Northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has said that the military campaign in the North-East cannot end the Boko Haram campaign. The group said the military campaign can only reclaim territories occupied by the Boko Haram Sect. The National Publicity Secretary, ACF, Anthony Sani, noted that the effort of the military had helped region greatly, as…
An ex-militant leader, Eris Paul ( a.k.a Ogunboss) and 20 policemen escaped death yesterday when they were attacked by armed men at Peremabiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The policemen in two gunboats were detailed by the state Commissioner of Police, Hillary Okpara, to escort the ex-militant leader to his community.…
More facts have now emerged on how the Second Republic Political Adviser, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, led some northern elders to form a parallel body within the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF). The emergence of Yakasai-led Northern Elders Council, Sunday Sun gathered, might not be unconnected with the drama that played out during the last meeting of…
The ongoing insurgency in Borno State has taken a new dimension as the incessant onslaughts of Boko Haram sect on residents of the state and lack of food have forced many parents to abandon their children at welfare homes and flee to the neighbouring states. Sunday Tribune learnt that shortage of food and relentless killings…
Former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu,
‘It is one thing for the President to give a directive, it is another thing for the directive to be communicated down to the various agencies of government’ The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it never received any presidential order to stop subsidy payment on kerosene during the late President Umaru Yar’Adua administration.The acting…
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) yesterday challenged security agencies to put an immediate stop to the spate of killings of innocent Nigerians in the North.Reacting to last Thursday’s killing of 22 persons in Mavo, Wase Local Government of Plateau State, the NSGF said that the present level of insecurity in the North is unacceptable.The…
Worried by the spate of kidnapping in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, the youths of the communities are planning a rally to register their displeasure over the development and also sensitise the people of the need to be security conscious. President of the Port Harcourt, Rivers State branch of the Ogwashi- Uku…
Another round of intra party crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) between supporters of the late Dim Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s widow, Bianca and those supporting Governor Peter Obi over the leadership of the party.It would be recalled that at a function in Enugu, a faction of APGA led by Maxi Okwu…
Yesterday was another day of tragedy in Adamawa State as unknown gunmen reportedly killed six persons and razed 39 houses in Masu village in Toungo Local Government Area. An impeccable source from Toungo disclosed that the attackers were suspected mercenaries hired by Fulani herdsmen who had problems with the villagers who are predominantly farmers.“The attackers…