Month: December 2018
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The Centre for Credible Leadership & Citizens Awareness celebrates an ICON at 60
Over the years, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has like old wine, mature into a rare and fine specie of those endowed with grace and are living gracefully. Onaiwu, though a man of many parts, lives the conviction of his belief, one reason he has weathered not a few storms to remain a near-permanent feature of Nigeria’s…
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PDP Will Give Nigerians New Lease Of Life – Saraki
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has assured Nigerians of a better deal under a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led federal government come 2019. Saraki was optimistic that PDP will wrest power from the All Progressives Congress( APC) during next year’s general elections, noting that the ruling APC had betrayed Nigerians…
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Defense Minister, Dan-Ali speaks on Zamfara, Kaduna killings; reveals plan to tackle insecurity
The Ministry of Defense has reacted to the recent attack on Zamfara and Kaduna States, which led to lost of many lives and properties. The ministry, under the leadership of Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, while commiserating with the government and people of Zamfara and Kaduna States, described the incidents as very sad and unfortunate. The Minister,…
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War on terror: 300 CSOs endorse Buhari for second term, give reasons
The reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari got a boost on Thursday as over 300 leading civil society organizations declared their support for his second term in office. The groups hinged their reason on the sterling performance of the president in area of security. According to the groups, Buhari has been outstanding on his war against…
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Insurgency: Court Asked To Stop Security Agencies From Disclosing Security Spendings To Public
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has been asked to refuse the request to make available to the public details of security spendings in the war against insurgency. According to the suit filed by a lawyer, Mr. Osaze Agbonifo, releasing security spending to the public will breach the provision of Freedom of Information Act.…
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Since Inception In 2016: KWIRS Rakes In N57.9 Billion
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Twara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has said that it has collected a total revenue of N57.9 billion for the state since it fully took charge of the assignment in 2016. Chairman of the Service, Muritala Awodun, disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin when he briefed newsmen on activities of the…
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Boko Haram: Report scores Buhari, Nigerian military high on human rights compliance
President Muhammdu Buhari and the Nigerian military have been patted on the back for their concerted efforts towards ending terrorism in Nigeria. This is just as latest report has scored the military high on human rights compliance in its war against insurgency. Professor Ahmed Danfulani, Chancellor, Centre for International and Strategic Studies (CISS) gave the…
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Stop Colluding with Amnesty International to Destroy Nigeria, Centre Warns Local NGOs
As part of the backlash from Amnesty International’s recently published fallacious report about Nigeria, some concerned indigenous groups have continued to show solidarity with the Nigerian Army. At a time a bulk of the country’s so-called non-governmental organisations have formed an alliance with the UK-based organisation, the Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has remained resolute,…
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Kwarans Celebrate, Pray For Saraki
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Eminent Kwarans including the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Razak Atunwa, converged on Ilorin, the Kwara state capital to celebrate the 56th birthday of the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Although Saraki was not…
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Balogun-Fulani Led Executives Is Authentic Kwara APC Exco, Court Rules
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A Kwara state High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Wednesday recognised the executive committee of the Ishola Balogun-Fulani faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. In a judgment read by Justice T.S. Umar, which lasted for about one and half hours, the court held that the purported dissolution…