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The sustained efforts of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and as well as the political will exhibited by the President Muhammadu Buhari upon the assumption of office in 2015 was primarily responsible for the inroads the Nigeria military attained in the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria. This was contained in a report by the Centre for International and Strategic Studies (CISS) titled “The Battle Against Terrorism in Nigeria 2013-2018) which was released by CISS in December as part of its annual research work on critical sectors in Nigeria.  The report which was signed by Professor Ahmed Danfulani, stated that the CISS undertook the research with a view to dissecting the trend of insurgency in Nigeria, its dynamics and sophistication of its operations and how the apparent invincibility of the sect have raised fundamental questions not only about military roles on national security but also on governance issues as well as on Nigeria’s corporate exi...

The Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwan Osuolale Akiolu 1 has said that God will not allow any other party apart from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over Lagos State in the forthcoming general elections in 2019. Oba Akiolu stated this on Friday 21, December, 2018 at the 11th Annual Hijrah Lecture and Commissioning of the new  Lagos State House of Assembly Mosque. According to the monarch, the new Mosque is unique especially as it was built inside the Assembly complex where Bills are passed into Law. The Oba emphasized that it is not enough to build Mosque, but that the custodians of the Mosque should be properly taking care of. He also advised the custodians not to be involved in anything that could tarnish the image of the religion.  Speaker of Lagos State of Assembly Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa commended the congregation for donating fund for the rebuilding of the Mosque.  He described a Mosque as a Holy place to Worship Allah and supplicate to...

The Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwan Osuolale Akiolu 1 has said that God will not allow any other party apart from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over Lagos State in the forthcoming general elections in 2019. Oba Akiolu stated this on Friday 21, December, 2018 at the 11th Annual Hijrah Lecture and Commissioning of the new  Lagos State House of Assembly Mosque. According to the monarch, the new Mosque is unique especially as it was built inside the Assembly complex where Bills are passed into Law. The Oba emphasized that it is not enough to build Mosque, but that the custodians of the Mosque should be properly taking care of. He also advised the custodians not to be involved in anything that could tarnish the image of the religion.  Speaker of Lagos State of Assembly Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa commended the congregation for donating fund for the rebuilding of the Mosque.  He described a Mosque as a Holy place to Worship Allah and sup...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has been asked to refuse the request  to make available to the public details of security spendings in the war against insurgency. According to the suit filed by a lawyer,  Mr.  Osaze Agbonifo, releasing security spending to the public will breach the provision of Freedom of Information Act. A civil society organisations,  Global Integrity Crusade Network,  had applied for the release of security spending on insurgency in the North East of Nigeria under the Freedom of Information Act. But reacting to the development, the civil rights lawyer said the disclosure of such to any unauthorized body will be a breach of the provision of the Freeodm of Information Act and not in the interest of the country’s image. Respondents in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/159018, are the Office of the National Security Adviser,  Ministry of Defence, State Security Service, National Intelligence Agency, Nigerian Army, N...

                    Following ceaseless bickering over unsubstantiated facts on budget from certain organisations,  renowned civil society group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has backed the Nigerian Army.  The group has questioned the likes of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Enough is Enough (EiE), and BudgIT who raised false alarm over the Army's budget implementation in the last three years.  According to CESJET, these groups have no moral right to enquire into the military’s activities, especially as they are known to be sponsored by external fraternisation to destabilise the progress. This was made known by   Barrister  Gbemisola Osaloni  it’s Executive Director, in a press conference on Tuesday in Lagos.  Instead of indulge in falsehood CESJET, however, advised these group to vis...

                  As the presidential elections edge closer, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) desperation for power is becoming even more glaring.  It is this utter desperation that triggered the PDP and its candidate Atiku Abubakar into hiring Russian hackers to compromise the polls.  With the reported alliance gaining  grounds last week, the Coalition for Nigeria (CN) has echoed that it is no mere idle talk neither is it some sort of conspiracy theory.    The group made this known in a press statement on Tuesday in Lagos.  According to Mr Dipo  Samuel, its Secretary General, Mr Atiku has already released funds to facilitate his secret mission.  “When the then PDP aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, hired the United States firm and lobbyist, Brian Ballard to work for his emergence, we expressed concerns as to why the same man that helped US Pr...

A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana on Friday advocated the bearing of arms by the officers of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) to mitigate crime rates in the state through community policing. Falana made the case at A-Day Public Hearing of a Bill for a Law to Amend the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency for the Regulation and Control of Neighbourhood Safety Corps Activities and for Connected Purposes. The public hearing was organised by the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Security and Strategy headed by Hon. Adefunmilayo Tejuosho (Mushin Constituency I) Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) commended the House for being thoughtful in creating the corps, saying that security of lives and property, remained the primary responsibility of the government. He called for the expansion of the powers of the corps to carry out functions of the police in the state as well as to protect corps members. ...