Ethnoreligious killings: Group accuses Amnesty International of double standards
The Centre for African Liberation And Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has accused Amnesty International of double standards, taking sides with a particular ethnic group and heating the insecurity crisis in the country.
The centre noted that Amnesty International's position affirms that the group is out on a mission to see to the disintegration of Nigeria at all...
Kagara: Arewa youths urge Niger Governor, Senators to wake up, tackle insecurity
Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, as well as three senators representing the state at the National Assembly, have been urged to wake up from their slumber and face the realities on the ground as regards insecurity.
The Arewa Citizens Against Insecurity (ACAI) gave this charge at a press conference on Friday in Kaduna following the abduction...
TY Buratai: Why the phones are still ringing
By Philip Agbese
Something interesting struck my mind having closely monitored events around the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. TY Buratai (rtd). One is perplexed at the stream of human traffic to his residence or complimentary phone calls everyday.
It's a seldom experience...
EFCC: Group commends President Buhari on Bawa’s nomination
The Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN) has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination of Abdulrasheed Bawa as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The group said the president has again confirmed his commitment to rid the nation of corruption by entrusting a youth to lead the war.
In a statement...
Much Ado About Tunde Sabiu’s Employment In NIA
By Philip Agbese
These are indeed interesting times in Nigeria. I am beginning to believe that it is now an occupation for some individuals and groups to imagine things and pass their imagination to the general public without thinking of the implication of their actions.
The latest in town that got me on...
Time has left you in darkness, Nabena taunts Lai Moh’d
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Yekini Nabena, has described the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed as a total failure in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nabena also said time has left the Minister behind in the scheme of things in APC, adding that he (Mohammed) can...
EFCC: Group lauds Buhari over Bawa’s appointment, seeks fair screening
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...
Sadiya Farouq: That special touch in cabinet
By Philip Agbese
Unmistakably, President Muhammadu Buhari has an unquenchable obsession with the plight of the poor and vulnerable Nigerians. A pivotal aspect of his leadership of the nation is to ensure, platforms are erected for less privileged Nigerians to also have access to the nation’s commonwealth, and relish economic empowerment...
Blackmail: Prove your allegation against South-south leaders, group tells Ude
The South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has warned the publisher of an online medium Pointblanknews.com Jackson Ude, to stop "his blackmail against some leaders of the South-south extraction or face the consequence."
A statement signed Monday by the Secretary of the forum, Dr Preye Johnson, asked Ude to prove his recent allegation against...
State of the Nation: PDP is pot calling kettle black – Coalition
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been likened to a pot calling a kettle black following its criticism of the current administration.
The Coalition of Buhari Friends and Supporters (CBFS) described the PDP's claim of collapse under the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the height of insanity and an indication that the opposition and...
