Anambra Poll: IPOB Cancels 'Sit-At-Home', Supports Governorship Election

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has on Thursday announced the cancellation of its sit-at-home order scheduled to commence on November 5, 2021, in the South East, supporting the governorship election in Anambra State. The separatist group has earlier declared a sit-at-home in effort to discourage residents of Anambra from exercising their franchise in the November 6 governorship election in the State.

Just In: 21-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

A 21-Storey building located on Gerard Road, upmarket Ikoyi in Lagos has collapsed on Monday. Residents of the area have gathered around the building to assist in any way they can. The collapsed structure is said to be a building still under construction.

Jeff Bezos Lauds President Buhari’s Climate Change Program

American billionaire, entrepreneur, and investor, Jeff Bezos, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari climate change agenda and his role in restoring degraded lands in the country. The billionaire who joined the President alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Prince Charles and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at a COP 26 side event described the restoration as exemplary.

Nigerian Troops Neutralize Biafra National Guard Fighter In Abia

Troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn in the South East have neutralized one of the Biafran National Guard gunmen. The incident happened on Thursday when the gunmen attacked the troops’ location at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. A statement by Director, Army Public Relations, Brig-gen Onyema Nwachukwu said, “The assailants, who were heavily armed and conveyed in several vehicles opened fire on the troops’ location, but were met with stiff resistance by the troops.