The Kaduna State Government on Sunday released the full report of the outcome of a judicial panel of inquiry it set up to unravel the circumstances surrounding the massacre of 347 Shi’ites in Zaria, almost two weeks after this newspaper published details of the chilling massacre. The Governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, said he made the document public even though a white paper enquiry was still underway. “A nine-member White Paper Drafting Committee has commenced work on studying the report and its recommendations. While the White Paper process is ongoing, the Kaduna State Government has decided to release the report on its website,” the state said in an accompany statement. Mr. El-Rufai had in January set up the panel, chaired by Mohammed Garba, an appellate court judge, to investigate the killings, which sparked worldwide outrage. The panel submitted its findings on July 15. Mr. El-Rufai’s decision to make the report public marked a sharp contrast with his stat...
Radio Biafra Director and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has written an open letter to the United States President-elect Donald Trump. Kanu, who is currently in prison on the account of treason charges slammed against him by the Federal Government, urged Trup to fight for oppressed people of the world. The letter, made available by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, read in full: Dear Mr. President-Elect It is with great joy that I Nnamdi Kanu received the news of your election victory as the 45th President of the United States of America at the just concluded US Presidential election. On behalf of the Indigenous People of Biafra, please accept my warmest congratulations on your well deserved victory. Mr. President, the American people have given you their mandate and trust, not only to make America Great Again, but also to bring positive changes in the affairs of humanity. Your victory has placed a historic and moral burden ...
Fire razed two tankers on Monday at the Cele bus stop on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos State, during which two persons died. Our correspondent gathered that the fire, which started around 4pm, was caused by one of the trucks – a tanker carrying 33,000 litres of petrol – which was discharging fuel by the expressway. It was learnt that the driver of the tanker, as well as the motor boy, were killed in the inferno. ebony9ja learnt that the fire spread to the second truck, which was on the Cele-Ikotun Bridge, and the two tankers were razed. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Fire Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the police were said to have responded to the emergency. The inferno reportedly caused gridlock for hours on the expressway. The NEMA spokesperson, South-West Zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the fuel also spilled into some drainage channels. He said, “Rescue operation is still on (7pm). The fire star...
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