The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project sent an Urgent Appeal to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Dame Patricia Scotland to consider recommending the suspension of Nigeria from the commonwealth.
Despite the directive by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to prosecute violators of the Twitter ban in Nigeria, the Governor of Kaduna State Nasir el-Rufai, on Sunday, dared the minister by tweeting barley 24hours after the directive .
Over the weekend Yoruba nation secessionists, led by Sunday Adeyemo popularly Known as Sunday Igboho trooped out in their numbers for an agitation rally in Ekiti state.
The Minister of Interior and former Governor of Osun State Rauf Aregbesola over the weekend condemned Yoruba Nation agitators, describing them as ignorant and foolish for demanding secession.
As the drums of war continue to sound despite the interventions of stakeholders who believe that Nigeria might not survive another civil conflagration, a video of former head of state Yakubu Gowon has emerged, in which he spoke about those fanning the embers to be ready to take responsibility.
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