By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari started the week on March 2 with a briefing from a delegation he sent to Zamfara to sympathise with the people and government of the state on the kidnapped Jangebe schoolgirls. The delegation was headed by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, withContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has underscored the need for the National Peace Policy (NPP) Bill to be passed into law urgently, to proffer solutions to Nigeria’s conflict situations. The NPP is a national framework, designed to guide efforts to prevent conflicts and buildContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) on Sunday underscored constant dialogue as the panacea for resolving conflicts in the country. The Director-General of the institute, Dr Bakut Bakut, told a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday that constant dialogue was theContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Nwoko The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) is to set up offices nationwide to help curb conflicts and engender peace, according to the Director-General of the institute, Dr Bakut Bakut. Speaking at a special forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The National President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr David Alabi, has urged stakeholders to use the association as a vehicle for grassroots development. Alabi was quoted making the call in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Obiora Orji,Continue Reading
By Ifeanyi Nwoko The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) foresaw the emergence of the Boko Haram insurgency way back in 2007, the Director-General of the institute, Dr Bakut Bakut, disclosed on Sunday. Bakut, who made the disclosure at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, saidContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr David Alabi, has advised youths to shun alcoholism, banditry and kidnapping that disturb the peace, economy and security of the country. Alabi gave the advice on Saturday in Abuja when he received an award from the NorthernContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammad Adamu, has emerged the winner of Saturday’s Kafinhausa State Constituency by-election in Jigawa. Adamu polled 14,924 votes to beat other candidates in the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the poll took place inContinue Reading
On the day that their country celebrated the 64th Independence Day, Ghana’s Black Satellites delivered the ultimate gift, the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 2-0 win over debutants Uganda in the final in Nouakchott on Saturday. Skipper Daniel Afriyie led from the front and hadContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Nigerian leaders and panelists, at the 2021 Obafemi Awolowo Annual Lecture, have reiterated the necessity of building a united and progressive Nigeria through massive education and a re-engineered constitution. The webinar lecture, held on Saturday evening and chaired by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, was to mark theContinue Reading
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