Year: 2018

  It was really fun today as the children of Oronsaye Orphanage Home were greeted with a surprise visit by Hon Eghosa Asemota Agbonifo, PDP Candidate, Oredo West Constituency. Speaking with the management of the orphanage, Hon. Eghosa said a time like this is when children expect to be pampered and showed love. “As a father myself, I know how much love and attention my children expect from me this season, and such, I felt it necessary to express some love to these ones. They might not be my biological…

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  With the spate of propaganda spreading like wildlife across the nation to the international community, Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has opened his doors to a potential partnership with the media in a bid to halt biased reporting. The COAS gave this selfless advise during a dinner with Editors and strategic media partners at the Command Guest House, Maiduguri as part of his activities in the theatre of war to boost troops’ morale. Lt Gen. Buratai hailed the media for their immense and critical role in…

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…Reveals Plan To Tackle Insecurity The Ministry of Defense has reacted to the recent attack on Zamfara and Kaduna States, which led to lost of many lives and properties. The ministry, under the leadership of Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, while commiserating with the government and people of Zamfara and Kaduna States, described the incidents as very sad and unfortunate. The Minister, while praying Almighty Allah to grant the lives lost an eternal rest and also give their families the fortitude to bear the unfortunate lost, noted that Ministry of Defence and…

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overnor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, along with Senator representing Cross River North, Dr Rose Oko, Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Hon Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, and others are set to launch Santuscom Agro Park and Ogoja Rice on December 23, 2018. The 50kg bag of Ogoja rice will sell for a subsidised cost of N15,000. This was disclosed by the Managing Director, Santuscom Agro Hub, Ofana Paul, at a media briefing ahead of the launch in Abuja, while explaining essence of establishing the park. According to Paul the…

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has been asked to refuse the request  to make available to the public details of security spendings in the war against insurgency. According to the suit filed by a lawyer,  Mr.  Osaze Agbonifo, releasing security spending to the public will breach the provision of Freedom of Information Act. A civil society organisations,  Global Integrity Crusade Network,  had applied for the release of security spending on insurgency in the North East of Nigeria under the Freedom of Information Act. But reacting to the development,…

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The reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari got a boost on Thursday as over 300 leading civil society organizations declared their support for his second term in office. The groups hinged their reason on the sterling performance of the president in area of security. According to the groups, Buhari has been outstanding on his war against terror and insurgency since he assumed power in 2015 and should be given another mandate to complete what he started. A communiqué jointly issued after a convention of Coalition of 300 Civil Society Organizations (CCSOs)…

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President Muhammdu Buhari and the Nigerian military have been patted on the back for their concerted efforts towards ending terrorism in Nigeria. This is just as latest report has scored the military high on human rights compliance in its war against insurgency. Professor Ahmed Danfulani, Chancellor, Centre for International and Strategic Studies (CISS) gave the verdict on Wednesday, at the presentation of five year report on the war against terrorism in Nigeria. The report, which covered the period between 2013 and 2018, specifically hailed for ensuring professionalism in the conduct…

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The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has expressed disappointment with the manner some indigenous NGOs work with the Amnesty International with the sole aim of creating tension and unrest in Nigeria. The group specifically frowned at the eagerness with which some indigenous groups endorsed a recent report published by Amnesty International about the crises between herdsmen and farmers in the country. Adams Odoh, Executive Director of SHAC said it was so sad that some local NGOs did not read in between the line before rushing out to endorse the documentary,…

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…promises to increase it to N1.1 trillion before end of year Federal Government on Thursday announced the release of over N820.57  billion to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as capital expenditure from 2018 Budget, saying that it would soon increase it to N1.1 trillion before the end of the year. Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed who disclosed this, during the 2019 Budget breakdown, in Abuja, said the N820.57 billion  represents 43 per cent of the MDA capital. This was contained in a statement issued by the Minister’s Special…

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The Amnesty International, AI has been accused of commercialising falsehood and fermenting trouble in Nigeria through its constant unfounded reports on crises in the country. The Middle Belt Conscience Guard, which made this observation on Monday, said it was worried over the recent report released by the international organization, which claimed harvests of death in Nigeria following the persistent clashes between herders and farmers in the country. Addressing the media on Monday, Prince Onoja Ugwu, Chairman, Board of Trustees of the group, noted that report issued by Amnesty International dredged…

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