Tag: northeast
Alleged rights violation: Panel heard 50 testimonies in NorthEast, says official
YOLA- The Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East Nigeria (SIIP North East) has so far heard 50 testimonies in its...
2023: How niche, cult following and primordial sentiments will produce Nigeria’s...
Nigeria’s problems are essentially civilizational. Contrary to permutations that the 2023 presidential election will be significantly different from the past ones, it is still...
North East, only alternative to South East presidency, says Orji Kalu
By IKENNA UWADILEKEAbuja- The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says the North East remains the only alternative to South East presidency.Kalu,...
The Irish Times view on the crisis in northeast Nigeria: a...
As Sally Hayden has reported in this newspaper, Maiduguri, capital of the Gwoza region, is now both a city under siege and a refuge from the Boko...
UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria in rebuilding Northeast
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has pledged to support Nigeria to help rebuild the lives of those...
6 Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say
Six troops from Nigeria and Niger were killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants during an operation this month, a joint military...
North Korea Bans Citizens From Laughing
According to DailyMail, North Koreans have been banned from laughing.The new order also prohibits them from drinking for 11 days to mark the tenth...
The North-East: Which way forward? By Hassan Gimba
The North East came into existence on the 5th of May, 1967 when, in his bid to check the influence of Odumegwu Ojukwu in...
ISWAP rejects ceasefire, amnesty deal as repentant Boko Haram insurgents go...
Over 1,500 persons who have so far surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military in Borno State, are members of Boko Haram and not...
The north’s misguided anger towards southern governors, By Lasisi Olagunju
Aye ti ba je! (the world has gone bad). A US dollar exchanged for N504 at the weekend. What this means is that your...
Ebube Agu: Another resort to self-help
The security situation in the Southeast has gone from bad to worse in the last couple of months. Gone were the days when insecurity...
Another Borno Community Currently Under Boko Haram Attack
According to a SaharaReporters report, some gunmen who are suspected to be Boko Haram fighters have attacked parts of Mainok village in Borno state.A...
Uprising in the East; uproar in the North – but Nigeria...
Nigeria is at a tempestuous crossroads. It will be wrong to play down the multi-pronged encumbrances the country is contending with. All is not...
Nigerian Air Force Jet fighting Boko Haram missing
ABUJA - Nigerian Air Force authorities said on Thursday morning that a fighter jet had disappeared while on interdiction mission in the fight against...
Intersociety hails belated sack of Service Chiefs, lists 40 alleged atrocities...
...expresses doubt if new army Chief was appointed based on competenceBy Chibuike NwabukoAbuja (Sundiata Post) - International Society for Civil Liberties &...
We are at War in the North- 45 Islamic Clerics Cry...
It is with a heavy heart that the Ulama Forum makes this press statement, which reflects the deep worries of its members over the...
‘Some Of Us Were Killed’: Abducted Kankara Boys Speak In New...
In a new video released by Boko Haram, one of the abducted students has opened up how the bandits attacked their school, killed and...
The Milkmaid is Nigeria’s official submission for Oscars
The Milkmaid is Nigeria’s official submission for the 93rd Academy Awards in the International Feature Film (IFF) category of the Oscars.Announcing the selection on...
‘N544m fraud’: After 2 years, EFCC rearraigns Babachir Lawal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), accused of N544...
Why APC will continue to harvest decampees from opposition – Lawan
By Chibuike NwabukoAbuja (Sundiata Post) - President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday advanced reasons why the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) will...