The Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the nomination of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as the new helmsman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). By the appointment, the 40-year-old Bawa becomes the youngest person to chair the Commission. In a statement released on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
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Group condemns Ortom’s letter to Buhari, says could stoke tension
Foundation for Equity and Justice (FEJ) has condemned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State as displaying penchant for stoking the fire of religious and ethnic tension with his recent letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom had accused the president of not doing enough to halt the herders-farmers conflict in Benue and insecurity in the country. […]
LGBTQI: NIFROP chides Biden, says threat contravenes sovereignty, democracy
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP) has frowned at U.S president, Joe Biden’s threat of sanction on countries opposed to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) laws. The leadership of the renowned inter-religious group, at a press conference, on Friday, in Abuja, said Biden’s stance is anti-democratic and contrary to the […]
LGBTQI: Group berates US President over attitude towards Nigeria, others
The Centre for Africa Culture, Rights and Citizens Protection (CACRP) has expressed concern over U.S President Joe Biden’s “belligerent attitude” towards Nigeria and other nations opposed to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI). According to the centre, Biden’s threat of sanction to Nigeria and these countries is a disregard for their democratic institutions and […]
Biden’s pro-LGBTQI Threat: The Joke is on Them
By Richard Murphy The joke is on Nigerians who routed for a Joe Biden presidency in the country without understanding the deeper issues that shape politics in the United States of America, and indeed in any other country of the world. The reference here is to the Donald Trump-hating Nigerians, who detest the former US […]
Covid-19 may not disappear soon, Sirika tells aviators
Minister of aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has urged aviation stakeholders to tighten their belts and device means by which the sector will adapt and operate efficiently with COVID 19 pandemic, inferring that COVID 19 might linger for a while. The he said has become necessary as the sector cannot afford to take back seat nor […]
Ambassadorial Nomination: Group says Buratai is well deserving, condemns PDP
The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has welcomed the nomination of immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and other former service chiefs as ambassadors-designate, describing it as “worthy, exemplary and timely”. According to the group, the decision is a well-deserved call for service and step in the right direction towards galvanizing the required […]
NUJ FCT calls for immediate release of kidnapped Punch reporter
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has called for the immediate release of Okechukwu Nnodim, a correspondent with the Punch Newspapers. Nnodim was allegedly kidnapped by four gunmen in his Abuja home who gained access to his residence by scaling his fence after firing several gunshots in the air. In a press statement […]
Diaspora hail President Buhari on Buratai, others’ Ambassadorial Nominations
….says nominees will terminate the reign of Boko Haram The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the nomination of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and three other immediate past service chiefs as non-career diplomats. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Raymond Egule, on Thursday, the […]
Igbo Soldiers: Group warns against smear campaigns against Buratai, others
Some international groups plan to launch a smear campaign to assassinate the character of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), a group has alleged. A civil society group, Nigeria First, at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja dismissed the alleged killing of Igbos by the Nigerian Army under Buratai’s watch. […]