Nigeria Archives - Page 91 of 332

Apr

13

2024

Eid: National Youth Alliance President Doles Out Cash To 50 Persons To Put Smiles On Their Faces

NewsBin Abbas, Jigawa State, Metro, National Youth Alliance, Nigeria, Religion

https://youtu.be/vkq5_bigu-E?si=12k7e8FAv6i0RQFk The President, National Youth Alliance (NYA), Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas yesterday in the spirit of Eid-el-Fitr, stormed the sleepy town of Birnin Kudu in Jagawa State, where several less privileged were presented various cash sums. A statement signed by the SA Media and Publicity to NYA President, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, made available to newsmen in Kaduna, informed that a total of 50 persons, comprising women and youth were beneficiaries of the gesture. It said that while presenting the cash, Ambassador Abbas told the beneficiaries that the token was meant to help them celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr, signaling the end…

Apr

10

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Northern youths confront Kwankwaso over his remarks on insecurity, stating, “You failed as Minister, Gov.”

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsCrime, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

The Coalition of Northern Youth Movement, or CNYM, has cautioned Rabiu Kwankwaso, the New Nigeria Peoples Party's (NNPP) presidential candidate, from making disparaging remarks about the security situation in the nation. Remember that last week, just after the NNPP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja, the former governor of Kano State bemoaned the security situation destabilising the country in a press conference. Kwankwaso bemoaned that "people can no longer go to the farm," but he was hopeful that the Nigerian Army would be able to handle the situation. They are being driven out of their cities and villages as well.…

Apr

07

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tinubu Applauds S’East Leaders’ Efforts At Governance And Peacebuilding

News, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, South East

The leaders of the Southeast have been praised by President Bola Tinubu for their coordinated efforts in leveraging their combined expertise, connections, and experience to promote development goals, peacekeeping, and strong democratic government in the area. In an official statement released on Sunday, the Hon. Orji Uchenna Orji, Special Adviser (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Works, stated that President Tinubu expressed his appreciation during the funeral service of the late Deaconess (Mrs.) Theresa Osinachi Omoke.The late woman was the mother of Barr. (Mrs.) Chioma Nweze, his Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement, South East. The Governor of Ebonyi State,…

Apr

05

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Calls For Urgent Action On Nnamdi Kanu’s Release; and a Restructured Nigeria Under Tinubu.

Column, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics, SponsoredMetro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

In a significant declaration, Ohanaeze Ndigbo reiterates its position on the Biafra issue, emphasizing support for a restructured Nigeria under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, rather than advocating for the restoration of Biafra. It acknowledges that the fervor around Biafra among the Igbo community stems from the amplification of ethnic, tribal, and religious divisions, as well as the Fulanization agenda under the previous administration of President Muhamadu Buhari, which led to the emergence of IPOB/ESN under Nnamdi Kanu. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Ohanaeze Ndigbo holds Former President Buhari responsible for upholding Nnamdi Kanu's significance. Had Buhari addressed the atrocities committed by violent…

Mar

31

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

But what really is Nigeria’s problem? – Opinion

Column, News, OpinionNext Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE When, in 1814, Europe’s leading statesman, Count Metternich, said that Italy “is only a geographical expression”, the former Deputy of the Kingdom of Italy and the Father of Modern Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi, didn’t take it as an offence. Instead, the only question on his mind was how to create Italians. Take the recent detention escape of one of the Binance Executives held in Nigeria for tax evasion, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as a case study! Anjarwalla’s escape from protective custody didn’t tell us anything other than the statelessness of the Nigerian state. In some countries, there would by now…