On Independence Day, Aba Traders Snub Ikpeazu, MASSOB, Obey IPOB’s Sit-at-Home Order

A seeming nervous outburst by Biafra Independence Movement (MASSOB-BIM) led by Ralph Uwazurike to stall the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on October 1, in Eastern Nigeria, the hotbed of the Biafra agitation, did not hold any water in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State. The Uwazurike group asked […]

Nigeria at 59: What FG said about anniversary

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, as public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the federal government. The minister […]

Multiple bombings in Afghanistan wound dozens on Independence Day

A series of bombings struck restaurants and public squares on Monday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 34 people, officials said, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence. No group claimed responsibility for the 10 bombs but both Islamic State (IS) and the Taliban militants operate in the […]

Donald Trump celebrates US Independence Day with jets and tanks

US President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated America’s Independence Day with an unprecedented display of country’s military might at a parade in the national capital. Trump became the first US President in over 70 years to deliver an Independence Day address which the Opposition Democratic leaders criticized for what they alleged politicization of the country’s […]