Nigeria Is a Failed State The first step to restoring stability and security is recognizing that the government has lost control. By Robert I. Rotberg, founding director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program on Intrastate Conflict and president emeritus of the World Peace Foundation, and John Campbell, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign…
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese, Sokoto, Rt. Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, former Kaduna governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi and former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General Martins Agwai (rtd) are among prominent people to be conferred with various awards for their contributions to the development of Southern Kaduna during the maiden edition of the Southern Kaduna…
The Department of State Services (DSS) says the outcome of its investigation on Tukur Mamu, the hostage negotiator is mind-boggling. It also warned members of the public to desist from making unguarded utterances on the Mamu issue and await court for proceedings. Mamu who is the publisher of a Kaduna based newspaper, Desert Herald, was…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo At least 19 persons have died of Lassa fever at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, Taraba state, in the last two months. The state commissioner of health Gbangsheya Buma, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with journalists in Jalingo. He said eight out of nine suspected cases that…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has again alerted the public that it has “uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters.” In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Peter Afunanya said the service has identified…
