The one-time APC national chairmanship aspirant criticised Zamfara governor Dauda Lawal’s refusal to engage in a “peace dialogue” with repentant bandits. A former Chairman of the Committee on Prosecution of Bandits Related Offences, Sani Shinkafi, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should stop posting corps members to some states bedevilled by bandit attacks. Shinkafi’s…
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a prominent anti-corruption organization, has formally petitioned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to launch an immediate investigation into allegations of mismanagement and corruption within the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). In a petition dated August 21, 2023, addressed to the NSA, HEDA voiced…
A coalition of prominent civil society groups dedicated to combatting corruption and promoting transparency and accountability has observed with keen interest the alleged investigation of Chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (Kano State PCACC), Barrister Muhyi Rimingado by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)….
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt-Gen.Taoreed Lagbaja has said that the Nigerian Army is determined to overcome the challenges of the counter-insurgency operation in the Northeast under his leadership. According to him, troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) are determined to address the problems of operations in routing out remnants of terrorists in the…
Members of the Oxbow Marino Deck of the National Association of Seadogs(NAS) have expressed concern of the rising rate of cases of depression and mental illness among adolescents in the society. According to NAS, the number of adolescents who struggle and often face challenges depression and mental imbalance as they transit into adulthood has become…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is partnering with investors from Turkey, under the aegis of Turquaz Health Tourism, with a target of creating one million jobs in Nigeria. Under the partnership, the Turkish investors would collaborate with Nigerian businesses in the health, energy, infrastructure, education sectors, among others. Signing the memoranda…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won in all 18 Local Government Areas in the Edo State local government election held on Saturday, according to results released by the state independent electoral commission. The election was held in all 18 local government areas of the state covering Edo North, Edo Central and Edo South senatorial…
An economist and the former Director General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, Prof Akpa Ekpo, has urged the federal government to take seriously the implementation of the currency swap agreement with the Peoples Bank of China to trim down reliance on dollars for trade. Ekpo made the call on Saturday…
Chairman of Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has felicitated with the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on his 57th Birthday. A statement by the Director-General, Press Affairs,, Government House Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, Inuwa described Shettima as a patriot and dependable ally, with outstanding pedigree and exceptional competence….
A faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, headed by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, on Sunday, claimed Nigeria would not experience military incursion if the North does not sanction it. The group made the claim while cautioning President Bola Tinubu of the dangers ahead. Ohanaeze warned Tinubu that the recent coup waves in some Francophone…
