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A non-governmental organisation, STAND UP Nigeria, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his recent directive withdrawing police personnel from VIP protection duties, describing the decision as bold, strategic, and long overdue. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Sunny Attah, on Wednesday in Abuja, the organisation assured the...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Global Governance Advocate, Comrade Timi Frank, has strongly condemned the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as “an unacceptable interruption of democratic order and a tragic reflection of the deepening governance failures across Africa.” In a statement issued...

Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has called on Nigerians to rise above political, ethnic and religious divisions and unite in a common front against the escalating insecurity facing the country. Agbese said terrorists, bandits and criminal networks are exploiting national fault lines to strengthen their...

The Centre for Energy Market Stability and Reforms (CEMSR) has praised the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for what it described as outstanding reforms that have restored confidence, improved governance and strengthened investment prospects in the nation’s oil and gas sector. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dr. Musa...

The Network for Peace and Development (NPD) has described the successful rescue of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, as “a divine victory and a resounding testament to decisive presidential leadership.” In a statement issued this evening and signed by its Executive Director, Rev....

* Story will revive women’s education as northern tradition, foster peace, unity in Nigeria, says film producer The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment have given their official command and endorsement, respectively, to Script Plus Limited to proceed...

*Court Adjourns To Feb 19 For Adoption Of Final Written Addresses A witness of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Kolawole Oluwadare on Monday admitted at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that he used some libelous words like “unlawful, invasion, intimidation and harrassment”in media publications to...

*call on FG to revert to Safe Schools Initiative of 2014 A group of security analysts and experts, under the umbrella of Keep Nigeria Safe Initiative (KNSI), has expressed great confidence in the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle’s ability to rescue the victims of the recent kidnap...

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has reportedly escalated moves to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s administration after failing to get a nod to defect from his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Sources familiar with actions taken by the governor’s camp cited a report by...

The Zamfara Youth Network (ZYN) has described SaharaReporters publication alleging that Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, gave 36 Hilux vehicles to bandits and still chats with terrorists as a complete and malicious lie from beginning to end. Speaking in Gusau today, Comrade Musa Usman said the story...