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  It is already public knowledge that the Nigerian Supreme Court has slated the 15th of December, 2023 as the day, it shall give its final judgement on the issue tabled before it, between the IPOB Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu vs the Federal government. Recall that two years ago, the Nigerian government abducted and extraordinarily renditioned the IPOB Leader from Kenya on false charges of committing treason against the Nigerian state, although a year later the Nigerian appellate court disagreed with the Federal government and went on to discharge, and acquit the IPOB Leader. However, since 13th October 2022, the successive Nigerian governments has refused to respect the decision of the lower court. Thus, continued to illegally detain and incarcerate the IPOB Leader till date, and then approached the supreme court to downswing the judgement of the appellate court. It is important to emphasize that the appeal court acted in line, with the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution as well a...

Njideka Akunyili Crosby, 40, is a talented visual artist and the daughter of the late Prof Dora Akunyili.  She is currently the most valuable Nigerian artist of all time, and among the most valuable female artists of all nationalities, with her work 'The Beautyful One' sold by Christie's in Nov 2022 for $4.74 Million.  The same work had sold for $3.075 Million in Mar 2017 (an increase of $1.7Million for the delighted collectors). A profit of $1.7 Million over 5 years is not moin-moin! 😆 Her 2nd most expensive work, 'Bush Babies', was sold for $3.375 Million in Mar 2018  by Sotheby's.  Her first work, an untitled piece, sold for $93.75K in Sept 2016.  2 months later, in Nov 2016, her work 'Drown', a work showing her reclining with her husband, smashed all expectations by selling for $1.1Million.  She has had 22 works sold at auction over the last 7 years with auction prices achieved ranging from $100K to $4.474 Million. In, 2016, Njideka Akunyili Crosby ...

10 Nations in Africa Have the Highest Life Expectancy Rates. The story of life is determined by its uncertainty. No one can fully predict how long they will live, and while the end point is unavoidable, the exact moment is still a complete mystery.     Other relevant posts: IF YOU ARE AN IGBO AND AT THIS JUNCTURE YOU DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR BIAFRA, THEN YOU ARE AS GOOD AS A WASTED SPERM! THE UNRECOGNIZED FORCE BEHIND THE STATISTICS. The Chief Impostor: The Criminal Agent in Finland Masquerading as IPOB Member The idea of life expectancy, a potent metric that provides a window into a population's general health and well-being, is at the centre of this mysterious story.   It measures the typical number of years a person born in a certain place may anticipate to live under current conditions, acting as a compass to lead us across the waves of existence. Importantly, even though they are unique to some nations, increases in life expectancy are an important indicato...

Anyone with a half brain who has been following the Indigenous People of  Biafra knows that the Criminal called Simon Ekpa was never an IPOB member let alone a leader, it even disgusts me to type the word "leader" against his name for that is far from his personality, character, and disposition. Simon is incapable of leading cows let alone Biafrans of all people, it is either he was born of mixed blood as it has been suggested in some quarters, and/or those who are daft enough to "follow" him are of unquestionable certainty not of pure Biafran blood for I know without any doubt that true and legitimate Biafrans are decerning people irrespective of age and educational credentials. Simon Ekpa's purported membership in IPOB : Before the one-time interview of the revered leader and commander in chief of the Armies of Biafra Mazi Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu upon the realization of the His Excellency Mazi Nnamdi Kanu that Simon Ekpa was not a member of IPOB by Oath,...

Shame to all the Igbos who still believe in the 1-Nigeria nonsense. You are not wanted in Nigeria and if you are an Igbo and haven’t recognized that then you are simply moronic. I don’t care who you are! The Igbo people are the only people in so-called Nigeria whose right to reside and work/do business in other parts of Nigeria is seen as a favor that can only be renewed with their blood and the destruction of their properties. Igbos are the only citizens in Nigeria that have no right to vote for their preferred candidate in any other part of Nigeria and if they dare do they are killed and their lives and means of livelihood are threatened further. And it is even more shameful when this archaic way of thinking is coming from the supposedly most educated or so-called most sophisticated tribe in Nigeria. They said Peter Obi was campaigning based on ethnicity, but when you fact-check you see the only group of people who are continuously campaigning not just on ethnic lines but with threat...

Over  120 anti-corruption civil society organizations have called for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for what they termed his alleged politicization of the agency, disobedience to court orders, and infringement on the human rights of Nigerians. The CSOs, in a petition on Tuesday, demanded that the EFCC chairman be sacked. There had been a series of protest rallies by CSOs calling for Bawa’s removal as EFCC helmsman. The CSOs had demanded that Bawa be sent to prison for contempt of court. Justice R.O. Ayoola of the Kogi State High Court had in a judgment on February 6 sentenced Bawa to prison for disobeying a November 30, 2022 court order. The judge directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje Prison. It was the second time that a court would order the imprisonment of the EFCC chairman for contempt. Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, ...

People are descending on South Sudan's capital, Juba, in order to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives on Friday. He will be traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo with a message of peace for the conflict-ridden country. The BBC met a group of Catholics who had walked for nine days from Rumbek - some 300km (190 miles) north-west of Juba. “When the spirit is with you, you do not get tired. We are here to get the blessings of the Pope. I am confident that with his blessings, things will change for this country,” one woman told the BBC.   South Sudan has been fractured by civil war and political instability since gaining independence in 2011. The Church is seen as a symbol of hope by many. It is where many sought refuge when war broke out. The people are confident that the pontiff's presence will change the tide for their country. “He is a prophet and whatever he prays in the next few days, while on our soil, will come to pass. Things will be different. We are going to be...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended deadline for the swapping of old naira notes till February 10, 2023. The CBN stated this in a release on Sunday. The apex bank said it added a 10-day extension of the deadline from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023, to allow for the collection of more old notes…” “10-day extension of the deadline from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023; to legitimately held by Nigerians and achieve more success in cash swap in our rural communities after which all old notes outside the CBN lose their Legal tender Status. “Our CBN staff currently on mass mobilization and monitoring together with officials of the EFCC and ICPC will work together to achieve these objectives. “A 7-day grace period, beginning on February 10 to February 17, 2023, in

It will be recalled that the CBN on October 26, 2022, had announced its plan to redesign the three banknotes. The president subsequently unveiled the redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes on November 23, 2022, while the apex bank fixed a January 31 deadline for the validity of the old notes. But the supposed President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Saturday said the naira redesign is not meant to target innocent citizens but corrupt persons and terror financiers hoarding illicit monies. This is as calls from various quarters have poured in pleading and demanding with the apex bank to shift grounds and extend the deadline in order to allow Nigerians more time to return their old notes to deposit money banks, better known as commercial banks. T he presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, was one of the latest persons to plead with the CBN for an extension of the deadline, saying as much as the policy was welcomed; a slight extension would ease ...

Who is that FORCE? Unrecognized by who? Why? and Why Now not Latter? In Africa it is a common practice to wait until one is dead then we can eulogize them when we could as well as give them the deserved tributes when they are still breathing. why should I wait for some 70 years from now to do what I could have done yesterday? What is the assurance that I would be there when that time comes? Let us cultivate the habit of "now or never!" As I reflect upon one of the great and noble one, the man whose work and work ethic has left the mouth of many waging and wonder, how does he do it? This fast? The organization within which he works, obviously could not be perfect as none is but could have done better when he was wrongly accused and had his image dented among those who never knew him nor his work. People from all classes were crucifying him without asking the right question, some are doing so based on perception, others out of ignorance, some out of the pain ...

  The Supreme Court of Kenya has ruled that spouses are not entitled to a 50/50 share of matrimonial assets after divorce anymore. The court ruled that a proven individual contribution shall be the only determinant of the distribution of property after divorce. The Court also stated that while Article 45(3) of the Constitution deals with equality of the fundamental rights of spouses during the dissolution of a marriage, such is not an automatic conferment of the entitlement of a 50% share of the property just by the fact of being married to each other. “That a party must prove contribution to enable a court to determine the percentage available to it at the distribution of matrimonial property and that the test to determine the extent of contribution is one of a case-to-case basis,” reads the ruling in part. “That while Article 45(3) of the Constitution deals with equality of the fundamental rights of spouses during the dissolution of a marriage, such equality does not mean the re-...