A Senior Special Assistant Special Duties 1 to Prof. Kemeberadikumo Pondei acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Olomu B. Micheal, has resigned from the commission. In a letter dated 20th July 2020, addressed to the NDDC acting MD, a copy made available to newsmen on Wednesday, Micheal said the decision to […]
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Yoruba group in pro-unity rally, warns against calls for a military coup
The Concerned Yoruba Patriots (CYP) have warned politicians calling for a military coup that the unity of Nigeria is “sacrosanct and non-negotiable”. The South-West group pledged its total support for one indivisible Nigeria in a peaceful rally on Wednesday in Lagos against disintegration, mutiny and destabilization of the country. It also demonstrated solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari […]
N-Power: Beneficiaries takes ‘Thank You Rally’ to Aso Villa
… task Minister to sustain Buhari, masses’ confidence in her stewardship No fewer than 2,000 Nigerians, on Wednesday, held a ‘Thank You Rally’ to the Presidential Villa over the success of the N-Power scheme and other Social Intervention Programmes in the country. Led by the Concerned Citizens/ N- Power Forum with participants drawn across the […]
Group uncovers plot to unseat Malami, efforts to petition Buhari
A leaked document and email from one Olarewaju Suraju who claimed to be the Chairman of a Civil Society Against Corruption indicates a desperate move to cast aspersions against the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The Chairman of Integrity Group Against Corruption, Mr Bello Gambo Iliya showed […]
Insecurity: Yoruba group accuses Falana of double speak
The Progressive Yoruba Youths, a cicvil society group has in strong terms condemns in its totality a statement credited to the Alliance for Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), suggesting that the federal government has shown lack of capacity to deal with the violence in the north. The new coalition, which was launched ahead of May […]
Nigeria’s counter-terrorism campaign and the role of its citizens in diaspora
By David Onmeje Email address: daonmeje@outlook.com Abstract: This paper is an attempt to explore the various roles that Nigerians based abroad can play in the counter-terrorism campaign as the country grapples with the Boko Haram insurgency. The paper examines how the intellectual, professional and financial resources of the greater number of Nigerians in diaspora can […]
Coalition Storms EFCC, Wants Tinubu, Fashola Probed Over Alleged Graft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been asked to probe the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Works, Babtunde Raji Fashola, SAN, as governors of Lagos state. Asiwaju Tinubu was governor of the state between 1999 to 2007 while Fashola also governed the state between 2007 to 2015. The […]
Breaking: Secondary Schools to reopen next week
The Federal Government has ordered the reopening of secondary schools on August 4th for students in exit classes. This is to enable the students sit for the WAEC examinations which are scheduled to start on August 17th. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Education signed by the Director of Press Ben Bem Goong stated […]
Adeniyi: Yoruba Summit Group accused of instigating mutiny, calumny against Army
Some Southwest leaders, under the aegis of Yoruba Summit Group (YSG), have been accused of instigating mutiny and campaign of calumny against the Nigerian Army over claims bothering on ex-Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi. According to People’s Forum, a group of Nigerians, the assertion that Major Gen. Adeniyi has been court […]
$2.5bn stolen crude: Frank wants Kyari sacked over allegation
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called for the immediate sack of the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Mele Kyari, over his complicity in the alleged $2.5billion stolen crude oil sold in China. An online news platform recently revealed […]