The National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (retd.), on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari was prepared to take “profound measures” in tackling the security challenges being witnessed across the country. He however did not disclose the nature of the measures. Monguno disclosed this in a statement he issued after a meeting Buhari had with the […]
A human rights activist and author, Comrade Paul Ikechukwu Njoku, has urged the Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda, not to attempt arresting Lere Olayinka, the former Media aide to former governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, like an armed robber. “The purported declaration by the Ekiti State Attorney General and […]
Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the former governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has exposed an alleged plan to improperly arrest him by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ekiti State, Wale Fapohunda. In his open letter which was made available to Elombahnews on Friday, April […]
The Federal Government has expressed great outrage at the recent wave of attacks on Custodial Centres of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, ordering personnel of the Service’s armed squad to shoot at sight any internal and external aggressor. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola gave the order at an emergency meeting with NCoS Squadron Commanders, […]
Presidency says Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry (AMEN), once brought three contractors to President Muhammadu Buhari and was rebuffed. This, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman said, was behind Mbaka’s call on asked Buhari to resign over the worsening insecurity in the country. In a statement released on Friday titled “Father Mbaka is everything […]
The Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport in Umueri community, Anambra East local government area was, yesterday, inaugurated by the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano amidst pump and pageantry. People from all walks of life witnessed the epoch making event and even those who doubted the ability of the state government to executive the project […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened to expose what it described as the antics of Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, to the Pope. Mbaka had called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to resign over the increasing spate of insecurity in the country. The […]
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says like all decent Nigerians, he is angered and troubled by the terror and cruelty being visited upon the people of Borno, Yobe, Benue, Niger, Imo and other parts of the nation. Tinubu, via Twitter, noted that these attacks had caused many to disparage […]
The Senate Committee on Army Thursday asked the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; the Director-General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze and the Chief of Army Staff to appear before it next Tuesday to explain details of the funds so far released to the Nigerian Army to fight insurgency, banditry and other forms of insecurity […]
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, yesterday admitted defeat of the Army on several battle fronts by Boko Haram in recent times. Recall that a few days ago, suspected members of Boko Haram dislodged a military base at Kamuya village in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. They also attacked […]
