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“That’s pure land grabbing” – IPOB rejects FG’s ranching proposal
The Indigenous People of Biafra, has condemned the announcement by President Bola Tinubu, proposing the establishment of cattle ranches in Abuja, the ancestral homeland of the Gbagi people and other states across the country.
The pro-Biafran group said the move is nothing but Ruga repackaged and a sinister land-grabbing strategy cloaked in government policy.
In a press statement released on Tuesday, IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, said it is a shame that in the 21st century, the Federal Government is prioritising cow colonies over education, security, and innovation.
Powerful said what began as the “need for grazing” centuries ago led to the total subjugation of proud territories, adding, “the rise of alien emirates, and the transformation of indigenous owners of the land into strangers in their ancestral homes.
Abuja is about to witness the same fate if this madness is not stopped.”
The statement read in part, “President Tinubu unaware that no sensible country in the world keeps cattle around its capital city?
“Let him point to any major city—from Nairobi to New Delhi, São Paulo to Seoul—where cattle are granted permanent settlements around central governance zones.
“This absurdity is uniquely Nigerian, and disgracefully so.”
While saying that the land around Abuja belongs to the Gbagi people, Powerful said, “To dispossess them by executive fiat is an unforgivable act of aggression and cultural genocide.”
He added, “Today, the Gbagi are being pushed to the margins; tomorrow, there will be an Emir of Abuja. And in 60 years—just like what befell the Hausas—the Gbagi will be footnotes in history, reduced to relics of their own heritage.
“Let it be known that IPOB shall resist any attempt—direct or indirect—to impose this toxic expansionist agenda anywhere in Biafraland.
No inch of our territory will be given for herder settlements, cattle corridors, or so-called ranching. Our forests, our villages, our farmlands are sacred to us—not bargaining chips in a federal contract of death.
“Let them be transported by rail, just as is done in civilised societies. That’s how a serious nation handles its livestock economy—not by slaughtering indigenous peoples and seizing their homes under the guise of ranching.”
According to him, no progressive nation erects ranches next to homes, schools, and marketplaces. The fact that this administration cannot comprehend this basic logic is a reflection of its failure, not ours.
“IPOB stands with the Gbagi people and every other indigenous nationality facing existential threats from Fulani neo-colonial conquest dressed up as national policy.
Our diversity must be respected, our cultures preserved, and our ancestral lands protected. Let the killings in the name of cows stop. Let the bloodletting cease. Let Nigeria choose reason over ruin,” the statement added.
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Buhari laid to rest in Daura amid tears
The burial was held within the premises of his family compound.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried amid tears and tributes.
He was lowered into the grave around 18:00pm on Tuesday, July 15.
The burial was held within the premises of his family compound.
A solemn military reception was also held at the graveside.
Before the late Buhari’s internment, his casket was draped in Nigeria’s green and white colours.
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TikTok removes 3.6m Nigerian videos for contents violation
In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.
Short video platform, TikTok has clampdown on perceived offensive videos globally, including Nigeria.
Owned by Bytedance, TikTok removed over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its content policy.
Globally, it removed 211 million videos.
In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.
Analysis of the report showed that the 3.6 million removed Nigerian videos, showed a 50 percent increase in removals over the previous quarter, where 2.4 million videos from the country were removed for the same violation.
The company said it recorded a proactive detection rate of 98.4 percent, which is content removed before it was reported to TikTok, and 92.1 percent of videos were removed within 24 hours.
Earlier in March 2025, TikTok also removed 129 accounts in West Africa tied to covert operations.
Further analysis showed that in the Q1, 2025, the 211 million videos removed rose from the 153 million videos removed in the previous quarter, where some 184 million were yanked off the platform.
The platform’s global proactive detection rate reached 99 per cent, demonstrating continued improvements in identifying and removing harmful content quickly and effectively.
TikTok explained that on spam and fake engagements, it removed a total of 44.7 million comments from fake accounts between January and March this year.In addition, it also removed 4.3 billion fake likes in the period under review.
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, received the remains of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina.
His coffin covered with Nigerian flag, was flown into the state amid tight security.
Buhari’s body brought out of aircraft in Katsina.
Tinubu, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; and other top government officials, stood solemnly as the coffin was brought down from the aircraft.
First Lady, Remi Tinubu, on Tuesday, with late former President Muhammadu Buhari widow, Aisha Buhari, at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina..
Buhari’s widow, Aisha, and close family members were also present during the brief airport ceremony.
Buhari’s body brought out of aircraft in Katsina.
The entourage has since departed for Daura, the late president’s hometown, where he will be laid to rest later today in accordance with Islamic rites.
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