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Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, says he could end the agitation for the sovereign state of Biafra if given the mandate. Bamgbose noted that the agitation, dated back to 1967 during the Biafran war is still very much alive and shaking the foundation of the country According to the lawyer, the struggle, which is now being spearheaded by Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is legitimate being that the group is crying out over marginalisation. He noted that the agitation is a product of injustice, illegality, insecurity, bad governance, repression and dictatorship, adding that it is not out of place if these anomalies are prevalent in a society. Speaking with DAILY POST on Tuesday, the legal practitioner noted that in 2015, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari agitated for a change, adding that they felt that the government of Goodluck Jonathan was not good enough and protested and the...

Internet access was cut across Ethiopia on Tuesday amid national protests over the shooting death of singer and activist Hachalu Hundessa. Hachalu, a prominent figure in the Oromo ethnic group, was shot Monday night at the Gelan Condominiums area of the capital Addis Ababa, according to state broadcaster EBC citing the Addis Ababa police commissioner, Getu Argaw. On Tuesday, images of protesters in the capital and in Oromia region circulated on social media and the US Embassy in Ethiopia released a security alert saying the embassy was "monitoring reports of protests and unrest, including gunfire, throughout Addis Ababa." Demonstrators also protested the singer's death in front of the US embassy, the alert said, describing the situation as "volatile at this time." A blanket shutdown Netblocks, an internet-monitoring NGO,  reported that internet  "has been cut across most of Ethiopia from just after 9am local time on Tuesday." Ethiopia's government ...

Buhari Osinbajo flag-off Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline project President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday led top government officials to flag-off the construction of a 614km  Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano  Gas Pipeline Project. Buhari and Osinbajo attended the ceremony virtually from the State House, Abuja. Also in attendance at the event were Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation aims to complete the $2.59bn project in two years. It said the construction phase of the 40-inch by 614km pipeline project would boost domestic gas utilisation.