The Coalition of Northern Human Rights Group (CNHRG) has applauded the prompt responses of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) and its managing director, Mohammed Alkali to the rampaging flooding in the region. The group made this known in its assessment report on the impact of the natural disaster in the north and efforts of intervention […]
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2023: Arewa Youths Won’t Support Atiku, Kwankwaso- AYCF
*Say’s Nigeria not for North Alone Urges North To Discard Ethnicity, Religion*Disagrees with Zangon Daura By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF), the leading umbrella youth forum in northern Nigeria said it’ll not support any northern candidate running for president in 2023 general elections. Recall that northern Nigeria has two presidential hopefuls, former […]
Poverty Index: Centre tackles SERAP over call for investigation of intervention programs
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has described the call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for the probe of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as mischievous, misplaced and attention seeking. The centre, therefore, urged President Buhari to disregard SERAP’s letter. According to a statement […]
THE NIGERIAN ARMY’S EXPLOITS IN PEACE AND SECURITY ON THE PLATEAU AND BEYOND
By Rev Solomon Semaka For more than a decade, Jos and indeed the whole of Plateau State was embroiled in recurring crisis that refused to abate. Lives and property worth billions of naira were lost on the Plateau in the process. The city was ethnically and religiously profiled and visitors had to take caution not […]
Same sex activists endorse Peter Obi for president
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In a statement signed by its president, Jasper B. E., the group said it came to this decision after assessing all tbe candidates, noting that Obi is the most LGBT-friendly. Jasper said the Obi […]
NEDC’s Human Face And North East IDPs
By Moses Adamu Excellence can simply be defined as the quality of being outstanding or extremely good. It is not just about doing the right thing; it is about doing it exceptionally well. The truth is, the more people there are in any society who put uncommon efforts into the common everyday tasks, the more […]
Fadah: Sacked NYSC DG Must Face Consequences – CCF
The Concerned Citizens Forum (CCF) has called for strict punishment for the “disgraced and dismissed” former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen MK Fadah to serve as a deterrent to other public office holders. The group, at a press conference, in Abuja, demanded that Fadah returns all his earnings as NYSC DG […]
Soludo: Anambra group denounces Peter Obi, demands refund of stolen treasury
The Anambra Concerned Citizens (ACC) has distanced itself from the presidential aspiration of former Governor, Peter Obi. The group said, fresh revelations made by incumbent Governor, Charles Soludo, confirmed that the Labour Party candidate defrauded the state to assuage his ego and greed. In a statement co-signed by its president, Mazi Chijioke Ude and secretary-general, […]
Akwa Ibom indigenes appreciate NEMA’s donation of multi-million naira relief materials
Some natives of Akwa Ibom State have commended the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for its prompt responses to the humanitarian needs of the state. The indigenes, under the aegis of Ibom Progressive Forum, hailed the interventionist agency, for the donation of multi-million naira relief materials to flood victims. A statement by Obong John Umoh […]
SECURITY: YAHAYA’S SILENT TRAILS ON INSURGENCY WAR
By Philip Agbese While necessity remains the mother of invention, experience has proven to be the soul attribute of successful leadership. The steady disruption of peace in northern Nigeria by widespread insurgency was a clarion call that needed to be answered by the best and most-effective personality who understood the severity of the challenge. This […]