Headline

Return Nigeria To 12 States Structure, Bring Back Old National Anthem – Clergy

Published

5 years ago

October 7, 2021

A renowned spiritual leader and founder of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has again called on Nigerian authorities to return to the 12 states structure she operated in the 1970s.

He said this is one way of solving the endless calls for restructuring of the country as well as the agitations from some parts of the country seeking self determination.

In a message he sent through Christ Ambassador John Ezeoke, who led a delegation to visit Assistant Inspector General of Police of Zone Six, Usman Sule Gomna, the respected spiritual leader also advised that the country should also return to the use of the former National Anthem.

He maintained that once the country has returned to these two, a lot of socioeconomic and sociopolitical crises bedevilling the country will abate considerably.

“Our leader has asked us to reiterate his earlier advice that Nigeria should return to the use of the old National Anthem.

“Nigeria should also return to the 12 states structure. That structure was spiritually significant and approved by God.

“Nigeria is a country much loved by God. In fact, it is God’s own country. There is no power that can divide the country. The agitations for Biafra, Oduduwa or Middle Belt nations will all fail. They are not in God’s Agenda. 12 states structure is what will eventually come to be in Nigeria because his words have never failed”, Ezeoke stressed.

He said that the wordings in the old anthem were divine, potent and very meaningful.

According to him, “Didn’t we see how things were in the country when the anthem was used?”

The commissioner of police in the state, Alhassan Aminu who was also visited with the same message, called on Nigerians to always chant the prayer as contained in the country’s former national anthem.

(DAILY POST)

Headline

Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

Published

6 hours ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

Headline

Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

Published

6 hours ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

Headline

US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

Published

6 hours ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.