Communique Issued at the end of 5th. Meeting of the Governors of the North-East held in Jalingo, Taraba State. Tuesday, 6th July, 2021.
The Executive Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, under the auspices of North East Governors’ Forum, held its 5th meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State and discussed, among other things, the challenges facing the sub-region. Under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Borno State, Professor, Babagana Umara Zulum, the Forum resolved as […]
I regret supporting Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB
Reno Omokri Before Nnamdi Kanu was arrested, I did not know who he was. I just defended his right to freedom of expression and association. Various Igbo leaders called me privately to thank me. It would be wrong to mention their names, because of the challenges of the moment. When Kanu was rearrested, I called […]
Nigeria Media Set To Resist Clampdown
From July 12, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will be the subject of the first-in-a-while protest by Nigeria’s mainstream media against attempts at media gagging and restriction of citizens’ rights to choice of medium used in accessing information. The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria on Wednesday said it will tackle Buhari on descending a democratic system […]
Al-Shabaab Continues Terror Attacks, Further Disrupting Somalia’s Elections
(New York, N.Y.) — Al-Qaeda-aligned terrorist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing last week that targeted Somali intelligence and security headquarters, leaving at least 10 dead and dozens of others injured. The bombing is the second deadly assault on security forces to occur in Mogadishu in recent weeks, occurring less than a month after an al-Shabaab operative targeted the General […]
Autonomy : Tambuwal assents to judiciary , legislature bills into law
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of. Sokoto state has signed into law the bills granting autonomy to the Judiciary and Legislative arms insisting that no governor is against the autonomy of the two arms. Tambuwal while assenting the bills into law at the brief ceremony in the Government House Executive Chamber said […]
Covid-19: Sokoto records zero positive cases in 123 days, procures N509m Emzor company anti- malaria drugs
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Dr Muhammadu Ali Inname, Sokoto state Commissioner for Health on Wednesday said the state has not recorded Covid-19 positive cases in the last 123 days. Inname who is also the state Chairman , Committee on Covid-19 pandemic made the disclosure at a briefing in Sokoto shortly after the state weekly Exco […]
OPEN LETTER TO EL RUFAI – By Edward John Auta
Dear Governor Nasir Elrufa’i, I have found it absolutely expedient to write to you and openly. There is no time for salutation and the reasons are obvious. We received the news of your government’s usual reactionary action of shutting down schools after the unfortunate but completely avoidable kidnap of innocent students of Bethel Baptist High […]
Passed PIB satanic, unjust, embarrassing – Edwin Clark
The recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has continued to attract flakes especially among stakeholders in the Niger Delta region. The Joint chambers of the National Assembly are billed to harmonise the bill. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill last week but with some disagreement, especially in the area of percentage […]
KADUNA BANDITS ATTACK: Protesters Shots Down Highway … As Govt Closes 13 Boarding Schools.
Parents of abducted 140 Bethel Baptism secondary school students on Monday staged a peace protest along Kachia- Kaduna highway to express their displeasure over the kidnap of their children The protesters who called for state of emergency to be declared in Kaduna state say the Governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufal has failed the state woefully. In […]
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA AT THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, ON MONDAY, 5TH JULY, 2021 NIGERIA.
The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday, 5th July, 2021 reviewed the situation in the Country and focused on the current security situation, constitutional amendment, Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Rising from the meeting, the Forum agreed on the following: Re-affirmed their commitment to the unity of Nigeria on the […]