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The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to forthwith declare a state of emergency in Borno State. This is on the heels of what it described as politically instigated killings in the state, targeted at destabilizing the Buhari administration. At a...

Protesters in Abuja have signed a petition calling on the United States of America to intervene in an alleged plot by Iran and Amnesty International (AI) to destabilize the country. The protesters were said to be about a thousand people. The petition, addressed to US the President Donald Trump, through the US Ambassador...

A group known as the Peoples Democratic Party National Solidarity Vanguard (PDP-NSV) has distanced itself from any conspiracy or action geared towards truncating the nation's democracy. The group made its position known at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja to address some utterances by the PDP on sensitive national security issues.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has applauded Tuesday's ruling of the Supreme Court dismissing Senator Heineken Lokpobiri’s case and affirming the Bayelsa state Governor-elect David Lyon as the valid candidate of the party in recently concluded governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Party's Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena said the Apex Court...

For the second day, some Nigerians took to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, demanding the expulsion of Iranians, Amnesty International and others accused of planning to destabilise the country. After Monday's rally to the Iranian Embassy, led by the Concerned Citizens Coalition (CCC), these protesters, on Tuesday, took their displeasure...

Some Nigerians on Monday, stormed the Freedom Park, Lagos to protest an alleged involvement of Iran and the Amnesty International in causing unrest in Nigeria. The protesters, under the aegis of the Concerned Progressives, claimed the Government of Iran and Amnesty International were sponsoring violent groups and activities aimed at causing political, religious and...

By Richard Murphy I have maintained intentional silence since the nauseating confrontation between the National Assembly (NASS) and President Muhammadu Buhari as well as Service and Security Chiefs (SSCs) shuddered the nation. In a rare disarming display of insensitivity on bubbling tensions on insecurity in the nation, NASS did the unthinkable.

A group of Nigerians, on Monday, stormed the Iranian Embassy in Abuja, calling for the country's nationals to leave its shores. Led by the Concerned Citizens for Defence of Nigeria, the protesters demanded the immediate expulsion of Iranians and their "agent of darkness" from...

   By Philip Agbese   Twine main polemics dominate national discourse on security issues in Nigeria. The first camp basically comprises ardent critics and opposition members who are hostile to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. To this club of Nigerians, enmeshed in a partial mindset, its more convenient to score the national government led by...

The Citizens Against Destabilization (CAD) has urged Nigerians not to succumb to the plot by the Iranian government and Amnesty International to destabilize the country. CAD made this known at a press conference on Iran's nefarious plot to wreck havoc through their proxies on Sunday in Abuja. In a...