The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisations for Peace (NIFROP) has declared that this is the “hour of victory” for the Nigerian Army in its final clearance operation against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. Armed with the extra motivation of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai on one side and prayers of Nigerians on the […]
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Abba Kyari and Morality of Power
By Emmanuel Ogbeche “Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.” – Proverbs 11:7 In the end it is the verdict of history that matters. The legacy one leaves is what endures after the silver lining is severed from mortal body. The conclusion can be telling and […]
Matters Arising As Boko Haram Commanders Beg For Mercy
By Atadoga Atojoko Since 2009 when the Boko Haram group began a violent campaign in Nigeria, hundreds of lives have been lost and millions displaced. The continued bombings, killings, kidnappings, and the destruction of properties by Boko Haram have become of great concern to the Nigerian government and the international community. The activities of Boko […]
Buratai’s presence already yielding positive result against Boko Haram – CATE
Barely one week into his stay in the northeast, the Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) believes the presence of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai, is already rubbing off positively on troops and devastatingly on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. CATE made this disclosure in a press statement signed by National Coordinator, Gabriel […]
Re: Buhari Must Sack Buratai For Nigeria To Defeat Boko Haram, Says Retired Army Sergeant
By Abiodun Israel Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore must be truly desperate in his anti-Nigerian Army/anti-Buratai agenda going by his latest outing in which he interviewed one Mike Omorege, a purported retired sergeant of the Nigerian Army. The crux of the rehearsed interview on SaharaTV is that “Buhari Must Sack Buratai For Nigeria To […]
Take responsibility for Chibok Girls’ continued ordeal, CAFA tells Ezekwesili
The Coalition Against Fake Activists(CAFA) has told Nigerians to hold one of the conveners of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili, responsible for the continued abduction of the Chibok Girls. On April 14 2014, scores of female students were kidnapped from a Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State by Boko Haram […]
Nigerian Army as Africa’s pride on anti-terrorism
By Best Agbese In the last one decade, Nigeria has been a country troubled by insecurities. It is assailed by several internal conflicts and crises which have exalted the strength of nationhood. What has battled more than a few is the vested interests by some external and evil nations in promoting terrorism in Nigeria. The […]
Lockdown Enforcement: Group counters NHRC report, accuses Ojukwu of conspiracy
The National Coalition on Peace and Human Rights in Nigeria (NCPHRN) has criticised the Human Rights Commission’s report on the enforcement of lockdown across the country to curb coronavirus. In a statement signed by the President, Barrister Paul Smith Agbo, on Thursday, the human rights coalition alleged that the Executive Secretary NHRC, Anthony Ojukwu, allowed […]
Now is time to eliminate Boko Haram remnants, Buratai charges troops
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai, has called on troops of Operation Lafiya Dole that now is the best time to wipe out fleeing Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. The Army Chief, who is at the thick of things, gave this charge on Wednesday in an address to the troops on the frontlines in […]
Boko Haram: Babajide Otitoju’s Ignorance is Incurable
By Richard Murphy For somebody who claims more than a passive knowledge of the North east and the Boko Haram terrorist acts, Babatunde Otitoju displayed crass ignorance at his latest outing on the popular TV programme, Journalists’ Round Table. In the Monday edition of the programme where the Chadian counter-offensive on Boko Haram and ISWAP […]