Insecurity: FG Should Own Up to their Failure — Wike

In view of the heightening insecurity across the country, River State governor, Nyesom Wike lashed out at APC, and the Buhari-led administration on Thursday, describing them as unsympathetic. The governor, soliciting support for Nigeria from “true nationalists” accused the ruling party of losing the capability to ease the tension and resolve the security challenges. Addressing his guest from the south-south zonal working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Wike asked the...

Obasanjo Condemns Paying Ransom to Bandits, Says Jonathan Also Paid Ransom

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on the Federal Government to develop means of dealing with kidnappers and bandits heavily in place of the ransom payment. The elder statesman stressed the need for leaders to ensure that 2023 marked the beginning of a new federation for Nigeria, warning that the country may slide into what he described as ground dissolution. The former President made the recommendation on Wednesday while receiving members of the...

Youths In Adamawa Protest Against Security Outfit “Operation Farauta”

YOLA — Some aggrieved Youths in Mayo Belwa town, Adamawa state have protested against the killing of one resident of the town Danjuma by men of Task the Joint Force “Operation Farauta” by blocking the Yola-Jalingo highway for hours burning motor tyres. Operation Farauta was set up by the present administration in the state as a moved to tame the tide of insecurity in the state. It was gathered that the family of 42-year-old, Danjuma...

Kwara State Assembly Proposes Death Sentence For Kidnappers

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state government to empower the state Security Task Force with more personnel and vehicles to sustain their operations, particularly in the Oke-Ero axis in Kwara South Senatorial district to curtail criminal activities. The Assembly also urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to forward a bill to the House stipulating the death sentence penalty for kidnappers in the State. These were part of the resolution of the House on...

Nigeria’s Electoral Body To Convert Verification Centres Into Polling Units

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced nationwide verification exercise for centres proposed to be converted to polling units across the country. The commission’s chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Tuesday at the INEC office in Karu local government of Nasarawa State during a visit to some of the proposed centres and existing polling units in the FCT and Nasarawa state. He said the purpose of the verification exercise was to ensure the right...

Kano Rugby Chairman Urges Sports Minister to Reinstate NRFF Board

KANO — The Chairman of the Kano State Rugby Association, Martins Crawford, has urged the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to reinstate the dissolved Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) board. Crawford made the call on Wednesday in Kano at a news conference, stressing that this would help to reverse the suspension of NRFF by Rugby Africa. He claimed that the dissolution of the federation’s board infringed on the provisions of the Constitution...

House of Representatives Ask Federal Government to Suspend Planned Population Census

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the planned population census. The decision followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Barwa Shehu from Niger State. He argued that conducting a census under the present security situation will produce inaccurate data as several Nigerians have been displaced due to kidnappers. He warned that deploying census ad hoc staff to volatile regions is like giving bandits and kidnappers data to...

Federal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

ABUJA — The federal government says it has directed the National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC) to review salaries of civil servants and some federal agencies. BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organization, said it recently uncovered 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion in the 2021 budget. Minister of finance, budget, and national planning Zainab Ahmed announced this at a policy dialogue on corruption and cost of governance in Nigeria, organised by the Independent Corrupt...

As the World Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, How Free is the Nigerian Press

“In a functional democracy, the press must navigate the onerous duty of shaping the conscience, choices and will of the society” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu May 3, of every year, is celebrated as World Press Freedom Day. All over the world, Press Freedom continues to be a topical issue with, in some instances, the argument moving from needing more freedom, to questions about just the appropriate level of freedom that can be permissible, for the press. The...

OPINION: In a Reversal, Nigeria Wants U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Africa

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   On April 27, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requested that the United States move the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany to Africa. The request marks a reversal of official Nigerian opposition—first made public twelve years ago—to AFRICOM plans to move to the continent. The shift likely reflects the conclusion that the security situation in West Africa and Nigeria is...

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