Minna—Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, Wednesday, said the security situation in parts of the north had improved in recent times. Aliyu, however, called on Nigerians to join hands to ensure that peace and tranquility reigned supreme in the region. He made the remark when he received members of West African Post Graduate College of […]
By Our Reporters ABUJA — CHRISTIAN leaders, yesterday, opposed the Federal Government’s plan to offer unconditional amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect, describing it as a misplaced priority and an unjust cause. This came even as there is skepticism within the military circle that the amnesty will work out, adding that it may […]
By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN — FORMER President of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, has said that any plan by the Federal Government to grant amnesty to members of Boko Haram sect will be a fraud, warning that the people of the Niger Delta will resist any attempt to use resources from the region […]
By AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano. KANO – The President- General Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo World Wide, Chief Gary Nnachi, has enjoined the Federal Government to hasten the Amnesty program to members of the dreaded Boko Haram, so long that will guarantee peace across the federation. The President General of the Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo who was in Kano in company […]
Renowned legal practitioner, Prof. Itse Sagay, on Tuesday criticised the country’s ruling elite for failing to provide good governance for the nation. Sagay said this in Lagos while delivering a lecture ‘Good Governance and Enforcement of Law and Order’ at the Nigerian Institute of Management’s 2013 Management Day. He said, “The most remarkable characteristic of […]
Power generation drops by 1,074MW The poor supply of electricity being witnessed across the country currently is as a result of a significant drop in power generation from a peak of 4,517 megawatts attained on December 21, 2012 to 3,443MW on Tuesday. The 1,074MW drop is, however, a slight improvement over the 2,987.6MW peak generation […]
Information available to sources close to the northern oligarchy indicates that members of the Jihadist group, the Yusufiyya sect popularly referred to as Boko Haram may have rejected the amnesty offer extended to the group by President Goodluck Jonathan last week. According to the information, the group said that they have not asked for the […]
Importation of rice and raw cane sugar into the country gulped a whopping sum of N88.15bn in the last quarter of 2012, the National Bureau of Statistics stated in its fourth quarter 2012 trade statistics. The report, signed by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale, put the fourth quarter importation of semi-milled or […]
PLOT to replace Vice President Namadi Sambo by some northerners may not augur well for the continued development of the North and the country in general, a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ambassador Ladan Shuni has said. Shuni, who is the vice chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the ACF, said in an […]
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Compliance, Mr. Maruf Akinderu-Fatai, on Sunday said it was necessary to seek the views of relatives of victims of Boko Haram attacks before the Federal Government grants amnesty to members of the sect. Akinderu-Fatia, who spoke with one of our correspondents, said it would be wrong for the […]
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