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Son of Borno Billionaire, Ibrahim Indimi was at CAN Centre and Dalori IDP_Camps to graciously offer humanitarian assistance to some vulnerable IDPs, he was accompanied by Grema Terab, Abba Sec Maina Yusuf Galtimari and Babagana Abatcha. The visit just comes after his brother Ahmed's wedding to Zahra Buhari over the weekend. Ibrahim_Indimi, who stated that, he has been concerned by the plight of his IDP brothers and Sisters, distributed Blankets, Sweaters and Cash to a good number of IDPs out of the little from his pocket. Grema_Terab commended Ibrahim Indimi for his timely and laudable efforts. He further seized the opportunity to call on other sons and daughters of Borno to emulate Ibrahim Indimi and to lend their voice to the IDPs in order to ensure the desired attention towards them. The IDPs expressed their gratitude for the kind gesture and collectively prayed for the peace and prosperity of Borno.

Tension in Enugu state as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) -have embarked on a protest on Thursday. The group said the protest is in agitation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the region today. President Buhari is set to visit Enugu for an economic and security summit alongside former president Olusegun Obasanjo.T

The International Human Rights Day is commemorated on 10th December every year across the world. It is a day set aside by the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the observance of human rights as enshrined in different Articles and Charters of the UN. The day beams the global searchlight on countries that are signatories to the UN Charters but disregard the basic tenets of human rights. The theme of this year’s event is: “Stand Up For Someone’s Rights Today”. In Nigeria, lawyers, activists and other critical stakeholders marked the day with rallies and speeches. The concept of human rights is rooted in the adherence to the rule of law and obedience of court orders. The time-honoured doctrine of the rule of law is the fulcrum of any constitutional democracy; anything to the contrary is a recipe for anarchy. This year’s event also provides a platform to assess how the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has fared in upholding human rights. There are instances that point to

Abuja – The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed profound gratitude to friends and well wishers who joined her in prayer during and after the wedding of her daughter, Zahra Muhammadu Buhari. Mrs Buhari, who expressed the appreciation on her facebook page on Tuesday, prayed that God would assist mothers in Nigeria to witness successful wedding of their daughters. ”  On behalf of my family, I express my profound gratitude to friends and well wishers who joined me to celebrate the wedding of my daughter, Zahra. ” It is my prayer that God will make it possible for us to all witness same with our children, thank you and God bless us all,”  Mrs Buhari said. President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday gave out Zahra in marriage to Ahmed Indimi, a businesman from Borno. The wedding Fatiha took place after the Deputy Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, Sheikh Ibrahim Makari, led other Muslims Ummah to a two Raka’at Jumma’at Prayer. A representative of the Indimi family,

Yusuf Rabiu went door-to-door urging people in the northern Nigerian city of Kano to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in last year’s elections. Now he’s regretting his decision. “We expected him to solve our economic problems,” Rabiu, a 36-year-old hat seller, said at the city’s Kurmi market as a group of friends nodded in agreement. “I didn’t know voting for him would mean more hunger, more suffering.” After ending the 16-year reign of the People’s Democratic Party last year in what won praise as a peaceful transition of power in Africa, Buhari is facing a firestorm of criticism. Even some of his ruling party members have met with their erstwhile opponents about forming a new party to challenge him if he seeks re-election in 2019, according to two people familiar with the meetings. For Buhari, who ruled as a military dictator in the 1980s, 2016 has been a tough year. He pledged the naira currency would become as strong as the dollar — it hit record lows after the centr

Following the suspected crash of popular money doubling scheme MMM, Nigeria's top guider, Chuddy Ugorji has thrown a lavish end of the year party to celebrate MMM and its participants. Ugorji who hosted the party today, December 21, seriously guided by 2 hefty security guards. It would be recalled that the suspected crash caused widespread panic amongst Nigerians after it froze the accounts of its participants for one month. Ugorji himself issued a statement assuring Nigerians that the scheme will be back and better after the one month period. MMM re-opened as "MMM Global" in 2011 with up to 110 subsidiaries per country, it beca me widely popular in various African countries like South Africa , Nigeria , Zimbabwe, Ghana and Kenya.

The Nigeria Police will hire foreign forensic experts to investigate the leaked audio where Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike was heard threatening to kill uncooperative electoral officials. The audio was released days after the Rivers re-run election that was marred by violence leading to the death of at least two police officers. On Wednesday, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, confirmed that the forensic investigators would be invited. He said that forensic experts from outside the county would assist a panel to analyse the audio recordings. Mr. Idris said the panel to investigate incidents in Rivers elections would be inaugurated on Thursday. He said the police would legally deal with any of its officials involved in election fraud in Rivers. The Rivers Government has already set up its own commission to investigate the violence that marred the elections while the PDP has rejected the police investigation and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to set up an indepen