COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE QUARTERLY STRATEGIC REVIEW MEETING WITH THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY HELD AT THE KADUNA STATE REHABILITATION BOARD, MINISTRY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Preamble On 7th of July, 2021, the Coalition of Association for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED) in collaboration with the Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) organized a one day Quarterly Strategic Review meeting with the Disability Community in Kaduna State. This is towards addressing barriers of social and economic exclusion that […]

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 CEP Condemns Extremist Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia

(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 […]

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 […]