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The Rivers state government has issued a one month quit notice to the Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS to vacate their their state headquarters at Rukpokwu community in Obio/Akpor local government area. The notice was signed by the  Caretaker Committee Chairman of Obio/Akpor local government area have delivered a one month quit notice to the unit of the police Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS) residing in the local government. Recall that the Rivers state Governor Barr Nyesom Wike have accused SARS for sabotaging the security sector in Rivers state when a SARS officer was caught by Inspector General of Police monitoring team for kidnapping in Port Harcourt some months ago. Wike also accused the SARS commmander Akin Fakorede of being politicized and a agent of the APC. Recently there was a viral photo of the SARS commandant with the 2015 APC gubernatorial candidate in the state, Mr Dakuku Peterside where the OC SARS carried umbrella for Mr Peterside. READ THE LETTER BEL

Family Writers Intelligence Crew nosed into the activities of the Nigerian military in the North and discovered that Biafrans in the Nigerian military are unjustly treated with the sole aim of eliminating them. Some Biafrans who were the unfortunate victims of the cruel and wicked tendencies spoke to our media crew on condition of anonymity, revealed that almost all the commanders in the Army are from the North. They revealed that even if a Biafran is qualified to take over as the commander of a particular battalion, the senior Northern officers would insist a northerner replaces or takes over instead of a Biafran. According to our intelligence gathering, top military officers from the Northern extraction are making merchandise with the Boko Haram terrorists. Our crew gathered that, apart from giving military training to Boko Haram, military choppers often supply food for the terrorist group. More surprising was our finding that the top Hausa Fulani military officers are very much

— 21st October 2017 Remember  Colonel Tony Nyiam (retd)? He is that Cross River State retired Army officer who came to the limelight when he and some other officers attempted to overthrow the former military president, Gen Ibrahim Babangida in a coup, on April 22, 1990. He was a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee (PAC) that packaged the National Conference, but resigned midway following his altercation with the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole during the committee’s public hearing in Benin, Edo State. Nyiam recently engaged Saturday Sun’s  TUNDE THOMAS  on a number of issues and advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be more liberal in the selection and appointment of office holders that will assist him in the day-to-day running of affairs of the country. “It will not augur well for Nigeria if Buhari continues this way. Buhari is too sectional. He doesn’t hide it and his action if remained unchecked is capable of undermining the unity of Nigeria. He should see ent

SPEECH DELIVERED BY PROF. ILOCHI A. OKAFOR (SAN), FCI.ARB, AT THE NEW LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY HELD ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2017. 1.1. There is nothing like military democracy. It is democracy, pure and simple – government of the people, by the people and for the people – practicing rule of law, where the security and welfare of citizens are paramount, without discrimination of tribe religion, sex, ethnic origin etc administering justice equally between the rich and poor, the mighty and the low, the educated and the illiterate, man and woman, Muslim, Christian and traditionalists, North and South. 1.2. Armies do not arrest civilians. Police do. Armies are not stationed against a peaceful people, or demonstration. Armies intervene where it is beyond the police, against insurrection, terrorism, and external aggression. Section 271 of the 1999 Constitution. Never against ‘fighting kidnapping’ ‘armed robbery’, ‘killing of priests’ and certainly not in suppressing ‘unarmed agitatio

COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF ALAIGBO DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (ADF) HELD AT ENUGU ON OCTOBER 13   and 14, 2017. The Council of the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) held its meeting in Enugu on October 13   and 14, 2017. The Council deliberated on various issues including some critical political developments in Nigeria in general and in Alaigbo in particular. On the proscription and banning of IPOB: The ADF Council rejected the proscription as well as the banning of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra organization (IPOB) on the allegation that the IPOB is a terrorist organization. The Council reaffirmed her views as expressed in the Communique issued after the Council’s meeting of May 29, 2016 that the IPOB was a serious organization pursuing a non-violent struggle for Self-Determination. ADF is aware that the campaign of Self-Determination is a form of struggle that is very common in the history of the crises-ridden Federal Republic of Nige

The Divisional Police Officer attached to the Sarkin Pawa division, in Munya local government area of Niger state, Amos Aliyu and his orderly have been released by his captors. Our correspondent learnt that the abductors released the officers after collecting N5 million ransom. The chairman of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Munya local government, Alhaji Ibrahim Kadi confirmed to journalists in Minna that Superintendent of Police Aliyu and the orderly were released in Gwagwa area of Shiroro local government of the state. A source close to the DPO’s family confirmed his release and the payment of N5 million ransom by the abductors to our correspondent on phone. Our correspondent sighted the vehicles conveying the rescued officers at the gate of the state police command an hour later. Gunmen had seize the DPO, his orderly and four others Sunday morning and demanded a ransom of N16 million.

“There is No Difference between Boko Haram, DAESH, and FETO” Holding a joint press conference with Nigerian President Buhari at the Presidential Complex, President Erdoğan said, “Boko Haram terror has claimed thousands of innocent lives. In our view, there is no difference between Boko Haram, DAESH, and FETO,” and added: “We stand with our Nigerian brothers in their fight against terror and are ready to share our experience and knowledge.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria held a joint press conference following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between delegations at the Presidential Complex. Commencing his address by expressing his happiness to host President Buhari and his delegation in Turkey, President Erdoğan emphasized that Nigeria, with an amazing economic potential, a population of 182 million and a surface area of 924,000 km², is a global actor. “WE STAND WITH OUR NIGERIAN BROTHERS IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST TERROR” Stressin