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Solomon King’s Murder: Buhari, Hope Uzodinma, Army Under Fire Over Terrorist Attacks In South East

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4 years ago

July 3, 2022

Following the killing of popular Nigerian dancer, Solomon Chukwudi, who was allegedly shot dead by terrorists operating as armed kidnappers along Okigwe road in Imo State, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has asked Governors in the South East to chase those it described as Fulani terrorists from the region.

HURIWA described the attack on the dancer as one terrorist attack too many for the troubled State of Imo under Governor Hope Uzodinma.

It condemned the gruesome murder of a talented dancer whose only crime was that he was going to his home in the South East from Abuja.

The group said the killing and many others were possible only because the Imo State Governor behaves like a saboteur allegedly sent by the Fulanis to destroy his motherland because of his unbridled ambition for political power by all means.

HURIWA wonders whether Uzodinma lives on another planet not to be aware that Fulani terrorists have flooded into all the forestry reserves located in Imo and adjourning states in Igbo land to execute their satanic agenda of forcefully depriving Igbo people of their native lands.

“But President Muhammadu Buhari is behaving increasingly in so many ways that his government that is in a deadly hurry to destroy the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network only because both bodies have made it known that they wouldn’t let armed Fulani terrorists take over South Eastern forests,” HURIWA said.

HURIWA said categorically that President Buhari will do nothing to stop the armed Fulani terrorists

The dancer was travelling from Abuja to Aba on Wednesday, June 29, when the vehicle he was in was attacked by gunmen.

Three people were hit in the car and Solo was one of them. The dancer, fondly called The Slowmo King, was taken to the hospital but died on Thursday, June 30.

The rights group wondered what benefit it will be for Hope Uzodinma and other southeast governors if Igboland is overrun by Fulani herdsmen and terrorists, who, according to them, are on the move currently.

“We condemn the security forces for aiding and abetting these terrorists in the South East because it is illogical to stop citizens from defending themselves, collected all their hunters guns so as to make it seamless for Fulani terrorists to hit the South East of Nigeria,” the group added.

The rights group has asked the “South East governments to invest heavily and substantially to procure technological tools for battling the insurgency of Fulani terrorists in the South East.”

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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3 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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9 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.