi. She also advised them to remember the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC , adding that there was a lot to be grateful for. “ The wife of the president has asked me to remind you of the good work done by the APC; there are many,for example ,feeding your children in schools . “Moreso,the farmers are benefiting from the Anchor Borrowers Programme and farmers who sell the foodstuff have been been making mon...

Buhari unaware of CJN Onnoghen’s trial until Saturday -Osinbajo Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari was unaware of plans to arraign Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), until Saturday evening. Osinbajo disclosed this on Wednesday at the third Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) conference in Abuja. According to him, Buhari never had any fact of financial misdemeanor involving the CJN until Saturday evening. The Vice President, however, described the development as a sad situation. He said, ”I feel very sad that is going on at all. “President Muhammadu Buhari, his whole approach is that, institutions should just do their work. I can tell by fact, that he did not know about this until Saturday evening,” the vice-president said. “He did not know that there will be any kind of arraignment till Saturday evening. He has said categorically don’t interfere with what the institutions are doing. Sometimes it...

UPDATED: 15 Persons Dead As Terrorist Attack In Nairobi Stretches To Day 2 (Photo) Nairobi terrorist attack (Photo: Baz Ratner) Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and sending workers diving under desks to escape an attack claimed by Somalia-based Islamist group al Shabaab. More than 12 hours after the assault began at Nairobi’s upscale 14 Riverside Drive complex, bursts of gunfire and blasts were heard in the area, undermining government assurances everything was under control. The shots rang out at around 3:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) as a group of around 150 workers was escorted from a building where they had sought refuge. Many more remained inside and some needed first aid for gunshot wounds, a first responder told Reuters. By 1 a.m. local time, 15 bodies had arrived at Chiromo Mortuary and more were expected, an attendant told Reuters. Identification papers indicated that 11 w...