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Feb

20

2024

Hunger crisis: Suleman calls out as Boko Haram collects taxes and kills Borno farmers

Economy, Metro, NewsBandits, Crime, Economy, Herdsmen, Insecurity, Metro, Next Level, Security

Hunger crisis: Suleman calls out as Boko Haram collects taxes and kills Borno farmers The operations of Boko Haram extremists in some parts of Borno and Adamawa are causing a shortage of food in Nigeria, according to Abdulsalam Suleman, a public affairs analyst and senior consultant. According to him, food availability is impacted in some areas of Borno State where farmers are unable to access their land because Boko Haram rebels are collecting levies. He revealed to the Daily Post that these taxes are killing off a number of farmers on their farms. Nigerians are currently complaining about the lack…

Feb

19

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike is geared up for the 2027 general elections.

News, Opinion, Politics2027, Next Level, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Politics

Speaking on Sunday at a thanksgiving service in Koroma, Rivers State, Wike expressed confidence that the coalitions his political camp has built will make the 2027 elections easy for them. "With the forces we have, I don't know of anyone who can challenge us," stated Wike. As far as I can tell, it feels like 2027 is tomorrow. It is still very far away for me, but I am eager. Where is the unity between the two party leaderships—APC and PDP—when it comes to leadership? Which state? You can only locate that togetherness in Rivers. Minister of the FCT Nyesom…

Feb

19

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

CSO demands immediate stop to 27 senior immigration officers’ illegal retirement

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Taking into consideration the alleged unlawful retirement of 27 senior immigration officers, the Civil Society for Good Governance and Accountability has issued a severe warning to the departing Comptroller General of Immigration, Adepoju, as well as to the Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo. In a press statement that was issued on Monday in Abuja, the spokesperson for the organisation, Monday Okafor, called for immediate action to be taken in order to reverse this decision. "It is our demand that the commander Immigration Officer Adepoju and Minister Tunji-Ojo immediately reverse their decisions to retire these 27 top immigration officers without providing a…

Feb

15

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Suffering and Uncertainty: Tinubu, Governors, IGP, Wike, and Others at an Emergency Meeting

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Politics, Security

The federation's governors, Chief Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC), Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, and other relevant parties are in attendance at President Bola Tinubu's emergency meeting. The meeting started on Thursday at around 11:30 a.m. Vice President Kashim Shettima is also present. There is a connection between the meeting and the security and economic crisis that the country is currently experiencing. It is being held in the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. In an effort to increase food availability, affordability, and accessibility nationwide, the Federal Government has begun to release…

Feb

14

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigerians are starving: President Tinubu Should Stop Shifting Blames.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Economy, News, OpinionEconomy, Emeka Kalu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Tinubu Must Stop The Blame-Shifting Approach and Find Solutions. Greetings to you all my countrymen and women. I am sober today because the report I get from home regarding the escalating means of survival for the Nigeria masses is alarming, despicable, and condemnable, especially when we have men who have claimed the right to the saddle and have been given every right to make the positive decision on behalf of the rest of us. Before I continue, let me make it abundantly clear that even if I don't complain or lend my voice to the pains of my people because…