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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday warned that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, must not die in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. IPOB issued a warning, demanding Kanu’s unconditional release, saying his death would be a trigger that would consume Nigeria. Emma Powerful, the spokesman for IPOB, accused the Nigerian government of a planned systematic murder of Kanu using the instrumentality of the judiciary. In a statement signed by Powerful, IPOB claimed that Kanu’s health has deteriorated inside the detention facilities, adding that the DSS has been using experimental drugs and practices for his serious…

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. WAEC commenced migration from traditional paper-based examinations to Computer-Based examinations for its private candidates’ examinations. A statement by WAEC made available to Chronicle NG added that the novel CB-WASSCE entailed using a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer. The computer provided real-time answers to the multiple-choice questions, while the candidates received booklets with answers to the essay and practical test questions. The examination took place from Wednesday, January 31, to…

Barely one week after the Nigeria Customs Service reopened the Illela land border between Nigeria and the Niger Republic, the government of the neighbouring country reopened its border in Konni for operations on Friday. A source, Nuhu Samaila, from Konni, in the Niger Republic, who briefed newsmen, said the border was declared open at exactly 12:00 pm on Friday. He applauded the decision of the leadership of the country, the military junta, who gave a listening ear to the yearnings of the people by ensuring the border was open. “It is a commendable effort, at least by the government, to…

Nigerian First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has berated rich citizens in the country for showing a lack of empathy for the plights of the poor among them. The former lawmaker said this in an interview with Arise News, in which she blamed rich Nigerians for preferring to spend huge amounts of money on parties to render help to their neighbours in need. She said, “Nigerians can help each other; the rich are doing parties and all that; why don’t we use the money to help their neighbours? “Until we can really get on our feet, those are the things we…

Commuters on Thursday feared that gridlock may return to the Lagos-Ibadan expressway as construction resumed around the Long Bridge section of the road. Commuters heading towards Lagos had to slow down from the Warewa section of the road en route to the Long Bridge, the report said. On the road, there were also active construction workers and machines. A commercial driver, who identified himself as Baba Jide, while travelling towards Mowe, said it was likely that gridlock could build up by the time he would be returning to Lagos. “With what I’m seeing, they are already dividing the road; gridlock…

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has advocated comprehensive and transparent electoral reforms that respect and uphold the electoral decisions of citizens, rather than deferring to election tribunals to determine election outcomes. He also expressed optimism that a transparent, unambiguous, and fraud-free leadership selection process would yield credible leaders through free and fair elections. Mutfwang stated this at the annual colloquium with the theme “Electoral Judicial Reforms: Imperatives for Nigeria’s Democracy, Governance, Leadership, and Selection Process, “organised by the Haske Satumari Foundation in Central Business District, Abuja. The governor, who gave the keynote address, titled ‘The Imperatives for Electoral and…

President Bola Tinubu has admitted that Nigerians are facing insecurity and economic challenges. Tinubu, however, assured that those challenges would not defeat Nigerians. He spoke last night at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while hosting National Assembly members for Iftar to break Ramadan fast. Tinubu commended the Armed Forces for their sacrifice and vowed to uphold Nigeria’s sovereignty. He said, “Yes, we are challenged. Security challenges around us, our armed forces are trying, but we will not allow them to undermine the integrity and value of our armed forces. Olugbile Holloway: Tinubu appoints new DG for Museum Commission “We will…

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, controversial Islamic cleric, has condemned the list of ‘terrorist financiers’ released by the federal government on Tuesday. The Nigerian government, through the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), uncovered 15 entities that have been financing terrorism operations in the country. Top on the list, according to reports, was Gumi’s ally and Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu, who is currently being tried by the Federal Government for allegedly aiding the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train in March 2022. A post released on X on Monday by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Media Aide, Bashir Ahmad, reads: “The Federal Government has…

Lagos pedestrians with heavy luggage must now pay a N100 levy before they can access the Yaba pedestrian bridge. A viral clip on Instagram by Guardian Nigeria on Wednesday showed a thug, on two separate occasions, blocking the access of two women carrying loads from climbing the bridge until they paid the N100 levy he demanded. However, the video also showed other pedestrians without loads having unhindered access to the bridge. The video was shared with the caption, “In Yaba, Lagos State, individuals are imposing a fee of N100 on pedestrians carrying loads to use the pedestrian bridge, coinciding with…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, to relax summons on heads of ministries, departments, and agencies so they could concentrate on their duties. Tinubu’s statement came on the heels of the lower legislative committee on public accounts’ threat to obtain an arrest warrant against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Yemi Cardoso for failing to honour several invitations from the House to answer queries on alleged revenue leakages and a claim that revenue sourced through Remita for the Treasury Single Account was not being remitted. At the Iftar feast to break Wednesday’s…