Insecurity: Nigerian leaders must step-up, UN cautions
By Ezra Ukanwa ABUJA—AS part of its contribution to address insecurity in Nigeria, the United Nations, UN, yesterday charged Nigerian leaders to intensify their approach towards taming insecurity in the country. This is even as the UN advocated that one of the best approaches to address issues bordering insecurity in Nigeria was to adopt a […]
The Onnoghen Case and Other Stories
I find it incredulous that a ruling government that seeks a second term in office and about which doubts have been expressed with regard to its performance, the competence of its officials and the quality of its service delivery would embark on a series of self-immolating adventures that can only further alienate it from the […]
Nigerian Activists Urge President Buhari to Take Medical Leave
Nigerian civil-rights group leaders are urging President Muhammadu Buhari to take a second medical leave while his health prevents him from performing his duties. Buhari has missed the last weekly cabinet meetings, and the presidency said April 28 that he is resting and working from home. The 74-year-old leader stayed in the U.K. for more […]
The Abuja-Kaduna Airports: A testimony
I have just returned from Abuja travelling through the Kaduna airport. As we disembarked from the aircraft and moved towards the arrival section, I could hear an announcement being made. The diction of the announcer was clear. She didn’t sound like those On-Air-Personalities (OAP, they are called) who speak as if they have hot water […]
Two Years On, Abducted Chibok Girls Are Still Unaccounted For Despite Promises Of Action
A group of United Nations and African human rights experts* today urged the Government of Nigeria to escalate its efforts to free all civilians kidnaped by Boko Haram. Speaking ahead of the second anniversary of the Chibok girls’ abduction, on 14 April, the experts also appealed to Boko Haram to immediately reveal the location of […]
N500bn Intervention Fund: Buhari Will Create 1m Jobs For Graduates, School Leavers — Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, yesterday reiterated the stance of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to create one million jobs through the approved N500 billion social intervention scheme. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Ngige maintained that 500,000 graduates from various disciplines will be trained and employed under the “Teaching Aid Corps” while […]
Nigeria May Pay High Price for Chibok Girls’ Release – Sen Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central) who once brokered a meeting between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Boko Haram leadership in 2011, has said Nigeria may have to pay a “very high price” to secure the release of abducted Chibok girls, by releasing some captured Boko Haram members. Sani, made the suggestion while fielding questions […]
Nigeria’s missing girls: A glimpse of the stolen
They were stolen from their beds in a school dormitory — hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped by gunmen. A few dozen escaped to tell of the night that Boko Haram militants brought terror to a Nigerian girls’ school. From the rest, silence. No sign of where they had been taken or what could have happened […]
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