Chief Reuben Fasoranti is the National Leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere. In this interview with Vanguard, Fasoranti said the ongoing national conference is a welcome opportunity to adjust the Nigerian federation, that the Yoruba sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo would have backed it and faults northern leaders on the Boko Haram insurgency. Excerpts: Nigeria…
On Wednesday, 26th day of March, 2014, the leadership of Intersociety released the first part of this public statement, detailing with strong condemnation “how Nigeria borrows to squander” with specific reference to borrowing and squandering of a whopping sum of N7 Billion at the ongoing National Conference on “ delegates’ allowances and related logistics”. The…
Herdsmen resident in seven villages of Ladduga district in Kaura Local Government, Southern Kaduna, North-West Nigeria, have cried foul over the raid and arrests carried out last night and early this morning by men of the Nigerian Army. Secretary of Mobgal Fulbe Development Association, Ahmad Yandeh, said: “Soldiers have invaded the villages in Ladduga District…
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has faulted a report in a national daily (not Daily Sun) that the country losses $8 billion yearly to Crude Oil Swap Arrangement, insisting that the report was not only wrong but misleading.According to NEITI’s Director of Communication, Mr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, that the news item attributed to…
The Amnesty International (AI) yesterday said more than 1,500 people were killed in first three months of this year in the Northeast as a result of Boko Haram insurgency. It said more than half of the killings were carried out by members of Boko Haram, including scores of school children. The organisation said the situation…
There was pandemonium in Abuja yesterday following a claim that Boko Haram insurgents had attacked the head-quarters of the
By Ameh Comrade Godwin Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Fashola has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of spending more time inside the church than leading the country. Fashola made this observation while speaking at the sixth Bola Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos, tagged ‘The Summit of the Common man’, According to Fashola, “You must pay critical attention to…
By Saharareporters, New York President Goodluck Jonathan today indicted governors from Nigeria’s North-Eastern states of inaction in the face of growing attacks by Boko Haram, an extremist Islamist group. Mr. Jonathan added that he should not be blamed for the insecurity ravaging the geo-political zone. Mr. Jonathan made the comments during a political rally held…
The Military Joint Task Force patrolling the streets in search of Boko Haram extremists There have been heavy gunfire exchanges around the vicinity of Nigeria’s presidential palace and the headquarters of the Department of State Services in the Asokoro District of Abuja in the past one hour, security sources and residents of the area said.…
We are in the process of another constitution making. If you agree, what’s your take on the arrangement?Let me correct the impression that we are in the process of another constitution making. The National Conference, as constituted by the President, lacks the capacity to draft a constitution to be submitted to the people for approval…