Year: 2022

The Young Igbo Intellectuals and Professionals says it is embarrassed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi’s penchant for fake statistics. The group said Obi is bringing shame on Ndigbo with the serial lies and distorted statistics he reels out confidently. The group made this known today at a press conference in Awka, Anambra State. In his address, Dr. Emeka Ugochukwu, said the situation is so dire and pathetic that a search of “Peter Obi Lies” returns a whooping 360 results while the query for “Peter Obi’s…

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Benue State for Good Governance has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the Federal Government’s numerous interventions in the state through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The group said that NEMA’s response to flooding has been timely, thus, ameliorating the effects of the natural disaster. The coalition made this known in a commendation letter to President Buhari and co-signed by its convener Comrade Gajir Paul and Secretary, Apeh Onuh. In the letter made public on Monday, the Coalition hailed NEMA Director General, Alhaji…

The Middle Belt Conscience Guard (MBCG) has advised former governorship candidate, Natasha Akpoti, to take her campaign of calumny far away from Governor Yahaya Bello, especially when it comes to issues of security. The group was responding to her claim that the Kogi governor was sponsoring terrorism across the nation. The People’s Democratic Party’s senatorial candidate for Kogi Central had alleged that Governor Bello was the mastermind of the Owo attack in Ondo State. However, in a statement signed by Hon. Friday Ochonu, the group’s Secretary General, the MBCG described…

Following the recent flooding incidents across the country, youths from the Niger Delta have commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Emergency Management Agency for the numerous humanitarian interventions in the region. Under the aegis of the Niger Delta Progressive Youth Forum, the youths said the Buhari-led administration has shown a mindful value of life, making “sacrificial efforts to ameliorate the recent devastating effect caused by the flooding”. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, High Chief Richard Egbe Egbe, President of the group, said about 5,200 victims in the…

(November 2, 2022 ABUJA) The Civil Liberty Advocates of Nigeria (CLAN) has noted with alarm the continued killing of innocent Nigerians in the southeast of the country by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) linked terrorists of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) operating under the franchise of Unknown Gunmen as we have now concluded true Nigerian patriots must be bold in condemning the criminal acts. What we find more worrisome and more odious than the killings is the loud silence from the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi,…

The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, on Monday, faulted the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Kachikwu who made this assertion in Abuja while answering questions from reporters, said the policy will further worsen the economy through closure of small scale industries and render millions of workers jobless. He lamented that the redesign of the Naira coupled with insecurity and skyrocketing inflation has continued to throw millions of Nigerians into the poverty bracket. Kachikwu said: “It…

No fewer than 500 prominent Christian clerics from the north and heads of different support groups within the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday met and unanimously requested for a Muslim-Christian presidential ticket. The groups, however, threatened to withdraw the support of millions of its followers across the country should the ruling party proceed with Kassim Shettima as Bola Tinubu’s running mate. The Christian leaders and heads of the APC coalition made their displeasure known in a communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. The communique was jointly…

… advocates increased funding for NCPC The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) says the trip by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, some state governors and deputies as well as traditional rulers to Rome for prayers is timely and necessary. The Centre, which made this known today during a press conference in Abuja, also said the move could ultimately make the difference in the fight against insecurity as well as the forthcoming general elections. Speaking to the media and other guests, CESJET’s Executive…