Retired Maj. Hamza Al Mustapha has advised Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the shortest possible time. Al Mustapha, who is a former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Gen. Sani Abacha, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said the new army chief must ensure speed in ending the insurgency which had led to massive destruction of lives and property. “Delaying the fight against Boko Haram will be a great disservice to Nigeria. The earlier we crush them, the better. Speed is very vital, because we are not…
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Last week’s write-up with the above title has generated so many responses that I feel today should be a day for the respondents. Please enjoy. What can be more brotherly than feeling the pain of a brother and providing a way to relieve it? Malam Hassan, as we, your Potiskum people call you, you have shown them the way and the light. My hope now is that Ndigbos will find their trails and walk back again to the path of peace and harmony. After all, a word is enough for the wise. Abdulrahman Muktar ———– What a life-changing piece! ……
Saudi Arabian authorities on Saturday said it would limit the annual Muslim pilgrimage to people already residing inside the kingdom due to COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second consecutive year that the Hajj would be restricted in this way. No fewer than 60,000 Saudis and Muslims residents in the monarchy will be allowed to perform the Hajj rituals, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency SPA reported, citing the Ministry of Hajj. The pilgrims must be in the age groups ranging from 18 to 65 years, according to the ministry. They must also be free of chronic diseases and have got vaccinated…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of Infraco Plc, a world-class infrastructure development vehicle wholly focused on Nigeria with a capital structure of N15 trillion. The president revealed this on Saturday in a broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day. He expressed optimism that the company, when fully functional, would address the nation’s infrastructural deficits and subsequently transform the economy. He also disclosed that his administration had succeeded in accelerating infrastructure development through sensible and transparent borrowing, improved capital inflow, improving and increasing revenue through capturing more tax bases and prudent management of investment proceeds in the Sovereign Wealth…
I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a strong, evolved and integrated nation state to be reckoned with globally. In the last two years we have witnessed and overcome a good number of testy challenges that would have destroyed other nations especially relating to our collective security. The indefatigable CAN DO Spirit of the Nigerian…
The Zamfara government has given approval to communities in the state to defend themselves against kidnapping, banditry and other criminal attacks. The State Governor, Bello Muhammad gave the approval at a special prayer session to mark his two years in office. The governor noted that the insecurity in the state had defied all the different methods employed to tackle it, saying that together with other northern governors they had now agreed to engage the services of locals to complement security operatives in the fight against banditry and other criminal activities in the zone. He said the state would collaborate with…
The 75th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday elected Ghana, Gabon, Albania, Brazil and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. According to the final tally, Ghana received 185 votes, Gabon 183, UAE 179, Albania 175 and Brazil 181 votes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) garnered three votes while Peru and Iran each collected one. The Security Council is a body of 15 members, five of which are permanent and have veto power: the United States, France, Russia and China. The newly elected five will join…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has issued a new practice direction on exemption of payment of default fees for filing of processes. The development, according to a statement by Catherine Oby-Nwandu, Chief Information Officer of FHC, on Friday night, followed the resumption of work after the two-month strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) was called off on on Wednesday. JUSUN had, on April 6, shut down all courts nationwide to demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary at the state level. Although the industrial action was called off on Wednesday, June 9, the…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the contentious issue of restructuring, true federalism or devolution of powers remains a constitutional matter, with which only the National Assembly can handle. He, however, reiterated his position on devolving more power to the people. The president stated this when he received members of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) led by Co-Chairmen, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III and President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr Samson Ayokunle, at the State House, Abuja, on Friday. “On the contentious issue of restructuring or true federalism or devolution of powers, like you all know, this is…
The Zamfara police command have confirmed Thursday’s gunmen attack on Kadawa village of Zurmi local government area of the state and the killing of over 90 people. The spokesperson, SP Shehu Mohammed made the confirmation on in Gusau on Friday. “Yes, l can confirm to you that an attack took place at Kadawa village of Zurmi local government where bandits took advantage of the night to strike on unsuspecting people and killed them in cold blood. “On getting the news of the attack, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hussain Rabiu, ordered combined units of security personnel to mobilize to the…