December 10, 2019

ISWAP Kill 3 Security Officers, Threatens Army In New Video

December 10, 2019 2:27 am

A new video dated December 8, showing the execution of two Nigerian soldiers and a policeman has emerged online.

In the video which was obtained by Channels Television on Monday, the killing was carried out by masked men believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP).

Those who were killed were reportedly abducted at a fake checkpoint in Benisheikh, a village seventy kilometers west of Maiduguri, Borno State capital.

It is not clear how many people were abducted, but the video only showed three tortured security personnel with their hands tied behind them.

They displayed …

Presidency: “Why We Must Control Social Media”

December 10, 2019 2:25 am

The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said the social media can’t be left to operate without control.

A State House statement on Monday said Shehu spoke at the Kawararafa Media Award in Abuja on Sunday night.

He said, “The entire Kasuwan Magani saga that resulted in the death of more than 50 people was because someone posted misleading information on WhatsApp that went viral.

“All countries in the world are trying to make laws to check the excesses. Many countries are trying to control the situation. The Europeans have placed a new …

Fears Over FG’s Fresh Move To Reactivate Grazing Routes

December 10, 2019 2:25 am

Last week, the issue of cattle herders and the controversy over the modus operandi of their business, resonated in Nigeria once again. It has literally become a recurring decimal in the country. This time, the government wants to reactivate the grazing routes and convert them to ranches. The development was made known by the Federal Government, through the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof Bashir Usman, who announced government’s readiness to remodel its grazing reserves into ranches in 17 states of the federation.
Critical observers are tempted to believe that following the refusal of some state governors …

We Must Restructure Nigeria For Peace To Reign – Odekunle,

December 10, 2019 2:24 am

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Prof. Femi Odekunle, has stressed the need to restructure the country, saying until that is done, the nation will continue to face a lot of challenges. The don who is also a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) in this interview, spoke on other issues.

Two years after inauguration of the Council, how has the experience been so far?
So far, so good. I am happy the Council is made up of people who are dedicated and committed to academic and non-academic development of FUT, Minna. …

South-East Governors And Politics Of Development

December 10, 2019 2:16 am

Politics, according to bookmakers, is the contestation of power and authority. Politics embodied in human existentialism, has defined and redefined man activities, in cyclical form, since creation. It has instinctively become part of man’s DNA to engage in political intrigues, albeit willfully and unwillingly. This narration probably must have inspired Great Aristotle, in his legendary literary works, to classify man as a political animal, whose first need in nature, is survival.
The crafters of political philosophies, principles and rules, knew that without checks and balances rolled in written and unwritten principles guiding the game of power play and how it …

Anti-Corruption: Ugwuanyi Lauds Buhari, EFCC

December 10, 2019 2:14 am

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his administration’s determined fight against economic crimes and corruption in the country.

Gov. Ugwuanyi, who spoke at the event commemorating this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day, held at the South East zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Enugu, also appreciated the genuine efforts of the acting Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu and his team, in the enthronement of transparency and prudence in the management of public finances.

The governor while acknowledging the contributions of the commission in the South East zone …