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HURIWA chasing wild goose against Humanitarian Affairs Minister – Group

The New Initiative for Credible Leadership (NICL) says Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is chasing after wild goose over allegations of corruption by the Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq.  Rubbishing the claims as untrue, NICL stated that HURIWA’s motive is to undermine the minister’s various social intervention programmes which were acclaimed as tranparent.  In […]

HOW ZULUM IS WORSENING THE SECURITY SITUATION IN BORNO STATE

By Imamudeen Abba Two persons have governed Borno since the advent of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Ali Modu Sheriff and Kashim Shettima who governed the state within the period, used different approaches in tackling the menace though they also have their faults. While Sheriff can be accused of not taking the necessary steps […]

Boko Haram/ISWAP: Who is after the military?

By Sani Muhamamdu The seeming recent castigation of the military by Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has revived new posers in Nigeria’s grapple with terrorism. That poser is: who is the Nigeria military fighting in its anti-terrorism war? The answer to this poser would be instructive in how Boko Haram’s campaign of terror would be […]

Corruption: Frank accuses NASS Minority Caucus of silence on Malami, Magu, others

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has accused the leadership of the Minority Caucus of the National Assembly of unnecessary silence and indifference amid allegations of corruption against top government officials and some heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government. Frank […]

#CODECAMP INITIATIVE: UNUBIKO FOUNDATION EMPOWERS ABIA YOUTHS

A non-governmental organization, Unubiko Foundation, is to select 20 youths across Abia state for this year’s #CodeCamp Youth Empowerment Programme, which starts on Monday August 10, 2020. In a statement by Unubiko Foundation in Umuahia on Thursday, July 30, 2020, Dr. Benjamin Isani, Project Director, said the #CodeCamp initiative is an online digital sand leadership […]

Group seeks probe into attack on Gov Zulum convoy

A civil society organisation, Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has called for an urgent probe into the alleged attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.  The CSO, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Barrister Charles Timothy, on Monday, said it is paramount to […]

Insecurity: Stakeholders tasked on home-made solutions

With little or no aid coming from foreign nations, the Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has tasked relevant stakeholders to look inwards to complement the military’s quest to end terrorism, banditry and other criminal vices in the country.  According to SHAC, the solution to the threats posed by the Boko Haram terrorists and other militant […]

APC charges PDP to account for failed $460m Abuja CCTV project, $2bn China loan

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to account to Nigerians the status of the failed $460 million Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) awarded in August 2010 by the immediate-past it’s administration. The APC also challenged the PDP explain the over $2billion China loan it administration took between 2010 […]

APC celebrates DSP Ovie Omo-Agege @57

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has joined the family, friends and associates all over the world in celebrating the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, on his 57th birthday. A statement signed by the party’s spokesman, Yekini Nabena, on Monday in Abuja, said Senator Omo-Agege has been exemplary and has distinguished himself in his private practice […]