IPOB Trainer Nabbed In Armed Robbery

A 26-year-old alleged army deserter, Ebeje Nnamdi, suspected to be the trainer of members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested by Police in Anambra. Nnamdi was arrested alongside three others for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery in Iyi Oji area of Anambra on Wednesday.

President Buhari Returns To Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Abuja from his hometown of Daura in Katsina State, where he had spent the Eid-El-Kabir holidays. During his time at Daura, Buhari met behind closed doors with the President of neighboring Niger Republic, Muhammadou Issoufou on Monday.

FG Approves Privatisation Of Afam Power Plants

Nigeria’s National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved the commencement of the privatisation of Afam Power plants 1 to 5 in Rivers state. NCP chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the highest decision making body on policies relating to the privatisation and commercialization policies of the Federal Government.

In a kind of high-level, public show of disapproval, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the South African Acting High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Kenneth Pedro to explain the extra judicial killings of Nigerians resident in South Africa.

Einstein Foundation Names Ezekwesili, Adichie Among ‘100 Visionaries Of Our Time’

The Albert Einstein Foundation has selected Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, and Chimamanda Adichie, literary icon, among “the leading visionaries of our time”. The foundation chose the Nigerians and 98 other renowned figures from around the world in diverse fields of human endeavor as part of the centennial celebrations marking Albert Einstein’s ‘Theory of General Relativity’.

Biafra: Nigerian Killed In India

An argument over the desirability of Biafra by some Nigerians in India has been blamed for the death of one Chigozie, a 33-year-old who came to India with a student visa. Indian police in Bengaluru are already probing the death. The body of the Nigerian was found near the railway gate in Hennur, northeast Bengaluru, in the wee hours of Monday.