Friday, 23 October 2015
Release The Director Of Radio Biafra – Umegbalasi To FG
The chairman of International Society for Civil
Liberties & the Rule of Law (Inter-society), Emeka Umegbalasi, on
Tuesday October 20, reacted to the continued detention of the director
of Biafra Radio and leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOD),
Nnamdi Kanu who was widely reported to have been released on bail.
Speaking to Naij.com Umegbalasi said the bone of contention in the case of Nnamdi Kanu is not his arrest but the grounds upon which he was arrested.
It was widely reported yesterday that Nnamdi Kanu was released on bail but has not been able to meet his bail conditions.
Director of the Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu
It was widely reported yesterday that Nnamdi Kanu was released on bail but has not been able to meet his bail conditions.
Politics Why PDP Senators Did Not Ask Amaechi Any Question During Screening
Senators belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP refused to
question Rotimi Amaechi during his ministerial screening because they
felt betrayed by their APC counterparts.
Punch reports that the PDP senators alleged that senators belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) betrayed the agreement they had not to screen the former governor of Rivers state given the report of the panel that investigated the petitions against him.
A PDP Senator who spoke anonymously said, ''During the closed session, chairman of the ethics committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, briefed us on the report and indicated that the committee reported that the issue regarding Amaechi’s petition was in court and that the Senate should suspend action on his screening, pending the resolution of the court issues''.
The PDP senators were also said to have agreed to the suspension of the debate on the report of the ethics committee only if their APC colleagues would also ask the Rivers nominee to take a bow and go so as not to “cause controversy.”
Punch reports that the PDP senators alleged that senators belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) betrayed the agreement they had not to screen the former governor of Rivers state given the report of the panel that investigated the petitions against him.
A PDP Senator who spoke anonymously said, ''During the closed session, chairman of the ethics committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, briefed us on the report and indicated that the committee reported that the issue regarding Amaechi’s petition was in court and that the Senate should suspend action on his screening, pending the resolution of the court issues''.
The PDP senators were also said to have agreed to the suspension of the debate on the report of the ethics committee only if their APC colleagues would also ask the Rivers nominee to take a bow and go so as not to “cause controversy.”
CUPS Address To Buhari On Radio Biafra
Editor’s note: Idris Ahmed, president
and founder of CUPS (Citizens United for Peace and Security), writes
open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, sharing his views on why it’s
high time to shut down Radio Biafra.
Your Excellency, it is rather unfortunate and regrettable that some fellow Nigerians are so disenfranchised, such that their capacity for common sense reasoning seems to have gone obsolete. Otherwise, how does one explain this bizarre phenomenon whereby a criminal with zero ideology and twisted morals, like the proprietor of Radio Biafra, can have a following of any description in Nigeria?
READ ALSO: Time To Finish Off The Biafra Nonsense
The British Police and MI5 cannot deny knowledge of the threats posed to the corporate existence of Nigeria by this pirate radio station and its criminal proprietors. We have already witnessed senseless demonstrations and riots in certain states in the South South and South East. We have also heard how enemies of the Nigerian state, who brought us misery, death, and destruction over the last sixteen years are already taking advantage of this volatile situation to cause even more confusion among the population.
READ ALSO: Radio Biafra Director, Kanu Denied Access To Lawyer
It is better to deal with pirate station decisively
Your Excellency, we at CUPS contend that it is better to deal with
this matter decisively while it is in infancy, before things get out of
order. We strongly believe that following diplomatic channels to shut
down Radio Biafra is the most effective solution under the current
circumstances.
To this end, it is our humble opinion, your Excellency, that you summon the British High Commissioner in Abuja to make Nigeria’s stand clear on the matter. Nigeria’s stand on IPOB and Biafra is no different to Britain’s stand on dealing with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and its stand on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.
Your Excellency, Nigeria is a major diplomatic and trading partner with Britain. This strategic relationship can be brought to bear, in order to bring this matter to an amicable conclusion.
May God Save Nigeria and Nigerians. Amen.
Why Radio Biafra is a terrorist organisation
As you might have been briefed by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the State Security Service (SSS), and the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), to the effect that Radio Biafra operating under the aegis of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a terrorist organisation, whose sole aim is to cause civil disorder and the eventual disintegration of Nigeria, we write you on this matter of grave national importance.Your Excellency, it is rather unfortunate and regrettable that some fellow Nigerians are so disenfranchised, such that their capacity for common sense reasoning seems to have gone obsolete. Otherwise, how does one explain this bizarre phenomenon whereby a criminal with zero ideology and twisted morals, like the proprietor of Radio Biafra, can have a following of any description in Nigeria?
READ ALSO: Time To Finish Off The Biafra Nonsense
Radio Biafra broadcasts cause civil unrest
Today, Radio Biafra broadcasts lies, abuse, and hatred, with a view to causing civil unrest and eventual destruction of Nigeria. Cursing Nigerian leaders, calling Nigeria a “zoo” and Nigerians as “animals” is nothing but provocation and grandeur treachery. The attempts so far made by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to jam the treacherous Radio Biafra have not been successful. In any case, we are of the view that jamming the pirate station is like taking medicine to cure the symptoms of an illness, rather than curing the root cause of the illness itself.The British Police and MI5 cannot deny knowledge of the threats posed to the corporate existence of Nigeria by this pirate radio station and its criminal proprietors. We have already witnessed senseless demonstrations and riots in certain states in the South South and South East. We have also heard how enemies of the Nigerian state, who brought us misery, death, and destruction over the last sixteen years are already taking advantage of this volatile situation to cause even more confusion among the population.
READ ALSO: Radio Biafra Director, Kanu Denied Access To Lawyer
It is better to deal with pirate station decisively
Your Excellency, we at CUPS contend that it is better to deal with
this matter decisively while it is in infancy, before things get out of
order. We strongly believe that following diplomatic channels to shut
down Radio Biafra is the most effective solution under the current
circumstances.To this end, it is our humble opinion, your Excellency, that you summon the British High Commissioner in Abuja to make Nigeria’s stand clear on the matter. Nigeria’s stand on IPOB and Biafra is no different to Britain’s stand on dealing with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and its stand on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.
Your Excellency, Nigeria is a major diplomatic and trading partner with Britain. This strategic relationship can be brought to bear, in order to bring this matter to an amicable conclusion.
May God Save Nigeria and Nigerians. Amen.
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Idris Ahmed, president and founder of CUPS (Citizens United for Peace and Security)
New Hartford, New York (CNN)Christopher Leonard spoke quietly, his head bowed, as he described the day his brother died.
One minute, they were standing in front of their church and facing questions from the pastor. Then, he said, the beating began.
"It was a black cord about 4 feet long," he testified in court on Wednesday. "It was folded twice."
The
17-year-old could be a key witness in a case that started in a small
church in upstate New York and has drawn national attention. Police say
Christopher Leonard and his brother Lucas were beaten in the sanctuary
of Word of Life Christian Church in New Hartford, New York, after Lucas expressed a desire to leave the congregation.
Lucas
Leonard, 19, was later pronounced dead at a hospital. He suffered
injuries so severe that emergency room doctors thought he had been shot,
police said.
"He
was laying on the ground moaning. ... I knew something wasn't right.
... I rushed over and saw he wasn't breathing, so I tried to give him
CPR," Christopher Leonard testified Wednesday, describing the moments
after the beating.
The accusations have shaken the tiny town
about 250 miles north of New York City. The boys' parents, Bruce T.
Leonard, 65, and Deborah R. Leonard, 59, are charged with first-degree
manslaughter. Four other church members -- including Sara Ferguson, the
brothers' stepsister -- were charged with second-degree assault, also a
felony. All have pleaded not guilty.
Beijing looks west to keep TPP in check
KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer
BEIJING -- After suffering a serious setback in its bid to effectively divvy up the Pacific, China is shifting the focus of its foreign policy. Beijing is now aiming to become the major Eurasian power by creating a sprawling economic zone linking East and West by land and sea.
China wants to establish a "new Silk Road economic zone" to serve as a counterbalance to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade pact that brings together a dozen Pacific Rim nations.
Beijing's desire to control a significant portion of the Pacific became clear in June 2013, when President Xi Jinping made his first trip to the U.S. after taking office. "The Pacific Ocean has enough space for both China and the U.S.," Xi said at the start of talks with President Barack Obama in California.
OUR DREAM TO ACTUALIZE BIAFRA
In a quiet, dusty and fairly
secluded corner of Enugu city, south-eastern Nigeria, a group of men
unfurled a homemade flag and then sang.
"Biafra will live forever. Nothing will stop us," was the gist of their anthem in the Igbo language.They were not exactly belting it out and instead of hoisting the flag up a pole, it was tied to a metal gate. But there is good reason for discretion - in the eyes of the authorities the gathering is illegal.
On 5 November, 100 men and women were arrested as they marched peacefully through the city's streets after raising the Biafran flag.
They were all imprisoned and accused of treason but then released when the charges were dropped. It appears the government is determined to ensure any agitation for secession is not allowed to gather momentum.
Forty-two years after the end of the devastating civil war in which government troops fought and defeated Biafran secessionists, the dream of independence has not completely died.
"No amount of threats or arrests will stop us from pursuing our freedom - self-determination for Biafrans," said Edeson Samuel, national chairman of the Biafran Zionist Movement (BZM).
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