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.

The UN-Sponsored event was hosted on the First Floor of the UN Building in New York. Despite the questionable climate, Republic Reporters investigations at the UN discovered from insider sources at the UN that while the indigenous people annually danced and drummed, the so-called ‘Big FIVE”, that include: United States, France, Britain, China and Russia in collaboration with Multinational oil corporations, International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank (Bank) and others are busy looting indigenous peoples minerals (solid/Liquid) from these devastated communities such as Ogoni-Land, Ijaw, Ukwa-Ngwa (indeed, in specifically the entire former Republic Of Biafra); not to mention Native American-Lands, Native Latin-American-Lands, Bolivia, Australia-Native-Lands, and other indigenous territories to mention but a few, in the name of liberalization and privatization.

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] ABUJA–LAGOS—Against the background of alleged threats to arrest him on account of his predictions of a bloody response to any rigging of the 2015 elections, erstwhile military Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, dared President Goodluck Jonathan to carry out the threat.

New York [RR] ABUJA–The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday in Abuja asked the National Assembly to quickly approve the Federal Government’s external borrowing plan of $7.9b, about N1.8 trillion. Okonjo-Iweala made the request during an oversight visit to her office, by members of the House Committee on Finance. President Goodluck Jonathan had written the Senate and House of Representatives in February seeking approval for the loans to fund key projects in various sectors of the economy.