Tag: security
Opinion: Uncle Dele Momodu, nobody is misleading Pres. Buhari
by Ayantunji Benjamin Gbenro This article is a response to Dele Momodu's article titled "Before They Mislead President Buhari". The article like most of the writer's recent articles is a subtle…
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Army chief, Buratai asks soldiers to ‘remain loyal’ to FG
The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has advised officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to remain loyal to the Federal Government. Buratai gave this counsel at the Nigerian…
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Nigerian Army rejects Amnesty report, denies ‘killing 17 pro-Biafran protesters’
Nigerian Army, on Friday, denied a report by Amnesty international that it was culpable in the killing of several pro-Biafra protesters in some parts of South-east and South-south. The Army…
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FG wants secret trial of Dasuki because he’s ‘a crown Prince of Sokoto Caliphate’
Despite the February 2015 ruling of the Federal High Court against the protection (masking) of witnesses in the trial of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, the Federal Government has…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five news to monitor today. 1) The big boss is dead Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has died of cardiac arrest at Benin City, Edo…
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Fear of militants: Security tightened at the Presidential Villa
The Presidency is not taking the threats made by Niger Delta Militants lightly as the security around the Presidential Villa was on Tuesday increased, The Punch reports. The militants, under…
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‘Anti-corruption war is a a rigmarole’ | 10 things we learnt from Olisa Agbakoba
Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Agbakoba has been a vocal critic of government often raising objections to government policies. In this interview…
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Atiku scores Buhari a ‘D’
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday scored President Muhammadu Buhari a pass mark (a D or E) in his first year in office. Speaking in Abuja at the launch of a book titled “We Are…
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Pius Adesanmi: The tasks ahead for President Buhari
On May 29, 2016, I found it expedient to buy a VIP ticket and watch two unfortunate extremities struggle to overreach, over-exert, and out-shout each other to exhaustion. On the…
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Top 10 comments from Prof. Sagay, Kemi Adeosun and Lai Mohammed at the #1stYear show
To commemorate the one year anniversary of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, some members of the President's cabinets were featured on a Channels Television programme on Sunday, May 29. Here…
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Opinion: Buhari’s first year in office; pain or gain?
Written by Femi Oyesile How time flies, it’s already one year since President Buhari took over from Goodluck Jonathan’s government, after a supposed free and fair electoral process marred with…
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Soldiers open fire on police vehicle, casualty recorded
Soldiers at a military checkpoint along Bauchi-Jos road, on Saturday, shot at a bus carrying police officers from Taraba to Kaduna. Confirming the unfortunate incident, Maj. Joseph Afolasade, Assistant Director,…
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Soldiers invade Tompolo’s town in search of Avengers, beat up villagers
The Nigerian Army has reportedly attacked Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom where Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo hails from. According to Vanguard newspaper, the soldiers arrived the…
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IG says only 3, not 500 people were killed by herdsmen in Agatu
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has described reports that over 500 people were killed in Agatu community of Benue state by Fulani herdsmen. The IGP, at the…
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‘There’s a systematic plot to kill Idoma people’ – Benue deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Benue state, Benson Abonu on Thursday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs that there is a systematic move to kill the people of…
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The Conversation: ‘Fayose wants to start a civil war’
Every week, we go searching for everyday Nigerians and we have an unfiltered conversation via WhatsApp or BlackBerry with them on the most urgent issues facing our nation. There is…
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“Fulani herdsmen attacks is a time bomb” | Fayose can’t let this issue go
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose created more than a little bit of buzz when while speaking to a group of hunters in the Oke-Ado community in his state, when he…
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“Wickedness” | Fayose just basically finished our president
Some apologists of the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari have constantly declared that it just might be too early to judge the success or failure of the former military…
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A prostitution ring has been uncovered in Borno IDP camps
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a prostitution ring in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state. The Borno state command of the NSCDC yesterday,…
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Saraki’s detained aide finally released by DSS
An aide to the Bukola Saraki, the Senate President has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) almost a month after he was arrested and…
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CNN presenter, Keturah King assaulted at airport (PHOTOS)
Host of CNN African Voices, Keturah King, was assaulted by airport security in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday morning. Keturah who spent the last couple of days in Dakar, was about…
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Opinion: Eventually, Buhari will be judged with the economy
Written by Jude Feranmi Today, there is this issue that really bothered me and got me thinking so much I already had an article in my head, not necessarily to…
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Policeman allegedly kills bus driver at Igando (VIDEO)
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has declared that the Nigeria Police Force is working frantically to curb the instances of trigger happy officers killing citizens extra-judiciously. But some people…
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Fayose bans Fulani herdsmen from Ekiti state
The controversial Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has banned the movement of cattle for grazing and rearing purposes in the state following the attack on Oke-Ako in Ikole local government…
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“President Buhari defended Fulani herdsmen in 2000” | Fayose opens a can of worms on herdsmen attack
In reaction to the killing of two residents and the injuring of others in Oke Ako in Ikole local government area of Ekiti State by Fulani herdsmen, Governor Ayodele Fayose…
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This is why FG will not let Dasuki go
The Federal Government has revealed the reason why former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is still in the custody of the Department of State Services. The government made this known…
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Interview: ‘Chibok girl was not rescued by Nigerian Army’- Aisha Yesufu of BBOG
In April, 2014, 276 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state. Of the 276 girls, 57 made a daring escape leaving 219…
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5 reasons why IPOB is happy with President Buhari
That the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) would claim to be genuinely happy with President Muhammadu Buhari is just as unlikely as snow falling in Lagos, not with the continued…
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Former N’Delta militant, Ateke Tom warns Niger Delta Avengers
Former Niger Delta militant, Ateke Tom, on Monday, cautioned Niger Delta Avengers against causing more harm in the region through their violent activities and attacks on oil installations. The warlord…
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Billionaire Orji Uzor Kalu arraigned in court for stealing N5.6bn (PHOTOS)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wants Orji Uzor Kalu to give account of an alleged misappropriation of N5.6billion wile he was governor of Abia state between 1999 and 2007.…
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