2019: NORTHERNERS GUNNING FOR BUHARI’S SEAT
Although a thick cloud of uncertainty is still hanging over President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term ambition, no fewer than four strong contenders of Northern extraction are now jostling for the coveted seat, trying to build bridges across the geo-political zones of the country ahead of the next general elections. These include: former vice president Atiku […]
How the London terror attack unfolded
The scene on London Bridge in the immediate aftermath of the attack Robert Mendick, chief reporter The attack came out of the blue and out of the night. Beneath the shadow of The Shard, Europe’s tallest skyscraper, terror hit Britain’s streets again. At shortly after 10pm, a white B&Q van being driven at speeds of […]
Stolen SUV Range Rover From Washington Impounded in Nigeria and Handed Over To Interpol
Uche Ujesieme The Nigeria Customs Service Tincan Island Port Command, on 1st June, 2017, handed over 2 suspected stolen Range Rover SUV to Interpol.
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.