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BREAKING: IPOB Cancels One Week Sit-at-home, Urges Anambra People To Vote On Saturday
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EditorThe Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has cancelled its one week sit-at-home order across the South-East.
IPOB said the order was called off following consultations with elders, traditional, and religious leaders from the Southeast.
Spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Thursday evening.
According to Powerful: “Following the genuine intervention of our elders, esteemed traditional Institutions /Rulers and Religious Leaders, and after a due consideration of the positive impacts of their engagement, and sequel to the fact that Our elders have spoken in our terms , the Leadership of IPOB ably lead by MAZI NNAMDI Kanu hereby and immediately CALL OFF THE ONE WEEK SIT AT HOME earlier declared to commence tomorrow, November 5 to November 10, 2021.
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“We have equally considered several appeals by our mothers who earn their living based on their daily economic activities which will obviously be affected if Biafra land is locked down for one whole week. It’s never our intention to add to the pains of our people, hence our decision to suspend the sit-at-home.
“IPOB leadership is only interested in Our referendum and peaceful agitation for self determination, and can not by under any guise be seen to be interfering with any electoral process.”
The separatist group urged people of Anambra State to come out en masse and vote for candidates of their choice on Saturday.
“The people of Anambra State should go out enmasse and peacefully exercise their franchise come 6th November 20121 and accordingly, chose a leader of their Choice and should not be intimidated by anybody, group of persons or security agents.
“Credible intelligence available to us confirmed that the Nigeria DSS has concluded arrangement to deploy a branch of their trained terrorist group to Anambra state come 6th Day 2021, to unleash mayhem on our people and attribute the killing to peaceful IPOB members.
“Anambrarians should vote and standby to protect their votes. No rigging of any kind will be tolerated on the Anambra State governorship election. It must be transparent, free and fair to all.
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“We wish to thank Biafrans, IPOB members worldwide, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom for their continued support for our dogged struggle for independence,” IPOB said.
(DAILY POST)
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Meet 17-year-old Nigerian Who Won $3.5m Worth Of Scholarships From Harvard, 13 Other Foreign Universities
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EditorA 17-year-old Nigerian boy, Oluwafemi Ositade, has secured full scholarships to multiple Ivy League universities in the United States, Canada and Qatar.
The teenager, a member of the Class of 2023 of The Ambassadors College, Ota, won scholarships over $3.5 million.
Ositade’s astounding success stems from his exceptional performance in the SAT where he achieved a perfect score in Maths (800/800) and a near-perfect score of 760 out of 800 in reading and writing and his CGPA of 4.04/4.0 from college.
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Nigerian boy Femi Ositade wins $3.5 million worth of scholarships from Harvard and 13 foreign universities
Ositade received 14 scholarships from renowned institutions nine of which are full ride scholarships (covering tuition, accommodation, allowance and all other student’s expenses).
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He wants to pursue a degree in Computational Physics, due to his passion for Quantum Computing and Mathematics.
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Drama As Women Fight Dirty, Breasts Fall Out During Spring Break Outing In US [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
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EditorShocking videos captured during Spring Break shows topless women fighting on a popular US beach.
The Orange Crush is a college spring break party on Tybee Island in Savannah, Georgia.
The party has been hosted annually in April for almost 30 years since Savannah State University opened.
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This year’s event was chaotic. Videos have been shared on social media showing the carnage unfolding.
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During the two-and-half minutes of chaotic footage, several women experienced their tops being forcibly lowered or displaced.
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Some stopped fighting momentarily to adjust their clothing, while one individual, clad in a green swimsuit, persisted in the altercation even after her breasts were exposed.
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No Peace at Savannah’s Orange Crush as Women Brawl Breakout Over The Weekend At Spring Break Event pic.twitter.com/cmfIZS7KQC
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Video Of Girl Being Bullied, Slapped At Lead British School Sparks Outrage Online [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
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EditorVideos of female students bullying a lone female student at Lead British School, Abuja, has sparked outrage online.
In videos shared online, female students, dressed in school uniform, are seen slapping one female student identified as Namtira.
“What’s the boy’s name?” they asked as they confronted her and slapped her across both cheeks.
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Heartbreaking video shows girl being bullied and slapped by other students at Lead British School (videos)
Another video shows one of the bullies, identified as Maryam, asking, “Who broke my heart?” repeatedly as she slapped Namtira.
She then warned “don’t touch my hand” as Namtira tried to protect herself from the slaps.
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Afterwards, Namtira stopped trying to prevent the slaps and calmly took them.
Students in the background are heard claiming Namtira “snatched” someone as they confronted her.
Namtira Bwala, said to be the daughter of author Daniel Bwala, did not retaliate as they hit her.
Heartbreaking video shows girl being bullied and slapped by other students at Lead British School (videos)
The video has sparked outrage and led to the hashtag #JusticeForNamtira.
This video is very triggering and painful to watch.
Apparently the bullied student at Lead British School Abuja is Namtira Bwala not Maryam.#JusticeForNamtira #LeadBritishSchool pic.twitter.com/RD63uTS3kz— IHUOMA (@officialIhuoma) April 23, 2024
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