Peter Obi’s N75 billion legacy: Fact or fiction
Like other Nigerians, I came across the above titled advert which was published in almost all the newspapers in the country.
It’s dangerous linking military to Boko Haram –Shettima
From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has described the alleged report linking the military to Boko Haram, as “unfair , most unhealthy, and unhelpful” in the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the country. This was even as he said such act was inimical to the survival of the nation. He was reacting…
How we created Boko Haram- Confab delegates
Advocate legalisation of bearing of arms by citizens From IHEANACHO NWOSU and FRED ITUA, Abuja Insecurity again dominated debate at the ongoing national conference, even as Ogoni rights activist, Ledum Mitee accused leaders of being behind the emergence of Boko Haram. Mitee said government has shown that getting educated is not worth the effort of…
How Clark’s son ‘arranged’ his kidnap -MEND
…says N500m ransom was paid •Ebikeme: I never acted my abduction Militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has alleged fraud in the recent kidnap of Ebikeme Clark, son of prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark. It said the kidnap was an orchestrated plot by Ebikeme himself, even as it…
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom honouring Biafran Heroes and Heroines who paid the ultimate price that we may have our freedom
Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and wife, Unoma (2nd left); Lady Valerie Ebe, Deputy Governor Akwa Ibom State (1st left); Hon. Udo Kirian Akpan, Deputy Speaker Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly; Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, Secretary to the State Government and wife,Martha (1st right) at the Memorial Service in Honour of Biafrans Heroes.
Delegates tie Nigeria’s problems to graft and insecurity
WITH clear unanimity, delegates, yesterday, decried the increasing rate of insecurity and corruption in the country, noting that unless these two problems were adequately tackled, the country’s search for peace might remain elusive. Almost all the delegates who spoke at the first session of the resumed debate on President Goodluck Jonathan’s inaugural speech toed this line of thought and appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to put mechanism in place to arrest the situation.The delegates’ emphasis on security in particular, came following the latest killings of people in Zamfara State coupled with last Thursday’s abduction of the son of Elder statesman and one of the delegates to the conference, Chief Edwin Clark.
Nigerian women dying to give life
NKECHI was full of life and in high spirits. She was nine months pregnant and was already feeling the contractions of labour at well-spaced intervals. She had no expectation of problems and was hopeful of a normal delivery.She woke very early on the D-Day, dressed up and packed her bags. The hospital was over 25 kilometres away, so she had to wait for her husband to run around and get enough money to give to her for the trip. That was the first delay.
Gov Kashim Shettima linking army with Boko Haram terrorists is dangerous
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, yesterday described as unfair the linking of armed forces to Boko Haram He said it was unhealthy and unhelpful, alleging that the army was supporting the terrorist group.Shettima added that the development was bad for counter insurgency operations and dangerous to the survival of the nation.The governor was reacting to some media reports which started making the rounds last week, quoting an unknown soldier that top military leaders were working in tandem with Boko Haram elements. “Of all theories being alleged in connection with the Boko Haram,
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar accuses army of killing innocent muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, led Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Monday in Kaduna raised the alarm that the Nigerian Army was out to wipe out the entire Muslims in the name of fighting terrorism in the land.The JNI insisted that the Nigerian Muslims, especially in some Northern parts of the country, were now considered an endangered species, expressing concern over the dimension of extra-judicial killing of Muslims in the country.The Secretary-General of the JNI, Dr. Khalid Aliyu, in a statement on behalf of the religious body in Kaduna on Monday also noted with