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Why Nigeria will Continue to Suffer - Afenifere

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Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has said Nigeria will continue to suffer if there is no restructuring before 2023. The group stated this in a communique issued on Friday, at the end of a meeting held in Ogun State. Also: FG launches genocide on the Igbos “We in Afenifere believe very strongly that failure to practise federalism and increasing Unitarisation of the country were largely responsible for the travails Nigeria is suffering today and will continue to suffer, unless Nigeria is restructured,” it read in part. Afenifere also expressed support for Southern Governors’ ban on open grazing in the region. The group claimed the decision is long overdue, due to the “atrocities” that open grazing has brought with it. “Afenifere felt that although the declaration by the governors ought to have come long before now, given the atrocities that have arisen from open grazing, it is better late than never,” the communique added.

Israel Kills A Top Hamas Military Official

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Mourners carry the body of Bassem Issa, front, top Hamas’ commander in Gaza City and other bodies, during a funeral of thirteen Hamas militants outside the mosque in Gaza City, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) Nigerian government withdraws her military from Boko Haram and sent them to Igbo land to suppress their quest for referendum A member of Hamas’ military council, Bassem Issa, was eliminated by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in an airstrike. The operation was carried out on Wednesday with both Hamas and IDF confirming the death shortly after. This is the first time Hamas has openly confirmed the death of a senior military officer. The IDF said similar airstrikes have led to the deaths of other high ranking Hamas militants, including the commander of their Anti-Tank Missile Unit and their Military Intelligence Security Department. These are the faces of some of the top Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders and terrorists. They were responsible for the rocket attacks against Isr

Biden Defends Israel, Says No 'Significant Overreaction'

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(Dreamstime) President Joe Biden on Thursday discussed the exchange of missiles and rockets between Israel and Palestine, saying he has not seen a "significant escalation" by Israel, a key U.S.  ally. Biden made the comment during a press briefing at the White House when asked about the violence. Also:  Nigerian Army Sends Reinforcement Troops From Borno To South-East In IPOB, ESN Showdown The fight has included waves of rocket attacks from Gaza into Israeli civilian areas and Israeli airstrikes that have targeted militants but have killed civilians and children. "One of the things that I have seen thus far is that there has not been a significant overreaction," Biden said according to the  Daily Mail . Biden was then asked if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing enough to curb the violence. Biden spoke to Netanyahu Wednesday. Biden referenced his conversation with Netanyahu and said, "I have my intelligence community, the Defense Department, as

Nigerian Army Sends Reinforcement Troops From Borno To South-East In IPOB, ESN Showdown

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The Nigerian military has drafted reinforcement troops from some of its formations fighting insurgency in Borno State to join the troops in the South-East region over the military’s clash with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).    Military sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that the reinforcements were drawn from some battalions including the 231 Tank Battalion in Biu, Borno State, which is under the 3 Armoured Division, Jos, Plateau State. As of January 2021, the Commanding Officer of the 231 Battalion, Biu, was a southerner, Lt. Col. M. E. Obi, who is ordinarily versed with the workings of the South-East, but it is not sure whether he will be in the South-East alongside the reinforcements.   “Yes, some troops are moving from the North-East to the South-East as reinforcements. They started moving from Wednesday. Among them are those from the 231 Tank Battalion; they are believed to be more trained in quelling uprisings,”