I have had the privilege of high office and can state without equivocation that the office of the Nigerian president is one of the most powerful presidencies in the world with enormous powers, coercive and otherwise. The President is the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces. He has ultimate control of the activities of the armed…
By Chibuzo Ukaibe Elder statesman and leader of the Southern and Middlebelt Leaders Forum (SMLF), Chief Edwin Clark, said the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari administration plunged Nigeria and Nigerians, five decades backwards. Clark, who described the administration as unjust, biased, and nepotistic, added that Buhari failed abysmally as president as his administration was…
By Law Mefor This Friday, African Independent Television (AIT) aired two opposing press statements of the Nigeria Police and the Army regarding the Netizens’ 2024 slogan, “No Gree for Anybody.” The Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi issued a warning, stating that the slogan might cause the nation’s law and order to collapse. He said, “We have…
The killing of about 200 people on the Plateau on Christmas Eve has once again highlighted how helpless Nigerians have become in the face of the nation’s rising and intensifying terrorism. A national newspaper captured the tragedy thus: “Of the number, 148 were killed in Bokkos Local Government Area, 19 in Mangu Local Government Area,…
When one read the statement from the so-called Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, demanding Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, to step down due to his purported incapacity to address security concerns in the state, one was taken aback. The call was ostensibly in response to Thursday night’s vicious attack in…
Nigeria has a natural role to play in stabilising West Africa, deepening democracy in the sub-region, and keeping military coups and coupists at bay. Being a medium power, Nigeria has the obligation of guiding West Africa by maintaining democracy, peace, and stability throughout the sub region. It is crucial to examine some of the strong…
It will be Powerful Lectures and Interactive Sessions. Convener: Security is the major propeller of a nation’s economy and otherwise development of any society,and no effective security system no viable economy,hence security is often said to be everyone’s business. In view of this,the Peace and Good Governance Group in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force…
“x-ray these salient questions, requesting answers.” Topic; NIGERIA SECURITY SYSTEM; Youths Activism and Its Implications on the Peace and Security in a Changing time. Using the South East as a Case Study. Plan to attend the;YOUTH SECURITY SUMMIT 2023 Theme: THE GOOD CITIZEN Date: 13th December, 2023. Get ready for the historical interactive session between…
US President Joe Biden condemned Donald Trump on Thursday for describing Hezbollah as “very smart” even as the Lebanese militant group exchanges fire with Israel following the Hamas attack on the US ally. During a campaign speech in Florida, Trump also falsely accused the Biden administration of bankrolling the Hamas assault as a result of…
A Constitutional Review Committee has been set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to carry out comprehensive reforms of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made this known while speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the Nigeria Police Council meeting on Tuesday. Mohammed listed members of the…
