The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed a news report that it has suspended its sit-at-home order scheduled to start on Monday, August 9, 2021. IPOB had on July 30 ordered sit-at-home in the South-East every Monday, until Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
IGP recommends Abba Kyari for ‘immediate’ suspension
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has recommended the “immediate suspension” of the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, from the Nigeria Police Force. The recommendation states that DCP Kyari’s suspension will be on pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigations into his indictment for alleged involvement in a $1.1m
Catholics start reality TV show for talented youths
THE Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, on Saturday, unveiled a reality TV show aimed at providing youths in the country with the opportunity to launch and expand their creative careers. The Youth Chaplain of the Archdiocese, Reverend Father Johnsixtus Okonkwo, who noted that the show would have 20 persons from the six regions of the country
Abba Kyari indicted in Hushpuppi’s Brouhaha
Nigeria’s infamous suspected fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, who recently pleaded guilty in the United States, has narrated how he bribed Nigeria’s celebrated Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. According to the US Department of Justice, a criminal complaint initiated the prosecution of Hushpuppi in February as court documents ordered unsealed showed that Abbas,
Esther Chukwuemeka sets record as the youngest lawyer to be called to Nigerian Bar
Esther Chukwuemeka, a young girl who completed her secondary education at the age of 13, got denied of her university admission by ABSU because she was underaged, has now been called to the Nigerian Bar. See her amazing story as written on Facebook page by Emmanuel Almand Paragon Mbong. She’s currently 19years of age…. “AND
US lawmakers stop $875m defence equipment sale to Nigeria
United States lawmakers are holding down a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the Muhammadu Buhari regime’s human rights record as it grapples with multiple security crises. US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reportedly delayed clearing a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying
5 prospective corp members die enroute NYSC camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has confirmed the death of five prospective corps members who lost their lives in a fatal accident at about 2 am on Wednesday, along Abaji/Kwali Expressway. “The Director-General and Management condole with the governments and people of Akwa-Ibom and Imo States over the tragic incident that has left the
Mabel Divine International School, Nnewi makes Anambra Proud
Once again, Mabel Divine International School, Nnewi puts Anambra on the map. Jkcyno news gathered that Ifunanya Nwanego, a Student of Mabel divine international school Nnewi defeated over 200,000 students to win a grand price in the just concluded Turkish Mathematics Competition held in Abuja She was rewarded with a cash price of N400,000. Read
Germany To Return 7000 Benin Artefacts To Nigeria In October
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Germany will repatriate to Nigeria in October over 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom by the European country. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, announced this at the inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show exhibiting the nation’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals at the Cultural
CCTV footage showing 9year old girl burning Ebeano Supermarket (video)
A closed-circuit television footage showing how a young girl set fire to the multi-million naira shopping centre, Ebeano Supermarket Lokogoma, in the Federal Capital Territory, has gone viral. The PUNCH had, on July 17, reported that the supermarket was engulfed by fire, which lasted more than one day. The FCT Fire Service spokesman, Ibrahim Muhammad, had