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NPA: Amaechi inaugurates panel to probe Hadiza Bala-Usman

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has inaugurated a eleven-man panel of inquiry to probe the suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman According to the Minister, the panel is to examine and investigate the administrative policies and strategies adopted by the suspended Managing Director  and to confirm her level of compliance […]

Group vows to defend Buhari’s government against destabilization

The Nigeria First movement says it will resist any attempt by vested interests to destabilise President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The organisation said it is aware of the plot by disgruntled people hiding under the nomenclature of activism to perpetrate evil in the country through the sponsorship of acts of violence along ethnic and religious lines. […]

Group wants Lagos Assembly to suspend Somolu LG boss over alleged abuse of office, others

The Lagos State House of Assembly has been urged to suspend the chairman of Somolu Local Government Area, Hon. AbdulHamed Salawu, over alleged gross abuse of office, nepotism, disregard for constituted authorities as well as falsified identity and certificate. The call was made by the United Somolu Congress (USC) after consultation with some councillors. This […]

Gen Buratai’s footprints and the task ahead of COAS Attahiru

By Philip Agbese Combating terrorism or insurrections are acknowledged globally as quite arduous assignments. Soldiers who command such warfares must be necessarily be brave, courageous and determined combatants of the trenches. It’s not a task for the faint- hearted! The ex-Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of the counter-insurgency operations in Nigeria, retired Lt. […]

Insecurity: Between Ortom’s crocodile tears and the Presidency

By Simon Wayo Governor of Benue state, Mr. Samuel Ortom is a disingenuous thespian. He seeks to recreate the absurdist theatre of ancient Greek, but replicates it very poorly. But in his die-hard posture of dramatizing the bizarre, the Governor competes for fame, which sophistry has outclassed Sophocles, the great Greek playwright. Governor Ortom is […]

Group accuses Ortom of poor governance, asks him to resign

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, […]

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 […]