The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah’s recent controversial statement as unguarded and open incitement to military coup and insurrection against the democratically elected government of Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima on Monday, the group condemned “Kukah’s use of nepotism as weapon […]
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Viral rice video embarrassing, Ebonyi group tackles Umahi
A governance and accountability group, Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has expressed shock, displeasure and downright condemnation over a viral video of bags of rice alleged to have been mistakenly sent to Human Rights Radio, Abuja by the Ebonyi state government as Christmas largesse. In the said viral video which recently flooded […]
NDDC: Akpabio committed no sin, South-South forum, accuses agitators of greed
Following the recent appointment of Mr. Effiong Akwa as the Sole Administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has been absolved of any wrongdoing. A forum of professional from the South-south on the platform of the South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) […]
Insecurity: I stand with PMB on giving service chiefs, security agencies more time
By Anthony Kolawole PhD President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give the nation’s service chiefs and security agencies more time to adequately address the security issues bedeviling the country. The President in his Christmas Message to the people, called on Nigerians to support and cooperate with the service chiefs and security agencies by giving […]
The Darkness in John Campbell’s Soul
By Philip Agbese When the alarm was raised that there was a plot to discredit President Muhammadu Buhari during this festive season little did one know that pretender to Nigeria Expertise, John Campbell, was among the line-up of those given the assignment. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had […]
How John Campbell lied about security in Northern Nigeria
By Musa Sani Northern Nigeria is at the cusp of a new era. It is caught in that moment of separation between a gloomy past and the imminence of a bright future. Those who choose to look at the past would see the gloom that shaped an unfortunate era worsened by lack of capacity in […]
Service Chiefs: Why we must align with PMB
By Emmanuel Ekpe Securing life and property is something nobody should hold with levity, especially government at all levels. Due to the established fact that the world has become a global village, any threat to peace in any part of the world is now a threat to peace all over the world, because, if the […]
Christmas: President’s confidence in service chiefs, security agencies tonic for more successes – Arewa group
The Arewa Citizens Coalition for Change (ACCC) has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Christmas speech wherein he urged Nigerians to be patient with the service chiefs and security agencies. The group said the president’s remarks would catalyze his security architecture, officers and troops to more success in the new year. Recall that President Buhari had urged Nigerians […]
General Buratai in the trenches for all
By Thomas Uzah PhD “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” —Max DePree . In numerous forums, I have always stated that all that is required for Nigeria to make progress is when there is a commitment from […]
Nigerian Army’s Era of Results
By Joyce Matthew The year 2020 will be remembered as the year the Nigerian Army recorded its greatest onslaught so far against the evils of banditry, insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria. This year has seen the Nigerian Army tackling all forms of insecurity in the almost all the geopolitical zones in the country with tangible […]