The National Democratic Front (NDF) has penned a touching tribute to outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (retd) and other military chiefs following their recent retirement from service. In a statement titled “Service Chiefs: A Salute to Courage in Service to Nigeria”, the pro-democracy group hailed the now-retired chiefs for their patriotism, commitment […]
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Buhari urged to honour Buratai, Olonisakin, others with GCON award
President Muhammadu Buhari has been called on to honour the immediate past Services Chiefs with national awards for meritorious duty while in service. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance and Transparency said Buhari should honour the immediate past Service Chiefs with the award of the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger. […]
Effium killings: Group seeks urgent deployment of military in Ebonyi
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately deploy military personnel to Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state where over 40 persons have been killed. The indigenes said to forestall further break down of law and order and wanton killing of […]
Gen TY Buratai: The General who led from the front
By Philip Agbese Change is inevitable. But whenever it occurs, what comes to mind is how those exiting would be remembered. For the outgoing Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), the answer is very simple; he would be remembered as the Army General who led his troops from the front. That […]
Orlu: Group blames IPOB, Eastern Security Network over deaths
The Igbos in Nigeria Movement (INM) has condemned the killing of innocent citizens by members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Monday in Orlu, Imo State. The group, in a statement on Tuesday, said such lawlessness is unacceptable in the interest of peace and tranquillity in the South-East and South-South. Recall that fugitive leader of the […]
Inter-faith clerics end 21 days prayers for Nigeria, Buhari’s administration
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP), on Monday, wrapped up its 21 days intercessory prayers for Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari. The three-week-long spiritual exercise came to a halt at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, with hundreds of respected Christian and Muslim clerics in attendance. In his address, Sheik Abubakar Idris said in the course […]
Southwest’s lingering conflagration and its political undertone
By Rotimi Akinbile Finally, the missing link in the puzzle unfolding in Southwest Nigeria has been discovered with the recent expose by no less a person than Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters. Ojudu in a widely circulated piece he wrote, narrated how a meeting was arranged between Southwest political […]
Gov Zulum’s Victory Bell at Biu
By Charles Ibekwe Since the onset of the Boko Haram insurgency in North-East, Nigeria in 2009, Nigeria has witnessed a period classified as one of the most trying in its history. I would say that the Boko Haram insurgency was underestimated. Consequently, conventional tactics were deployed in an asymmetric war. And the outcome of such […]
Southwest security: Group petitions IGP, wants Tinubu investigated
The Northern Patriot Assembly, NPA has submitted a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to demand an immediate investigation of APC Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the lingering security breach in the South Western part of the country. The group also wants the IGP to withdraw policemen attached to the Ondo State Governor […]
Effium mayhem: AESID wants Umahi, council boss probed
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora, AESID, has called on the security agencies to probe Governor David Umahi and the chairman of the Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Clement Odah, over an alleged communal clash between the Effium and Effium indigenes of Ezza extraction, leading to the death of over 40 people. President of […]