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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has lampoon security personnel who facilitate the movement of weapons to terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements. Ribadu stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the destruction of arms by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). He said, “The worst human…

Governor of Rivers state,  Siminalayi Fubara, has commended leaders  and well-meaning citizens of  the state for standing on the right side of history despite the pressures to surrender to tyranny and oppression The governor spoke  at a Christmas ballad  organised in his honour by Dr. Peter Odili, a former governor of the state and  his…

The Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas has inaugurated an advisory committee to guide the state government on the implementation of the Supreme Court’s judgement which granted financial autonomy for local government councils in the country. Inaugurating the on Monday at the Government House, Jalingo, the governor urged the committee to come up with a roadmap…

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, has said that fighting corruption is easy when a leader is not stealing. He also asked Nigerians to vote for him to rescue the country from becoming a failed state. Speaking on Monday at an interactive session organised…

A coalition of 19 civil  society groups under the umbrella of Mega National Movement for Good Governance (MNMGG), has expressed “deep concerned” over the instability of  prices of petroleum products resulting in policy somersault. Addressing a press conference at the weekend in Kaduna, Ibrahim Tijani, spokesperson of the group, also lamented “the sudden scarcity of…