The Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that the quality of leaders that will emerged in the 2023 elections will determine the survival of Nigeria. Speaking at the 2022 Pre-May Day Symposium organised by the Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), with…
The President of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Stephen Panya, has expressed disappointment over the failure of the federal government to secure the release of Leah Sharibu and others being held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists and bandits. In a statement in Jos, Panya reiterated calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to redouble…
This edition of Security Update, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, examines Nigeria’s deepening security crisis through three interconnected developments: the release of kidnapped schoolchildren in Niger State, renewed presidential rhetoric on branding bandits as terrorists, and mounting controversy over the arming of auxiliary forces linked to vigilante groups. Nigeria: School Kidnappings and Conditional Releases Nigerian…
All gates leading to the National Assembly complex were all locked on Monday by security operatives on Tuesday to prevent Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from accessing the premises as the senate resumes plenary. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi central, had vowed to resume legislative duties following a court ruling that the senate should consider recalling her. Akpoti-Uduaghan was…
One person was reportedly killed while 45 others were said to have been abducted in an attack by bandits on Angwan Aku community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident of the community who spoke on telephone said the incident occurred at about 10am on Christmas Day when the villagers were preparing for church…
https://youtu.be/OOB4WHdKQ8k?si=qKMjPwf889mXFGQ0 As expected, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally named a new chairman for Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) — Professor Joash Amuputan, a 58-year-old professor of law from the University of Jos and indigene of Kogi State. In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum analyses the political and moral dimensions…
