"The Uniform Was Her Coffin" (In Memory of Captain Tamuno Ebiye — From the Creeks to the Battlefield) Captain Tamuno Ebiye was born in the mangrove-lined town of Okrika, Rivers State. A quiet river girl. The daughter of a fisherman and a local teacher. She had dreams — big ones — but war had bigger plans for her. She was supposed to be a marine biologist. She loved sea turtles and red oil crabs. But life doesn’t always ask you what you want. The Niger Delta crisis took her cousin in 2009. He wasn’t a militant. He was just walking home. Stray bullet. Wrong place, wrong skin. Tamuno was 13. That day, she saw her uncle cry like a child. That day, she stopped smiling. At 24, she joined the Nigerian Army through the Short Service Combatant Commission (SSC). Her mother nearly fainted. “Tamuno, why? You wan go die?” But Tamuno replied, “If we keep running, who will stand?” She Fought With Her Mind... Tamuno was no ordinary officer. She wasn’t just brave — she was smart. Her strate...
The National Coordinator, Presidential Support Committee, Senator Godswill Akpabio has insisted that considering the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari -led administration in office, Nigeria has no other better alternative than to give him another term. Akpabio, who spoke with Journalists in Abuja, urged the South South people to reconsider their stand in planning to vote for the party that wants to sell the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its other assets. Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate, has vowed to sell the NNPC, if voted into power, to break what he called ‘mafia’ in the corporation. But Senator Akpabio said it will not be in the interest of the Niger Delta people for NNPC to be sold. “Yes I believe Nigerians can compare the difference between apple and orange. The reality is that this president has done very well considering the fact that he was able to take Nigeria out of recession. “He met ongoing projects on ground, suc...
26 Years In Prison After Spending 26 Years On Ð3ath Row At Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos State For Buying A St0len Generator, Ogbonna Igbojionu Reunites With His Mother. He’s from Abia State, and was 22 years old as at the time of his impr!sonment in 1999.” He bought the generator from Segun Ajibade. He sold it, thinking it was legit. Two weeks later, segun Ajibade returned with police, claiming the generator was stolen. They both got arrested at the spot. What followed was a nightmare. Ogbonnaya alleges he was beaten and forced to sign a statement he couldn’t read. Remanded in 1999, he was sentenced to death in 2003 for allegedly buying stolen property. He was just 26, his life upended, sent to Kirikiri’s death row. For 26 YEARS, Ogbonnaya languished in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. His youth, dreams, and freedom were stolen. Meanwhile, Segun Ajibade, the actual culprit who sold him the generator, reportedly walked free in 2016 after receiving a pardon from Ogun State’...
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