A group of civil society organisations have dismissed allegations of multi-billion Naira corruption against the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) and its Managing Director, Alhaji Mohammed Goni Alkali. The CSOs, in a joint press statement co-signed by Comrade Lawrence Audu and Comrade Bassey Ukpong for the Good Governance and Advocacy Network (GGAN) on behalf of other […]
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Ex-councillors’ forum appoints Buratai patron
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. T.Y Buratai (rtd), has been appointed as the Patron of the National Forum of Ex-Councillors of Nigeria. The group made this known on Tuesday after paying a visit to the former Army Chief in Damaturu, Yobe State. According to a statement by the chairman of the State chapter, […]
APC Leadership: Nabena lauds Buhari over tenure extension
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Yekini Nabena, has rallied support for Governor Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker Committee of the party, even as he commended President Muhammadu Buhari for granting tenure extension for the 13-man committee. The President had approved tenure extension for Governor Buni-led APC caretaker […]
Nigeria/Benin: Group charges Amb Buratai on trade, national security
… passes vote of confidence on Nigeria’s envoy to the Benin Republic Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic, Amb Tukur Buratai, has been tasked to swiftly hit the ground running, enhancing trade relations and trans-border security between both nations, especially around the Seme Border. Passing a vote of confidence on the former Chief of Army […]
APC lauds Habib’s appointment as NEMA boss
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed excitement over the recent appointment of Ahmed Mustapha Habib as the new Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The appointment was announced earlier by the presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman. Mustapha Habib, a Business Administration graduate from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, took over from AVM Muhammadu […]
North-East stakeholders demand creation of Savannah State
The two-day zonal public hearing of the Senate on the review of the 1999 Constitution, Thursday ended with stakeholders from the North-East demanding the creation of additional states, 25 per cent derivation, gender equality, free and compulsory education, among others. The exercise was organised by the Upper Chamber in 12 centres across the country to […]
Nigerians should be free nationwide, Group supports Malami’s position
A group, Coalition For The Defence Of Democracy In Nigeria (CDDN) has called for caution over the southern governors resolution on open grazing and the statement of the Attorneys-General of the Federation and minister of justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN. According to the group, the AGF is the chief law officer of the country and […]
Group decries plot to blackmail Buratai, other former service chiefs
The Nigeria First movement says a grand plot is underway to blackmail the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and other recently retired service chiefs. According to the group, a well-orchestrated campaign of calumny is already in motion with a report aimed to denigrate their personalities and incredible track […]
Ebonyi group condemns abduction, torture of Ex-DC coordinator
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Group vows to defend Buhari’s government against destabilization
The Nigeria First movement says it will resist any attempt by vested interests to destabilise President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The organisation said it is aware of the plot by disgruntled people hiding under the nomenclature of activism to perpetrate evil in the country through the sponsorship of acts of violence along ethnic and religious lines. […]