The Nigerian army has announced massive redeployment of some of General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and senior officers across its units and formations. In a statement on Saturday, spokesman of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the redeployment of the officers was aimed at ensuring administrative and operational efficiency. According to him, the redeployment of the officers takes…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Plateau state government has vowed that it will continue to enforce all town planning laws and regulations to ensure public safety and orderliness across towns and cities in the state. The state governor, Simon Lalong, stated this when the President of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Olutoye Ayinde,…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has reportedly resigned on health grounds. According to a report monitored on Arise News Channel, two impeccable sources at the Supreme Court anonymously confirmed the resignation of the CJN. Mohammad’s resignation came amid a leaked memo by 14 Justices of the Supreme Court, accusing him of hampering…
In this second part of our in-depth conversation with Dr. Joel, we examine the fate of Africans in Europe and the deeper forces driving irregular migration. Dr. Joel explains how Africans — even after gaining citizenship — are often treated as second-class citizens in conservative European societies, and why language, politics, and entrenched discrimination continue…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to his constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property of citizens and defending the sovereignty of Nigeria. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Kaduna, Sunday Oibe, Secretary General of…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has warned that any attempt to kill and bury the age-long power rotation agreement between the north and south is tantamount to an attempt to kill and bury Nigeria. The group said that the move to tinker with the rotation of the presidency is inimical to national…
