By Maiwada Danmallam Yesterday I had fruitful conversation over breakfast with the amiable, agile and very alert Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army, Lt-General T. Y. Buratai who is in Katsina State in continuation of his efforts to enforce peace and tranquility in Nigeria. His disarming optimism, pragmatism and confidence altogether, reassured me that […]
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APC youth groups hail Buhari, Military on fight against insecurity
…. vow to defend President’s achievements, gains in making NIGERIA safe for citizens At least 20 All Progressives Congress’ groups, under the aegis of APC Youth Movement and Development Forum (APC-YMDF) has pledged their support to President Muhammadu Buhari and the military in the fight against insecurity. The APC youths made this vow at a […]
Edo election: Ganduje, Uzodinma lead APC team to remove Obaseki
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodinma to lead the national campaign team ahead of the governorship election in Edo state. While Governor Ganduje will serve as the chairman, Uzodinma will serve as deputy chairman and Hon. Abbas Braimoh as […]
Courage, Confidence and Commitment : What Buhari Saw in the Service Chiefs
By Idoko Ainoko Someone said the other day that, “We can never go back to the old days prior to 2015, ” and I asked what he meant by that. It was when he explained to me that his position is based on the security situation in the country prior to 2015 that I got […]
Service Chiefs: Yoruba group warns Afenifere against narrow interests
The Coalition of Afenifere Youth Groups (CAYG) has warned apex Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere not to allow itself to be used by political enemies of the country for their selfish interests. CAYG, in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Comrade Oloruntoba Durosinmi Etti, on Tuesday, disclosed that Afenifere is already looking like an extension of Atiku […]
Sahara Reporters and Its PMB Gripe
By Bassey Akpan For an organization or platform that prides itself as a new outlet, the only thing worse than being unprofessional is when the unprofessionalism is driven by an obsession to settle scores, which could be made even more sickening when such score settling is escalated into a proxy war. Sahara Reporters, a news […]
Terrorism: Coalition asks PMB to sign executive order for prosecution of Boko Haram sponsors
The Coalition of Civil Society Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to sign an executive order into law that will allow law enforcement agents arrest and prosecute sponsors and collaborators of terrorists. CATE believes this is the final nail on the doomed Boko/ISWAP’s coffin, especially with the troops’ recent impressive outings. Like […]
N- Power Batch C: PMB, Farouq bag awards over social programmes
President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, were bestowed with awards on Tuesday at the N-Power Annual Beneficiaries Awards following the successful commencement of N-Power Batch C and other social development schemes in the country. The special recognition was championed by the N- Power Nationwide Beneficiaries Forum on behalf […]
Terrorism: CALSER writes US Ambassador, alleges complicity of France, francophone countries
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has written an open letter to the United States Ambassador to Nigeria over the complicity of France and Francophone nations in promoting terrorism. CALSER, in the letter dated Monday 29th June and signed by Executive Director, Evelyn Otairu, reiterated that the threat posed by Boko Haram terrorists is real, […]
Re: Insecurity persists as military launches over 40 operations in 5 years
By Isaiah Atuluku With due respect to the Daily Trust newspapers, which is unarguably one the leading dailies in Nigeria today, the lead story of its Monday 29th June, 2020, edition is highly misleading. While one is not holding brief for the Nigerian military, those of us resident in parts of the country constantly under […]