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Igbo Leaders Haven’t Learnt Any Lesson From Civil War

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second Republic House of Representatives member in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on latest developments in the polity especially the recent Supreme Court rulings, lessons from Nigerian Civil war and other issues. Excerpts:

The Federal Government and the six governors of South West states last week agreed to formalise the South West Security Network, Operation Amotekun. What is your perspective on this?

In politics, there is always the possibility of give and take. If there is mutual understanding among political actors, the sooner they come together, understand and address the concerns of what …

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We’ll Defeat Boko Haram With Civil War Experience – Buhari

January 25, 2020 1:29 pm

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday in Abuja said security forces in the country are capable and competent in winning the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the country.

He said with the 30-month civil war experience of Nigeria’s military, it is capable of handling the crisis rocking the North-East.

Buhari said this while receiving Janez Lenarcic, the European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management in the State House, Abuja.

 

The President said, “If we were capable to fight a 30-month civil war and reorganised our …

Nigeria Can’t Survive Another Civil War, Soyinka, Ooni Warn

January 20, 2020 10:20 am

Given the numerous challenges facing Nigeria in her quest for national cohesion and survival, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, have warned that Nigeria could not survive another civil war.

They lamented that religious fanaticism and intolerance have been on the rise as some people who considered themselves privileged fanned the embers of war, adding that they confessed that they have been increasingly distressed and appalled that the hitherto harmonious co-habitation between all peoples of the nation was being eroded.

The warning was contained in a communiqué issued after a meeting at …

Presidency Warns Against Civil War

January 16, 2020 6:31 am

The Presidency on Wednesday called on all leaders and parties to moderate their utterances to avert a repeat of the mistakes that led to civil war in the country in 1967.

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to him, war serves as a potent warning on the dangers of aggressive regionalism, ethnic baiting and political corruption.

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He, therefore, stressed the need to forge common memory that could serve as a bridge to

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50 Years After The Civil War

January 15, 2020 3:52 pm

 

A wound can heal, but the scar it leaves on our bodies will be a constant reminder of what caused the wound. It’s been 50 years after the end of the Civil war, but nothing has changed.
Everything that caused the war are still in place today, and they are even worse than they were.

 

One of the greatest wrongs Nigeria did as a country is to hide its past and practically blocked every discussion about the civil war.
That was a war that took the lives of over 3 million people, mostly children.

I read the …

You Are Fanning Embers Of Civil War – Bishop Kukah Blast FG

January 7, 2020 1:32 pm

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has disclosed that the only “thing” preventing a civil war in Nigeria was the “peaceful tenets” of Christianity in Nigeria.

He made the remark while claiming that the Federal government was using different methods to achieve the goal of Islamic dominance in Nigeria.

The cleric warned that the Federal Government was fanning the embers of Islamization in Nigeria if more Christians don’t get key appointments, Vanguard quoted him as saying.

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He said: “The only difference between the Federal Government …

Civil War: Militia Leader Sentenced To 20yrs In Prison

December 31, 2019 2:35 pm
Charles Ble-Goude, an ally of former Cote d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo, has been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison by a court in Abidjan, for his role in the civil war.

The civil war followed the 2010 presidential election, his lawyers said.

Ble-Goude headed the notorious Young Patriots street militia during Gbagbo’s presidency.

Gbagbo and Ble-Goude were acquitted in January by the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, of charges of crimes against humanity during the violence, in which some 3,000 people were killed.

But Ivorian prosecutors this month brought charges against Ble-Goude, who has remained in

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Civil Service Week: Fayemi Showers Cash On Ekiti Workers

November 23, 2019 5:27 pm

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has once again celebrated workers in the state by showering cash and other gift items on them at the grand finale of this year’s Civil Service Week.

Speaking at a luncheon and presentation of gifts to outstanding workers at the State Secretariat on Friday, Fayemi reiterated his commitment towards building a transformative and efficient civil service in Ekiti State.

Represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, Fayemi, who expressed confidence in the competence and professionalism of civil servants in the State, assured that his administration would continue to motivate them to ensure quality service …

C’River Civil Servants Protest ₦12m Deduction For HoS Party

November 11, 2019 2:03 pm

Some civil servants in Cross River State have raised the alarm over alleged plan to deduct about ₦12m from their salaries to organise a send forth party for the state’s Head of Service (HoS).

Checks by our correspondent revealed that the HoS, Mr Ekpenyong I. Henshaw, would soon retire and senior directors in the state had concluded arrangements to organise what they described as “successful pulling out of service party” for him.

And to implement the plan, the directors were said to have set up an interim committee to work out modalities on how to raise the funds for the

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Kwara: 200 Civil Servants Queried For Neglect Of Duties

Kwara: 200 Civil Servants Queried For Neglect Of Duties

October 17, 2019 5:53 pm

The Kwara State government, on Thursday, said that more than 200 civil servants had been issued queries for dereliction of duties.

Mr Murtala Atoyebi, the Chief Press Secretary to the state Head of Service, said in a statement issued in Ilorin that the affected civil servants were from various ministries and parastatals.

Atoyebi said that their alleged offenses ranged from absenteeism, lateness to leaving their duty posts before the official closing hour.

“The Head of Service, Mrs Modupe Oluwole, had in August, commenced a routine monitoring exercise of check-in time for public workers in the state capital to ensure …

Katsina Civil Servants Deserve New Minimum Wage – Masari

Katsina Civil Servants Deserve New Minimum Wage – Masari

October 16, 2019 2:45 pm

Gov. Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State said on Wednesday that civil servants in the state deserve to be paid the new national minimum wage.

“Katsina civil servants actually need the new minimum wage as they have been putting in their best to move the state forward,” Masari said at the opening of the 5th quadrennial delegates conference of the state medical and health workers union, in Katsina.

Masari explained that inflation and other economic leakages had eaten into the current N18, 000 minimum wage.

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He, however, urged union leaders …

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

August 26, 2019 9:10 am

The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven people, who specialised in forging fake school certificates and security documents.

The Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday.

He said that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 21 at the Post Office area of Maiduguri by the anti-fraud unit of the command.

Ibrahim explained that the suspects specialised in forging fake diploma and degree statement of results as well as National Youth Service Corps certificates.

The commandant said the suspects …

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