Rape, Murder of Edo Women: Fulani Herdsmen Now Threat to National Security, Says Gov. Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Wednesday that the ravaging activities of Fulani herdsmen had become a threat to national security, adding that the Federal Government was doing something about it.
Sultan inaugurates N161 million Sokoto trauma complex
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday inaugurated N161 million ultra modern emergency operations complex at the Sokoto State Specialist Hospital, Sokoto.
Advocates Urge President Peña Nieto to End Impunity for Murder of Journalists
Mr President, We are writing to you today in an unprecedented show of solidarity between national and international freedom of expression organizations concerned with the safety of journalists in Mexico, to register our dismay at the murder of our friend and colleague, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, founder of Riodoce magazine in Sinaloa.
DFID’S JUSTICE FOR ALL PROGRAMME: SIX YEARS AFTER
By Walter Duru, Ph.D Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 is a popular passage in the Holy Bible that deals with the cyclical nature of life and says thatthere is time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens: “a timeto be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; a time to kill […]
Sokoto earmarks N751 million for ramadan feeding, Eid-fitr packages for needy, orphans – Commissioner
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto NOT less than N751 million has been earmarked for the ongoing ramadan fast and forthcoming Eid-el-Fitr packages to orphans and other needy persons by the Sokoto state government, Alhaji Mani Maishinko Katami, Commissioner for Religious Affairs has said.
Opinion… BIAFRA: AN OPEN LETTER
REPRESSION OF THE INNOCENT POPULATION OF NIGERIANS BY SEPARATISTS IN THE SOUTH-EAST: THE WORLD MUST ACT NOW On May 30, 2017 small businesses in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Ebonyi were forced shut down by separatists as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the moribund Biafra Republic. The separatists attempted […]
Who Speaks for Iraqi Sunni Arabs?
Largest Sunni Political Party Founded as Muslim Brotherhood Branch in 1960 (New York, NY) – As Iraqis continue to suffer under the strains of sectarian violence, theCounter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a new resource on the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), the largest Sunni Islamist party in Iraq.
Fayose’s Aide Blasts Ojudu, Says; ‘He’s Unrepentant Blackmailer, Hypocrite’
Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has described the Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu as an unrepentant hypocrite and blackmailer, who should resolve issues with his immediate family before dabbling into matters concerning Nigeria and Ekiti State in particular. Olayinka, who was reacting to Ojudu’s comment that […]
Finally, 3 Kidnappers of Lagos College Students Arrested
The Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says it has arrested three suspects in connection with the kidnapping of six students of Model College, Igbonla, Lagos.