The National Transparency Initiative (NTI) has described Transparency International (TI) as the centre of a devilish alliance with disgruntled elements in the country, parading as non-governmental organisations, to tarnish President Muhammadu Buhari’s reputation. Addressing the media Wednesday on behalf of the group, Secretary-General, Elder Tony Odey said Transparency International’s poor rating of Nigeria in its […]
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Covid-19 may not disappear soon, Sirika tells aviators
Minister of aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has urged aviation stakeholders to tighten their belts and device means by which the sector will adapt and operate efficiently with COVID 19 pandemic, inferring that COVID 19 might linger for a while. The he said has become necessary as the sector cannot afford to take back seat nor […]
Group lauds MDAs’ accountability, probity under PMB’s administration
The Coalition of Civil Rights Groups (CCRG) has rated ministries, parastatals and agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration high on accountability, probity and transparency. The coalition said it made this conclusion after scrutinizing policy formulation and implementation across the various MDAs. Unveiling its interim report on Monday at a press conference in Abuja, President, Comrade Isaac Ikpa, said various indices indicate […]
Ambassadorial Nomination: Group says Buratai is well deserving, condemns PDP
The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has welcomed the nomination of immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and other former service chiefs as ambassadors-designate, describing it as “worthy, exemplary and timely”. According to the group, the decision is a well-deserved call for service and step in the right direction towards galvanizing the required […]
Weaponizing Transaparncy in NEDC
By David Audu It is said that, “Transparency is the pillar of Accountability”. Give me a Leader who is transparent and accountable, I will show you a nation that will birth Development, and lead other nations into the Future. I wish to state that the crisis in North-East Nigeria that came with its attendant loss […]
A New Beginning for Ambassador TY Buratai
By Solomon Olarewaju The recent nomination of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) as Ambassador-Designate by President Muhammadu Buhari has indeed put the country into frenzy. In some quarters, mostly the opposition members, they have questioned the rationale for such nominations citing several issues that defeat common sense. Also […]
Yoruba group hail nomination of former service chiefs as ambassadors
Some youths from the South-West region have welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors-designate. Describing them as “worthy ambassadors”, the group under the aegis of Congress of Progressive Yoruba Youths (CPYY) called on the National Assembly to speedily confirm their nomination. The Yoruba youths made these known on Friday […]
Igbo Soldiers: CALSER exonerates Army, Buratai from alleged execution
The Centre for African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has described as false, reports of extra-judicial killing of six Igbo personnel in the Nigerian Army levelled against immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd). The centre said the allegations of ethnic cleansing in the Army was not only false but […]
NUJ FCT calls for immediate release of kidnapped Punch reporter
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has called for the immediate release of Okechukwu Nnodim, a correspondent with the Punch Newspapers. Nnodim was allegedly kidnapped by four gunmen in his Abuja home who gained access to his residence by scaling his fence after firing several gunshots in the air. In a press statement […]
Diaspora hail President Buhari on Buratai, others’ Ambassadorial Nominations
….says nominees will terminate the reign of Boko Haram The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the nomination of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and three other immediate past service chiefs as non-career diplomats. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Raymond Egule, on Thursday, the […]