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UN COMMITTEE Ambassador Peters Emuze has been elected as Nigeria’s candidate, to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in a keenly-contested election held at the UN Headquarters, New York. Reports say Emuze was elected for a four-year tenure and he would be representing the African continent on the panel from 2019 to […]
SULTAN The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has given Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria two months to identify and apprehend herdsmen behind killings in Nigeria. The Sultan gave the order during the formal swearing-in of the newly elected executives of MACBAN in […]
NASARAWA There was pandemonium yesterday as Internally Displaced Persons, hauled stones at the convoy of Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was in Obi Local Government Area for assessment visit to some of the IDP camps and other affected villages. The IDPs, who were protesting the killing of their relations by people believed to […]
SENATE For failing to stem the killings attributed to herdsmen across the country, Nigerian senators have called for the sack of Nigeria’s military chiefs and appointment of new security chiefs who can introduce new strategies to stem the ongoing slaughter of the citizens. Speaking during a debate on the reported killings of scores of villagers […]
US MILITARY United States military has expressed concerned over attacks being carried out by foreign extremists in Nigeria and other West African countries. The Army’s concern came a week after President MuhammaduBuhari blamed the rise in herders’ attacks on foreign militia trained by late Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. At the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja […]
REPRESENTATIVE In the meantime, the member, representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State in the National Assembly, MrOmoregieOgbeide-Ihama, has scored the administration of President MuhammaduBuhari low on security and economy. The lawmaker has also called on the government to deploy the necessary security apparatus to check the current serial killings now going on across the […]
BUHARI As Nigerians prepare to go to the polls next year, President, MuhammaduBuharihas said that he is more concerned and pre-occupied about security and economy of the country than the 2019 elections Buhari who made this known while exchanging views with British Prime Minister, Theresa May at 10 Downing Street, London said, “We campaigned on […]
OSINBAJO Federal government has assured the thirty six states of the country of its readiness to support them “without discrimination along party lines”. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, made the commitment in Umuahia at the inauguration of the state’s Tele-health initiative, which he described as commendable effort in the healthcare delivery system in the state. The […]
SARAKI Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has approved the appointment of Abubakar Danladi as his Special Adviser on Special Duties. The appointment was announced through a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu today. According to the statement, the appointment takes immediate effect. Recall that Abubakar Danladi in 2017 […]
