By Richard Murphy I have maintained intentional silence since the nauseating confrontation between the National Assembly (NASS) and President Muhammadu Buhari as well as Service and Security Chiefs (SSCs) shuddered the nation. In a rare disarming display of insensitivity on bubbling tensions on insecurity in the nation, NASS did the unthinkable. At the plenary of […]
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Breaking: Prostesters ask Iranians to leave Nigeria
A group of Nigerians, on Monday, stormed the Iranian Embassy in Abuja, calling for the country’s nationals to leave its shores. Led by the Concerned Citizens for Defence of Nigeria, the protesters demanded the immediate expulsion of Iranians and their “agent of darkness” from Nigeria. In a statement by Convener, Mrs Victoria Ameh, the Concerned […]
Is Nigeria still winning the war on insecurity?
By Philip Agbese Twine main polemics dominate national discourse on security issues in Nigeria. The first camp basically comprises ardent critics and opposition members who are hostile to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. To this club of Nigerians, enmeshed in a partial mindset, its more convenient to score the national government led […]
Group asks Nigerians to rise up against Iran, Amnesty International’s plots
The Citizens Against Destabilization (CAD) has urged Nigerians not to succumb to the plot by the Iranian government and Amnesty International to destabilize the country. CAD made this known at a press conference on Iran’s nefarious plot to wreck havoc through their proxies on Sunday in Abuja. In a statement signed by President, Comrade Stephen […]
Insurgency: Army, Buratai have surpassed expectations – CESJET
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has given a pass mark to Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and his gallant troops in the war against terrorism. According to the group, the Army chief has surpassed expectations despite obvious plots from desperate politicians and their collaborators to undermine the […]
Who Will Save the Senate?
By John Madu Since the commencement of democratic experience in Nigeria in 1999, the National Assembly being the legislative arms of government, has somewhat attempted to constitute its self as a parallel government in Nigeria. Right from the time of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, the National Assembly has been enmeshed in various controversies to the […]
Diaspora group urges President Buhari to sustain feat against Boko Haram
The Nigeria US-Canada Diaspora Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the momentum in the fight against terrorism. These well-meaning Nigerians, based in the North American nations, made the disclosure on Saturday after its annual general assembly to appraise the recent developmental issues, proffering solutions to challenges. In a communique signed by Cosmas Collins […]
Service Chiefs: Buhari emulating America on tenure to defeat terrorism – Gwaska
A former Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Alhaji Muhammadu Ari Gwaska, believes President Muhammadu Buhari is following United States of America’s (USA) lead on tenure elongation of Service Chiefs to defeat terrorism. The National Chairman Pro-Nigeria Elders Council (PRONECO) says it isn’t entirely strange for heads of security architecture to remain in office longer […]
NDDC: ACIF warns Nunieh against paying for abandoned, non-executed projects
…Says commission not for politicians, looters The Chairman of Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (ACIF) and Publisher, Integrity Watchdog Magazine, Comrade Prince Kpokpogri, has cautioned the Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr. Joi Nunieh, against paying contractors for abandoned, non-executed and shoddily completed projects in the region. The ACIF chairman, however, called […]
Demolition: Rights group vows to get justice for peasant farmers in Ebonyi
The Human Rights Defenders of Nigeria (HURIDE), Ebonyi state chapter has blasted governor David Umahi over the forceful and unlawful demolition of people’s ancestral homes in Ezza North LGA of Ebonyi state for the Airport project without exhausting all due processes. Some security personnel on Thursday led bulldozers to demolish some house in Ezza North […]