Author: Michael Right

The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said the detained leader of, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s health condition has continued to deteriorate in the detention facility of the Director of State Services, DSS. Ejiofor stated this to newsmen in Owerri on Monday, after they visited Kanu, at the DSS, detention centre, in Abuja. He alleged that efforts made by his doctor Kanu, to address his medical issues were allegedly prevented by the DSS personnel. According to Ejiofor, “The Court-Ordered routine visit to our indefatigable Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has just been concluded, at…

There are strong indications that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, may be a beneficiary of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as some PDP governors and leaders are said to have pledged to work for him in the 2023 presidential election. It will be recalled that the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have been in a frosty relationship over demands to remove the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Also, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and a former Deputy National Chairman of the…

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Dr. Matthew Kukah, said has paid almost N30 million to bandits for the release of his abducted priests. Kukah added that he was faced with a fresh challenge of paying another N30 million to secure freedom for his nephew and a driver abducted “two days ago.” The Bishop stated this while speaking during a one-day “High-level forum on political communication and issue-based campaigns in the 2023 general elections” in Abuja. He also said Nigerians do not need a political messiah in 2023 but “someone who understands the situation of things” in the country. He said:…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 40 illegally parked trucks, tankers and trailers under bridges in the Costain/Iganmu axis. The exercise was conducted after a seven-day notice to remove such illegally parked and abandoned heavy duty vehicles had expired. The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bolaji Oreagba said that the enforcement operation was led by the Director of Operations (Headquarters) Mr. Peter Gbedemeje. He stated that appropriate charges would be brought against the owners and drivers of the seized vehicles in court. Residents reject resumption of tolling at Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge The LASTMA boss said that the…

Several flights have had to be rescheduled following the ongoing protest by students at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. NANS had made good their threat to shut down the airport over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). As early as 7: 00 am, the students who are members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), blocked the international airport causing gridlock on both ends of the airport. Later, the students moved to the domestic airport wing, causing a standstill situation along the airport and Mobolaji Bank Anthony roads leading to the local…

More than nine million people have been told to evacuate their homes as Japan is battered by one of the worst typhoons the country has ever seen. The storm has killed at least two people since it hit Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture, according to reporting from Reuters. One man was found dead in a car on a flooded-out farm, while another man died when his cottage was hit by a landslide. At least one person is missing, and almost 90 other storm-related injuries have been reported, according to Reuters. It hit Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, on Sunday…

Two persons identified as 10-year-old, Daniel and an adult, Baba Ajeri, were hit by stray bullets from the shooting range within the 2Division Nigeria Army at Odogbo in Ibadan, Oyo State. The two victims were said to have been rushed to the hospital inside the barracks and army medical personnel were said to be attending to them. Residents said the two of them were hit by bullets as the shooting continued on Friday. They said their buildings, especially roofs, had been damaged by a volley of bullets from the shooting range while many of them stayed indoors in order to…

Real Madrid and Chelsea have joined Liverpool and Manchester United in the race to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, from Borussia Dortmund next summer. (Sport – in Spanish) Liverpool could turn their attention to Wolves’ new Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, 24, should they fail in their pursuit of Bellingham. (UOL, via Mail) Paris St-Germain want Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, and Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 36, to renew their contracts. (AS – in Spanish) Manchester United want to sign Leicester City and Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans in the January transfer window. The 25-year-old is nearing the end of his contract at the King Power Stadium. (Fichajes via Leicester Mercury) Ziyech still want Chelsea exit Liverpool and Manchester United could battle it out…

A man was arrested after approaching the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from a long queue of mourners at Westminster Hall. According to the Metropolitan Police, he was taken into custody after being detained under the Public Order Act. According to a statement from the police, the incident in Parliament happened at around 22:00 BST on Friday. The live video feed of the Queen lying in state cut away for a brief period during the incident. Guard collapses while Queen Elizabeth II lies in state A statement from Scotland Yard said: “Around 22:00 on Friday 16 September officers from the…

The Catholic Church has admonished its priests to refrain from using the pulpit and their positions to push political narrative. The admonition is part of the resolution made at a gathering of the church’s clergymen concerning the 2023 election. The church also encourage every adult Nigerian to participate actively in the forthcoming election and not leave it to career politicians alone. In the nine-point resolution made at the end of the meeting between the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) and the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association of Nigeria (NCDPA) held at the Sacred Heart Pastoral Centre, Orlu, with the theme:…