France, a former friend of Biafra in the 1967 secession bid, has ruled out any support for the secession of any part of the country, particularly Biafra. France’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, told The Guardian, that his country would not in anyway work with any group agitating for the dismemberment of the nation. He said France was working with Nigeria and supporting it as a country. Speaking against the backdrop of France’s previous support for Biafra during Nigeria’s civil war, Gauer pointed out that Nigeria has evolved since the civil war. France has been cooperating with the country to…

Oyo State Government has stated that herdsman caught with guns will be treated as criminals and prosecuted accordingly. This was stated in a communiqué issued at the end of the Oyo State Inter-Religious/Ethnic Committee (OYSIREC) held on Thursday in Ibadan at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s office. The meeting was attended by religious, tribal, ethnic and community leaders including security agents across the state with the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi in attendance with the main objective of proffering solutions to and preventing ethnic and religious conflicts in the state. OYSIREC appealed to preachers of different religions to stop…

President Muhammadu Buhari has concluded plans for a major overhaul of his administration, reliable sources in government told SUNDAY PUNCH over the weekend. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, said the changes were going to be ‘earth-shattering’ because a few of the President’s powerful aides and prominent members of the administration would be affected. SUNDAY PUNCH’s findings also revealed that Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is likely to be affected by the changes. A senior government official, who preferred anonymity said, “In the next few weeks,…

A medical expert, Professor Femi Williams, categorically said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari, was anaemic. This, the certified physician in Anatomic Pathology from London and Ireland, told The Nation in an interview, could only have been responsible for the blood transfusion which the president got during his medical vacation in the United Kingdom. Buhari admitted on his return home on Friday that he had transfusion in London. “We now have a pretty good idea of diagnosis, which is now comprehensive or good enough to say that the diagnosis of President Buhari’s illness is anaemia", Williams said. “You cannot be transfused…