Nigeria and other African nations have been urged to impose sanctions on immediate past U.S President, Donald Trump and top officials of his administration over worsened diplomatic relationship between the United States and the continent. According to civil society group, All Lives Matter in Nigeria (ALMN) at a world press conference on Sunday in Abuja, […]
Category archives: Politics
2023: Zoning won’t count in Ebonyi, AESID insists
Ahead of 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi state, some indigenes of the state under the platform of Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) have said that competence and credibility will determine who emerge the next governor and not zoning. The association implored Ebonyi people to continue to study the records in and […]
US Congress Siege: Global Amnesty Watch says act despicable, calls for retrospection
The Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) has condemned Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Congress, describing it as “despicable” and an “assault on democracy”. In a statement signed by its Director, John Tom Lever, on Thursday, the group said President Donald Trump showed lack of respect for democratic ideals by instigating and urging his supporters to assault the Capitol. […]
Northern group seeks Kukah arrest over comments on Buhari
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah’s recent controversial statement as unguarded and open incitement to military coup and insurrection against the democratically elected government of Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima on Monday, the group condemned “Kukah’s use of nepotism as weapon […]
Viral rice video embarrassing, Ebonyi group tackles Umahi
A governance and accountability group, Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has expressed shock, displeasure and downright condemnation over a viral video of bags of rice alleged to have been mistakenly sent to Human Rights Radio, Abuja by the Ebonyi state government as Christmas largesse. In the said viral video which recently flooded […]
NDDC: Akpabio committed no sin, South-South forum, accuses agitators of greed
Following the recent appointment of Mr. Effiong Akwa as the Sole Administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has been absolved of any wrongdoing. A forum of professional from the South-south on the platform of the South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) […]
Kankara Boys: Diaspora group hails PMB, security agencies
The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari and the country’s security agencies for the release of hundreds of Kankara schoolboys in Katsina State. The group made this known in a communique signed by its President, Dr. Agwu Onyeke alongside 13 country heads, issued at the end of an online consultative meeting on […]
Release Of abducted students justified Nigerians’ confidence in Buhari – NDMG
The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG), UK Chapter, says President Muhammadu Buhari has repaid the confidence of Nigerians by securing the release of abducted Kankara students in Katsina State. The NDMG made this known in a statement signed by its President, Cosmas Collins, on Friday, after an emergency meeting on Monday over the security situation back home […]
Northern group seeks Shettima’s arrest over “calls against Buhari”
The Arewa Citizens for Good Governance (ACGG) has called for the arrest of Senator Kashim Shettima for attempting to instigate mutiny against President Muhammadu Buhari. The group made this known in a statement signed by its president, Comrade Silas Adamu, on Wednesday. According to Adamu, the Borno Central lawmaker’s recent remarks on national security could potentially incite […]
Umahi perfecting plans to jail opposition members, AESID alleges
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has cried out that the state government under Engr. David Nweze Umahi, was perfecting plans to jail those who refused to join him in the All Progressives Congress (APC).The group said the recent comments made in various functions by the governor were disturbing, hence leaders across […]