By Ayokunle Ojo The news of the events in Osun State a few days ago is quite a refreshing one, especially times like this when good and cheery news are hardly reported. The Chief of Army staff COAS Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai was in the state of Osun to launch some projects that were […]
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President Buhari’s successes on the war against insurgency
By Abubakar Gana PhD The issue of insecurity has dominated the discourse in Nigeria in recent times. In some quarters it has been stated that the security situation in the country had degenerated and that Nigeria is tilting towards a failed state. This school of thought lent their argument on the perceived crisis in North-East […]
GAW, CSOs hail PMB, military for eradicating Boko Haram from Yobe
The Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) and a coalition of civil society organizations have commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the military for totally wiping out Boko Haram insurgents from Yobe State. The group made this known on Wednesday at the end of a tour around the state wherein it accessed the situation on the ground in post-Boko Haram era […]
Group threatens Ebonyi govt over alleged sale of Lagos property
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has given the state government up to 48 hours to clear the air on the alleged sale of some property belonging to the state in Lagos state. AESID, however threatened to drag the state government to court if it fail to speak out at the end […]
Nigeria @60: APC Youths laud Buhari, military for leading country against terrorism
Ahead of Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, the APC National Youth Solidarity Vanguard has saluted President Muhammadu Buhari and the military for putting an end to Boko Haram activities. The APC youths, in a statement through its Publicity Secretary, Comrade Abdulmuminu Kabir, on Wednesday said President Buhari has kept his promise of securing the country and defeating the […]
Fuel, Electricity: Suffer now, enjoy later, APC tells Nigerians
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to organised labour not to allow opposition narratives on the deregulation exercise and electricity tariffs to hoodwink them. The party admitted that it was not unmindful of the financial strains brought by the increase in fuel pump price and electricity rates, but assured that with little endurance, […]
NCAC recovers Abuja land for Art and crafts village, unveils catering institute
Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, said his organisation has been able to recover about five hectares of land meant for Art and Crafts village which were illegally acquired by some Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Otunba Runsewe lamented that the country has left […]
Gana: Youth Leaders commend Army Over killing of notorious criminal
….condemn the use of ethnic slant to glory evil in the land Some youth leaders from Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States have commended the Nigerian Army over the killing of militia leader, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana. The group at a joint press conference at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, on Tuesday, expressed total confidence in the […]
Buhari, military efforts in North- east under-reported – Don
A University lecturer at the Kwararafa University, Dr Uzah Thomas, has observed the prevailing security situation in Northeast Nigeria and what has been reported in the media and concluded that efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and that of the military in dealing with security situation in the region is grossly underreported. Dr.Thomas who […]
Truthful words that make one proud of our military
By Emmanuel Kolawole The role of the Nigerian Military in the preservation of democracy in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. This much has been stated in numerous forums due to her exploits in fulfilment of its constitutional mandate of preserving the territorial integrity of the country as well as its invaluable interventions in internal security operations […]