Newspaper Headlines: 10 Things You Need To Know This Sunday Morning, 25th April, 2021

3. A joint security operation conducted in Imo State on Saturday killed a suspected militia commander of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) popularly known as “Ikonso” and six other operatives at the headquarters of the group in Awomama village in Oru East Local Government Area.

4. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday confirmed the killing of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), Commander. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, in a statement said they were unhappy over the incident.

5. Following the high level of insecurity in Nigeria, Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to seek help and stop playing with human lives in the country. Soyinka stated this in a statement released on Saturday.

6. Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday urged Nigerians to unite in the fight against bandits and terrorists. He made the call after being awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Management by the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, Benue State.

7. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), a faction led by Chief Edozie Njoku has fixed June 25, 2021, for the Anambra State governorship primary election of the party.

8. IPOB, ESN’ll Give Fulani Terrorists Hell In Southeast – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday said the the group and the Eastern Security Network will give Fulani terrorists Hell in the South-East.

He further stated that Fulani terrorist would not overrun the region while ESN and IPOB are still existing. Kanu stated this while reacting to the attacks on security operatives by cattle traders at Artisan market in Enugu.

Speaking through the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, Kanu wondered why the Enugu State government and security outfits have not taken action over the incident.

9. A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has said that with the intractable security challenge in Nigeria, some parts of the country are fast becoming a hotbed of instability. He spoke at the 10th convocation of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State.

10. Unknown gunmen on Saturday, attacked the country home of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, razed down buildings and vehicles as two security officers also lost their lives. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikeowo Godson Orlando confirmed the incident.