New York [RR] UN–Adaeze Agu who head a Not-For-Profit agency whose name she declined to identify proudly discusses Abagana Sector, a sector that battled late Gen. Murtala Mohammed and Nigerian-troops and got defeated, in this popular Abagana Sector during the Nigeria/Biafra Civil-War—1967 to 1970.

New York [RR] AKWA-IBOM–“I am resigning from the Executive Council as Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to create more time for my family and business” Former Commissioner Paul Ekpo—as reasons for resigning from the government of Akpabio. Three days later, he was selected as the Chairman of Akwa Ibom State version of PDP.“He said he would, from 2015, prefer to play an advisory role in political circles in addition to spending more time with his family, particularly to be more involved nurturing the growth of his children.” Godswill Akpabio, blabbing his mouth about his retirement.

New York [RR] IGWEOCHA–Weeks after the burial rites of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu were concluded, the Eze Igbo Gburugburu resurrected in Port Harcourt recently. The event was the forum of the Federated Correspondents Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Rivers State. The newsmen had organised the forum to reflect on the vision of the former Biafran leader. At the colloquium, the chapel reflected on the roles of the late Emeka Ojukwu during and after the civil war and brought out what it termed the “lessons for our leaders and generations.”

New York [RR] LAGOS–The caption of the article appearing in ThisDayLive on May 6 2012 (http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/gowon-we-did-everything-to-avert-civil-war/115368/) proclaims: “Gowon: We Did Everything to Avert Civil War”. So in fact, Gowon is now claiming that he and whoever else included in “we”, actually tried “everything” to avoid a civil war?

New York [RR] New York–The alleged 3.8Million Dollars siphoned by Nigerian officials who used Embassy’s official bank accounts to move funds into the United States got quickly twisted Tuesday, Tuesday 15, May 2012. In a bizarre turn, dubvious and shameless Nigerian officials and their security agents attacked and shoved Republic Reporter in-front of UN-Nigerian House located at 828, Second Avenue, in New York for videoing and interviewing individuals infront of the Nigerian House.