Month: September 2018

…says mischief makers want to destroy peace The controversy over Major General Idris Alkali (retd), who has been declared missing, took a dramatic turn on Sunday with Plateau Peace and Justice Forum (PPJF), describing Idris Ahmed of Citizens United for Peace and Security (CUPS), “an avowed enemy of the Nigerian Army and the good people of Plateau State .” The organisation therefore called on indigenes of Plateau state, at home and abroad, to be wary of those that are instigating them to violence or the Nigerian Army Against them. The…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has cleared the air over alleged astronomical sums requested from the Federal Government to tackle flooding. According to figures released by the agency on Thursday, 199 casualties were recorded in the recent disaster that spread to 87 local governments in 12 states across the country. It was alleged that NEMA asked for N12 billion but received N3 billion with over N9 billion still required for effective response. However, the agency has debunked such claims, emphasizing that it got N3 billion for initial logistics, search…

As the senator representung Cross River North Senatorial District, Dr Rose Oko, clocks 62 years on her sojourn on earth, a non-profit making organization, a support group Team Rose, Thursday, commended her impact on human and infrastructural development. Director-General Team Rose, Chief Godwin Undeshi said, the senator has been inspiring and committed to the course of grassroots development, therefore she has moved motions and bills of national interest and development. He said: “The amiable and indefatigable senator representing Cross River State Northern Senatorial District in the red chamber of the National…

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev. Uja Tor Uja has charged the Israeli government to deepen its investments, partnerships and economic collaborations with Nigeria. He made this charge while playing host to the Israeli Charge De’ affairs, Mr. Nadav Goren, at the Commissions’ corporate headquarters in Abuja recently. The NCPC Boss urged Israel to deepen its relationships with Nigeria by way of making some conscious and strategic investments in area like technology, security, agriculture and education that will build and further reciprocate the long standing…

Youths of Kogi state extraction under the umbrella of Kogi APC Youth Rebirth took to the streets of Abuja and later the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday to protest the imposition of candidates by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state. Addressing journalists at the peak of the protest, Comrade Ezekiel Edogboanya appealed to the leadership of the party to advise the governor before “he sink the ship of APC in Kogi state”. In his words, “We the members of the Concerned Kogi APC Rebirth, wishes to…

The Sing Foundation, as an organisation that has worked for years to defend the interests of the people of the Niger Delta as a key component of a united and prosperous Nigeria, has worked on several elections in the region both formally and informally. Our work in elections, and the trends we have observed in the elections conducted post 2015, necessitates this urgent message to all players in the political ecosystem in the light of the upcoming elections. The series of inconclusive elections in Rivers state and the violence that…

The executive secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev Tor Uja has urged government at all levels to prioritise the welfare of teachers across the country as a deliberate commitment to place the country’s learned population in competitive edge in global sphere. Uja who made this known in Abuja while playing host to the delegation of National Association of Christian Religious Educators of Nigeria (NACREN), led by Rev Reuben Maituri, noted that teachers have played a major in contributing to the national peace, unity and progress of the…