The Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has called on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to resign over poor performance and gross ineptitude. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Hwande Titus Akase, on Wednesday, the group said the governor has failed to provide credible leadership since assuming office in 2015. According to Akase, […]
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Zuru people and their Lelna culture, Bawa Amos writes
Prince Bawa K. Amos a Nigerian author, presents a collection of the socio-cultural practices of the indigenous people of Zuru land in his book, “Zuru People of North-West Nigeria (Kebbi state): An Aspect of Lelna Cultural Heritage”. The book is a harvest of information about the rich culture of an ethnic nationality whose traditional values, […]
Incorporate Buratai, other past service chiefs in security architecture, group tells Buhari
Following worsened security situation across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to integrate Lt. Gen T.Y Buratai (rtd) and other immediate past service chiefs into the nation’s security architecture. According to the Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN), Buratai and other former military heads “still have a lot to offer the country in this […]
Blame Shettima for worsening insecurity in North-East – NEPC
The North East Peace Congress (NEPC) says ex-Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, should be blamed for the worsening insecurity in the region. According to the group, the Borno Central lawmaker championed the call for the removal of the immediate past Service Chiefs, a move it says has resulted in calamity. Since the retirement of the […]
AESID condemns dastardly attacks in Ebonyi, cautions perpetrators
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has strongly condemned the recent dastardly attacks on several communities in Ebonyi state, even as it cautioned the perpetrators to give peace a chance. The group described as “traumatic” for citizens and residents of Ebonyi state following reported cases of attacks on individuals and public facilities […]
I wasn’t detained, had no reason to bribe EFCC boss – Akpabio
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to what he called a defamatory article written by an online medium, titled: “How EFCC detained Godswill Akpabio for two hours after attempting to bribe Agency Chairman with $350,000.” He said the report “is false.” The Minister according to a press statement signed Saturday by […]
Nigerian risks 30years U. S jail term over fraud allegedly committed by Lagos council boss
A Nigerian is on the verge of being jailed in the United States over crimes committed by a supposed local government chairman back home. Yusuf Owolabi Abdul, a Nigerian resident in Canada, extradited from Germany to the United States, will be presented on Monday in New York before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang over crimes […]
Arrest insecurity in Ebonyi not our president, AESID tells Umahi
…Raises the alarm over plot to declare Oluchchukwu wanted Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has asked Governor Dave Umahi, to tackle the insecurity situation in the state instead of the plot to arrest for trial the association’s President, Ambassador Paschal Oluchukwu. The Ebonyi indigenous group said it is in possession of a […]
APC group declares Akpabio ‘natural leader’
A progressive forum of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) known as APC Advocates Forum has declared that former governor of Akwa Ibom and the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, is the ‘natural leader’ of the party in the state being a serving cabinet member. The group, however, called on APC’s National Caretaker Committee […]
Warri-Itakpe railway: 200% increase in passenger traffic, begins freight services
The Warri-Itakpe railway has recorded over 200 per cent increase in passenger volume within the past few months. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known Friday just as he conducted the official flag-off of freight service between Warri and Itakpe on standard guage rail line. In September 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), officially inaugurated […]