…warns citizens against promoting false narratives Following a report by the United States over plans by Islamic militant group, al-Qaeda, to infiltrate Southern Nigeria and expand its network across West Africa, the Coalition Against Terrorism in Nigeria (CATN) has charged the police, Department of States Services and other security agencies to be on red alert. The anti-terrorism organisation […]
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Al- Qaeda Scare: Nigerian Army’s Operation positive identification as the antidote
By Kennedy Nwaboshi The recent scare of the infiltration of Nigeria by elements of the terror network Al-Qaeda calls for concern from critical stakeholders in Nigeria. I am convinced that this is indeed not the time to play to the gallery in the task of preserving the territorial integrity of the country. I recall some […]
Magu: Group calls for arrest, prosecution of FCMB chairman
Good Governance and Accountability Monitors Group has called for the arrest and prosecution of the Chairman of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Ladi Balogun. The group in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja by its Coordinator, Opeolumi Adeniyi and Secretary, Isaiah Moses, alleged that the chairman allowed his bank to be a platform that is […]
Buhari, Current Service Chiefs Still the Best for Nigeria – Igbo Traditional Ruler
A prominent traditional ruler in the Southeast, Igwe Friday Imoko of Effium, in Ebonyi State, has described President Muhammadu Buhari and the current set of Service Chiefs as the best for the country. The Traditional Ruler said while speaking with newsmen at Abakaliki during the launch of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, that if one is […]
Nigerian Army as agent of development
By Hyacinth Ogbu Worldwide, the Army traditionally plays the role of securing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations. Excitingly, in Nigeria, the Army has gone a notch higher by establishing its imprimatur as a strong agent of development through the provision of awful and charming infrastructural facilities and social amenities to various communities in […]
Boko Haram : Understanding Why Borno Elites Must Do More
By Pita Agbese No insurgent group can operate for long by relying exclusively on its own resources. To operate beyond a few weeks, an insurgent group requires external resources such as money, territory, weapons, intelligence, materiel, and new recruits. It may also need ideological support derived from common ethnic, religious or regional identities. These resources […]
Zulum’s North-East Parley and Why Charity Must Begin at Home
By Adamu Bulama The recent appointment of the governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum as the Chairman of the newly created North East Governors Forum is indeed a welcome development. It can only be hoped that the vision behind the creation of the forum is achieved given the security challenges in North-East Nigeria. I […]
Insecurity, Corruption: Inter-Faith clerics unite behind Buhari in prayers
The National Inter-Faith Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP), on Saturday, said it is united in prayers behind President Muhammadu Buhari in his quest to rid the nation of criminal elements and corrupt individuals. According to the Christian and Islamic clerics, the president is the target of “evil forces” unhappy with his progress in the anti-graft campaign and […]
APC: PGF boss canvasses constitional review, valid membership list
…Says APC becoming worse than PDP The Director-General, Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, said to resolve the internal squabbles in the All Progressives Congress (APC), the governor Mai-Mala Buni Caretaker/Convention Working Committee has to setup a constitution review committee and present proposals for amendments to the Extraordinary National Convention. Lukman said this in a […]
Insecurity: Diaspora Nigerians charge Borno Gov, representatives on youth sensitization
Some Nigerian professionals in the diaspora have called on Governor Babagana Zulum and other elected officials from Borno State to embark on community-to-community sensitization to deter youths from joining terrorists. This and others were part of the recommendations made by the Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) as the missing piece that could potentially end insurgency […]