The Biafra Republic Government in Exile has removed Simon Ekpa as its Prime Minister and appointed Ogechukwu Nkere as his replacement, a statement issued on Thursday confirmed. According to the announcement, Nkere was unanimously chosen by members of the BRGIE cabinet on January 14, 2026, following Ekpa’s continued detention in Finland. “Ogechukwu Nkere was unanimously elected to serve as Prime Minister, succeeding Simon Ekpa Njoku, who was relieved of his position by the cabinet,” the statement read. He has been acting Prime Minister since December 2024 after Ekpa’s arrest and detention overseas. Before then, he held the financial portfolio within…
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A wedding celebration turned tragic in Kayari village Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State when a long standing family dispute spiralled into violence leaving one person dead and several others wounded. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the deadly altercation took place around 6.30pm on January 13 at the residence of one Wakili Sumaye where members of the Manu and Ibrahim families reportedly descended into a fight. The confrontation which began as a war of words escalated into a full blown melee with rivals allegedly wielding cutlasses and attacking one another. Four men identified as Abdullahi Manu 30 Adamu…
Indian police have arrested two Nigerian men in Pune for allegedly killing a compatriot during a heated brawl over a woman, reports from India Today have revealed. The suspects, identified as 31-year-old Chukwudi Okafor and 34-year-old Samuel Eze, were accused of beating their friend, Emeka Christian, to death in the Pisoli-Phursungi area in the early hours of Monday. The deceased, a 40-year-old garment trader, was legally resident in India with a visa valid until 2027. According to local reports, he had joined the suspects and others at the flat of a Nigerian woman for a late-night gathering on Sunday. Police…
A defence witness on Thursday alleged that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempted to compel his client to implicate embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in the multibillion-naira corruption case currently before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Testifying in a trial-within-a-trial ordered by Justice Rahman Oshodi, lawyer to the second defendant, Nnamdi Offial, claimed EFCC officials offered inducements to his client, Henry Omoile, to secure statements tying Emefiele to alleged fraudulent transactions. Emefiele and Omoile are jointly standing trial over alleged acceptance of gratification, corrupt receipt of property, and conferring undue advantages on associates, contrary to…
The Kano State Police Command says it has intercepted consignments of suspected explosive components and drugs in two separate intelligence-driven operations across the state, leading to the arrest of a prime suspect. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed the breakthroughs on Thursday in a statement issued on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori. Kiyawa explained that the clampdowns were executed in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to tighten intelligence gathering and strengthen proactive policing nationwide. According to the statement, officers attached to the Rijiyar Lemo Division raided a…
A Principal of Sapele Technical College, Sapele, Delta State, Mrs Rosemary Itawansa, has been removed from her position over alleged unauthorised farming and timber milling activities reportedly taking place on the institution’s premises. The Delta State Ministry of Technical Education ordered her immediate redeployment to its headquarters in Asaba following a monitoring exercise across schools to assess compliance with second-term resumption. According to findings from the inspection team, portions of the school compound had been converted for agricultural and wood processing use, in what officials described as grave abuse of office and violation of the purpose for which the land…
Fresh tension has gripped Turan District in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State following a renewed assault by suspected armed herders that left two farmers dead and several settlements deserted. The latest incursion, which occurred on Wednesday afternoon, reportedly began in Imande Avur and spilled into neighbouring Abande and Mbaikyor communities, triggering panic and mass displacement as residents fled to avoid further violence. The victims, identified as Elder Abur Alam and his son, Ikyaa, were said to have been attacked while working on their farmland. Locals described the duo as peaceful farmers who had no confrontation with anyone. A…
A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ambassador Omolade Oluwateru, has resigned from the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Oluwateru, who served as deputy governor to the late Dr Olusegun Agagu, announced his resignation on Thursday during the celebration of his 79th birthday organised by the Asiwaju Mandate Group in Akure, the state capital. The former Nigerian Ambassador to Uganda said his decision to quit the opposition party was informed by the “lingering leadership crisis” rocking the PDP at both the national and state levels, which he described as a lack of direction, foresight, and internal cohesion.…
….Gov Aiyedatiwa Commends Tinubu, Assures Full State Collaboration …..Says No Student Should Miss Tertiary Education By Precious Oluwole Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has expressed strong support for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) initiative, pledging that his administration would mobilise students across the state to take full advantage of the interest-free loan scheme. The governor gave the assurance on Thursday in Akure while receiving the management of NELFUND on a courtesy visit, as the agency commenced its first South-West visit of the year in Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa described the visit as timely and symbolic, thanking the NELFUND…
A university don, Prof. Sunday Olatunji, has argued that Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be made a compulsory course for all students in higher institutions across Nigeria, irrespective of their field of study. He also called on Nigeria and Africa to build an intelligent, inclusive and technologically sovereign future to elevate human potential through artificial intelligence. To achieve these goals, the Professor of Artificial Intelligence urged the nation and continent to: institutionalise capacity building for AI excellence; develop functional policy and ethical frameworks for responsible AI; build artificial intelligence literacy and workforce development; make AI a general course in all higher…