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ASF and the real agenda of France in Nigeria

By Abe Kolawole Avocats Sans Frontières France (Lawyers Without Borders France), ASF France, recently released a statement indicating that security agencies in Nigeria are violating the rights of citizens in the enforcement of the COVID-19 lockdown. I read the report with utter disbelief. I could not, as a first, place, the rationale for...

COVID-19: Group slams ASF France with cease and desist orders

The Good Governance and Development Crusade (GGDC) has slammed a cease and desist order on international NGO, Avocats Sans Frontières France, otherwise known as Lawyers Without Borders France. According to GGDC, ASF has no right to dabble into the affairs of a sovereign nation like Nigeria, especially at a critical time as now where the world...

Federal Lawmaker gives Army kudos, sure of victory against Boko Haram

A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Tajudeen Adefisoye, has ranked the Nigerian Army high following recent successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.  At 36, Adefisoye is one of the country's youngest parliamentarians in history, representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency.  The lawmaker believes with sustained intensity, the troops of Operation...

Gen Buratai and his winning cards on counter-terrorism

By Jacob Ochimana   “Terrorism isn't a crime against people or property. It's a crime against our minds, using the death of innocents and destruction of property to make us fearful. Terrorists use the media to magnify their actions and further spread fear. And when we react out of fear, when we change our policy to make our...

Buratai’s exploits excite Diaspora Nigerians, seek worldwide support for troops

At a time the world grapples the rampaging coronavirus, the Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has hailed the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai, for giving Nigerians across the globe hope with its gallantry against Boko Haram terrorists. Nigerians in diaspora, like other nationals, are currently battling the dreaded...

Buni Gari: Yoruba group hails Buratai, troops over assault on terrorists

The Progressive Yoruba Youth Council (PYYC) has heaped praises on Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai and his troops over a ruthless onslaught on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists that left over 150 of them dead in Buni Gari, Yobe State. PYYC said that the current push by the Nigerian Army is...

Covid-19: Sirika extends airport shutdown for another two weeks

Nigerian airports earlier shut down as part of efforts to control the spread of coronavirus in the country will no longer be reopened by the 23rd April 2020 as earlier projected. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika who disclosed this in Abuja Monday said the new projected date of resumption of...

Boko Haram, ISWAP weakened, using stones to fight

Fighters of Jama’atu Ahl al-Sunnah lil-Dawa wal-Jihad otherwise known as  Boko Haram and their Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, colleagues, have been weakened through series of counter terrorism operations by the Nigerian Army that they have resorted to throwing stones at Nigerian troops.Military sources at the theatre of war around the Lake Chad region confirmed that since...

Nigeria Army’s successes over Boko Haram sends foreign agents, fake activists into coma – CAFA

The Citizens Against Fake Activists (CAFA) believes the Nigerian Army's recent victory over Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Yobe State has sent fake activists in the country as well as their collaborators outside the shores into a prolonged state of deep unconsciousness. CAFA said this is apparent as these so-called social crusaders and their...

Intensify onslaught against fleeing terrorists, Arewa youths urge Nigerian Army

The Arewa Action for Change and Peace (AACP) has urged the Nigerian Army to sustain its momentum against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists following a successful onslaught in Buni Gari, Yobe State that left 105 casualties on the side of the insurgents. AACP made this plea in a statement signed by its President, Hon. Haske...

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