Nigeria Times

…Accuses Opposition Parties of Sponsoring Protests Contrary to calls for the sack of Security Chiefs in the country following reported upsurge of violence in the northeast, the Conference of Civil Society Organisations for Peace, Security and National Development has warned that such calls were inimical to the peace and unity of the country, saying...

The Centre For African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER), on Wednesday, penned an emotional letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the war against terrorism, calling on Governor Babagana Zulum and Borno elders to support the military. In the letter signed by convener Princess Ajibola, CALSER revealed that the governor as well as the...

A book which seeks to substantiate the alleged evils of Ibrahim El-Zakzakky and his shittes movement, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria as a terrorists has been unveiled in Abuja. Speaking at the occasion, Chancellor of Centre for International and Strategic Studies CISS Prof Ahmed Danfulani noted that the mission and vision of IMN has...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has exonerated itself from Tuesday's protest at the Abuja residence of Mary Odili, a justice of the Supreme Court, even as the ruling party accused the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the sponsors. The APC's Deputy National Publicity Secretary Mr. Yekini Nabena...

Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika Tuesday revealed that the nation’s international airports have been collaborating effectively with relevant agencies to ensure the dreaded Covid-19 does not find it’s way into the country. Sirika made this known with the Ministers of Health, Information and Humanitarian Services after inspecting facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport,...

The Pro-Nigeria Elders Council (PRONECO) has described the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) as an extension of selfish political merchants chasing their personal interests. PRONECO's position trails the group's call for the removal of the nation's Service Chiefs over alleged widespread insecurity. Inaugurated by Senate President Ahmad Lawan in October, the...

By DAN AMOR This year's Armed Forces Remembrance Day took place on January 15, about a month ago. It is usually an annual event during which the country and her citizens remember our fallen heroes -those who paid the supreme price to protect the territorial integrity of our beloved country. Nigerians use the date...

By Ifure Ataifure While the Boko Haram insurgents hit soft targets, the Nigerian military has continued to push to stop the terrorists. Recently Nigeria’s Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, optimistically declared that the military has won the war against insurgency as the Boko Haram militants do not control any territory...

…Says PDP fraudulent, two-faced party The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Yekini Nabena has said the volte face commendation of the Supreme Court and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the Bayelsa Governorship has exposed the opposition party as a fraudulent and a two-faced...

The Coalition for Democracy and Development (CDD) has charged Nigerians to support the country's Service Chiefs in the fight against terrorism amidst conspiracy by disgruntled politicians. The Coalition made this known at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja, raising an alarm plot by these individuals and groups to disintegrate Nigeria...