By Usman Bio What is known today as National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has an enviable history. It started as National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) sometime in 1956. The students who pioneered the idea intended the organization to be a rally point for Nigerian students. For decades of the existence of NANS which […]
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Insecurity: Cleric claims God is angry with CAN leadership
The General Overseer of the Ark of Covenant Total Life Ministries, Prophet Isaac Itodo has revealed that the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been enmeshed in playing politics and fraternizing with political opponents of the present administration in heating the polity in Nigeria at the detriment of uniting the body of […]
Boko Haram: Tsav writes editors, seeks support for troops, against fake news
A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has cautioned Nigerian editors over the implication of fake news as it concerns the war against terrorism. Mr. Tsav made this known on Thursday in a letter titled “winning the war against insurgency and the role of a patriotic press” and addressed to the […]
Caution Igini over “planned” electoral robbery in Akwa-Ibom, APC tells INEC
As Saturday’s rerun senatorial election in Akwa Ibom state gets closer, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC)Yekini Nabena, has accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state, Mike Igini of working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Speaking to newsmen Thursday […]
EU center commends Nigeria’s counter-insurgency operations
The European Union Centre for Human Rights Protection (EUCHRP) has commended the Nigerian government and military for making significant progress in its counter-insurgency operations. The Centre made this known in a report: “ Threats posed by Boko Haram/ISWAP, the response of the Nigerian State and plight of civilians”. In the report signed by Executive Director, […]
Terrorism: Murder of preacher won’t break our trust in God, Buhari – Christian group
Despite the gruesome murder of Adamawa-based preacher, Rev Lawan Andimi, by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, the Northern Christian Forum of Nigeria (NCFN) has vowed to hold on to its faith and support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Christian group made this known at a press conference on Thursday condemning the wicked act which it described […]
Army/IMN Clash: CESJET seeks Court order stopping IMN spokesman from publishing book
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency, CESJET, has approached the state high court in Kaduna asking for an order to stop the spokesman of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Musa, from publishing a book on the clash between the IMN and the Nigeria Army saying it is capable of jeopardizing the ongoing […]
CALSER mourns Adamawa pastor, seeks religious unity against Boko Haram/ISWAP ideology
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has condemned the murder of Adamawa-based preacher, Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. In a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, CALSER President, Princess Ajibola believes the killing of the Christian cleric shows the radical sect’s desperation to provoke sectarian strife that could ultimately birth crisis. […]
Group cautions Islamic Bank against funding unsustainable projects in Ebonyi
A group, Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has cautioned the Islamic Bank in Nigeria to be mindful of the kind of project its providing loans to finance in Ebonyi state, adding that the current administration will not be in power forever. The group, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Ambassador Pascal […]
Abia: Group tackles Ohanaeze youths over performance of Governor Ikpeazu, backs Frank
A group, South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has asked the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (ONYC) to stop doing the bidding of politicians for it to be taken serious, asking the Igbo youth group to name laudable achievement of the Abia state governor in the last four years. The South-south group described as shameful for a […]