Niger Communities Negotiate With Boko Haram, Pay N20m, Buy N500k Bike For Them
Residents of 65 communities in Niger State have resorted to negotiating and signing a peace deal with Boko Haram to avoid future raids by the insurgents. This development came few days after the terror group displaced over 5,000 villagers from their ancestral homes in Shiroro and Munya local councils. Abubakar Bello, the Governor of Niger had admitted that Boko Haram had...
Adopt Ruga If You Want Peace In Benue – Presidency To Governor
“Benue under the Ortom administration ought to cooperate with the federal government in the implementation of a number of national strategies programmes in addressing underlying issues militating against peace, progress, and development. “This can still get done when the interest of the people is placed above all other interests. A government voted into office by the people should treat the...
We Will Report You To Pope, APC Tells Fr Mbaka
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, has said Father Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, is threatening the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari According to him, the clergy who is supposed to use “all known spiritual means of averting crisis” is rather “threatening a democratically elected government for his own personal benefit while...
Nigeria’s Insecurity Massively Complex, Beyond Military Approach — UK
The British Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, has said the current spate of insecurity in Nigeria is massively complex. He further said there is no partnership from the international community that would resolve the multiplicity of the country’s problems, whether it is Boko Haram insurgency or a number of other issues. Duddridge disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists in...
Hon. Okoroafor’s Wedding: Abia Speaker Urges Couple To Uphold Love, Tolerance
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji on Saturday joined friends and well wishers in gracing the solemnization of Holy Matrimony of Hon & Mrs Emeka Okoroafor, Member representing Isuikwuato State Constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly. The event took place at St Finbarr's Catholic Church, Umuahia, the state capital. Speaking to...
Labour Day: Prof. Ibe Charges Workers On Skills Acquisition, Capacity Development
The Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has urged workers across Abia and the country at large to upgrade their earnings through skills acquisition and human capacity development. In a goodwill message to workers on Saturday at this year International Workers Day, the don while applauding the enterprising spirit of the workforce, enjoined workers to activate multiple revenue...
Under Buhari, Nigeria Has Become A Giant Killing Field – PDP
The National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the current security situation in the country, saying Nigeria has become a giant-killing field. In a communique read by the national chairman of the party after a meeting of the caucus at the Akwa Ibom Governor's Lodge in Abuja, the party said Nigeria was fast descending into anarchy, with...
Alleged Libel: We Aren’t “BLACK AXE” But Socio-cultural Organisation, Says NBM Of Africa
Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa, a group which describes itself as Pan Africa socio-cultural organisation, has disassociated herself from BBC online news report dated 26th of April 2021 alleging that her members were arrested at various Cities in Italy, insisting that it neither a criminal group nor "Black Axe" confraternity. While maintaining that the group has nothing to do...
Insecurity: Nigerians Are Safe Under Buhari – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is optimistic that Nigeria will overcome its current security challenges. “We know when it started but we don’t want to give excuses. This government will perform, Nigerians will feel safe and be happy,” he said “There is the twist and tone in democracy. We just have to build, tolerate each...
N55m Ramson Received Was Used To Feed The Children, We Need Another N100m – Kaduna Bandits
The notorious bandits that kidnapped Greenfield University students in Kaduna State have confirmed that they had so far received N55 million from the families of the abducted students but claimed they had already spent the money on feeding the children. A leader of the bandits' group, who identified himself as Sani Idris Jalingo, said if the Kaduna State Government or...
