Nigeria Times

The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has given a pass mark to Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and his gallant troops in the war against terrorism. According to the group, the Army chief has surpassed expectations despite obvious plots from desperate politicians and their collaborators to...

By John Madu Since the commencement of democratic experience in Nigeria in 1999, the National Assembly being the legislative arms of government, has somewhat attempted to constitute its self as a parallel government in Nigeria. Right from the time of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, the National Assembly has been enmeshed in various controversies...

The Nigeria US-Canada Diaspora Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the momentum in the fight against terrorism. These well-meaning Nigerians, based in the North American nations, made the disclosure on Saturday after its annual general assembly to appraise the recent developmental issues, proffering solutions to challenges. In a...

A former Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Alhaji Muhammadu Ari Gwaska, believes President Muhammadu Buhari is following United States of America's (USA) lead on tenure elongation of Service Chiefs to defeat terrorism. The National Chairman Pro-Nigeria Elders Council (PRONECO) says it isn't entirely strange for heads of security architecture to remain in...

…Says commission not for politicians, looters The Chairman of Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (ACIF) and Publisher, Integrity Watchdog Magazine, Comrade Prince Kpokpogri, has cautioned the Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr. Joi Nunieh, against paying contractors for abandoned, non-executed and shoddily completed projects in the region. The...

The Human Rights Defenders of Nigeria (HURIDE), Ebonyi state chapter has blasted governor David Umahi over the forceful and unlawful demolition of people's ancestral homes in Ezza North LGA of Ebonyi state for the Airport project without exhausting all due processes. Some security personnel on Thursday led bulldozers to demolish some house in Ezza...

Credible facts have emerged on how some foreign interests are plotting to destabilize Nigeria through the use of various covert strategies. A top security source who pleaded anonymity stated that the new play revolves around the activities of some social commentators parading themselves as activists to cause chaos and uprising in the country.

The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has alleged an alliance between the Iranian government and Amnesty International to cause unrest in the country. According to the group, Iran-backed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) is the tool being used, evident in the various protests and marches, by some disgruntled politicians and groups on...

Some elders, under the auspices of Pro-Nigeria Elders Council (PRONECO) have passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, urging the nation to support the Inspector General of Police and Service Chiefs to abate insurrection. The council of elders made this known in a communique issued at the end of a one-day...

The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has condemned in strong terms the content of the communique issued by those it described as apologists of the state government from Ezza extraction under the auspices of Ezza-Ezekuna Stakeholders, threatening the peasant farmers whose ancestral lands had been forcefully acquired by the Ebonyi state government for an...