Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General A .C Olukolade has debunked reports that Nigerian soldiers are being withdrawn from Mali to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency . “As the operation to rid our country of terrorist activities continues, the Defence Headquarters wishes to reassure Nigerians that the Nigerian military is quite capable and ready to discharge this duty professionally and creditably w ...

President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has renewed his appeal to the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) to come together and chart a way out of the growing insurgents ravaging the region. Senator Mark noted that the unabating cases of insurgencies have reached an alarming stage beyond the capability of a single state to confront. Addressing parliamentarians from the ECOWAS nations after ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will in June this year commence a nationwide public inquiry into complaints of forced evictions of persons in the six geo-political zones. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Prof. Bem Angwe who disclosed this on Monday when a delegation from the Amnesty International paid a working visit to the Commission over the right to adequate housing in Nigeria, said that the ...

"I am in awe of a Fellow who travelled from Philadelphia to NYC at 9pm and who had to be back in Philadelphia by 12noon the next day. He wanted to be with his 6 year-old daughter on the morning of her birthday if only for a few hours. That is the type of leadership by example that matters - caring and giving a sense of purpose & importance. Children are the future." 47 days, 11 towns and over 40 meeting ...

N-KATALYST   DECLARATION ON THE SECURITY SITUATION IN NIGERIA   INTRODUCTION   I.        The N-Katalyst Forum (“The Forum”) is a non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental association of progressive Nigerians drawn from across different backgrounds, professions and persuasions, united in their vision of an undivided and indivisible Nigerian nation, and in their commitment to the enthronement of good governa ...

The Defence Headquarters has announced the arrest of 120 people said to be terrorists in Maiduguri, which is known as the base of Boko Haram sect.Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade said in a statement on Monday “In Maiduguri, about 120 terrorists were arrested as they organized burial of one of their commanders who died in an encounter with Special Forces the previous day. Th ...

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has called on all well meaning Nigerians to collaborate with the security agencies to collectively protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country. Governor Dickson who made the call when a team of the Nigerian Army College of Logistics (NACOL), led by its Team Leader and Commandant, Major General Abubakar Gana paid him a courtesy visit in Govern ...

The Rotary Club, through its action group, Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA), offered free medical tests and counselling to Nigerians to mark its annual Rotarian Family Health Days which commenced on May 9th and ran for three days in 70 sites across Lagos and Ogun states. The sites include community halls, hospitals and Rotary Centres. Sponsored by the Coca Cola Foundation, the outreach i ...

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has disclosed that the State requires more than N200 billion to tackle ecological challenges in the state, calling for collective efforts of all Nigerians to save the environment from degradation. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan who Monday at the National Conference on Environment organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Environment in Abuja, asserted, "w ...

By Okechukwu Charles, Umuahia Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson has written a letter to one of the prominent bodies in the United Nations (UN), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), asking it to remove Dr Bashir Gwandu, the former executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), from his job.Dr. Gwandu was sacked on December last year by President G ...