Tag: North East

Cashless Policy: ‘Naira scarcity affecting military operations in N’East’ – Ndume cries out

Aminu Imam

The scarcity of naira notes resulting from the Central Bank of Nigerias currency redesign policy is affecting the militarys counter-insurgency operations in the countrys volatile north-east states, Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume has said. Ndume, who represents Borno-South in the Senate, told newsmen in Maiduguri, Bornos capital yesterday, said that he decided to cry out because he was worried at the negative impact of the scarcity of naira notes on troops operation against terror groups Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). According…

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“Without Buhari, Nigeria may have been wiped off by now” – Femi Adesina

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Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has labeled President Muhammadu Buhari as the saviour who kept Nigeria together in the face of massive insecurity. Adesina, in his article, titled: “From NEast With Good Tidings“, noted that if Nigerians hadnt had a person like Buhari in 2015, Nigeria may have been wiped off the face of the map by now. The media aide said the President led the charge against terrorists and pushed them back, till they are now almost totally extinguished. According to Adesina, the people…

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Insecurity: “Ive cleared Boko Haram in North-East” Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that his administration has fulfilled its promise on the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists that have ravaged the country for the past decade. The President, who stated this on Monday night in Damaturu, Yobe State, also recalled his experience leading the country in the last seven and a half years, while speaking at a State Banquet, organised in his honour after commissioning a number of projects in the state, President Buhari, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, restated…

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National Security Concerns: North-East Govs. decry rising kidnapping, banditry

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The North-East Governors Forum, (NEGF), has lamented the rampant and widespread issue of banditry and kidnapping in the country. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, stated this yesterday in Gombe, while declaring open the seventh edition of its meeting, which was held in Gombe. The NEGF, comprising the six governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, met in Gombe to deliberate on the issues affecting the sub-region and the country. Gov. Zulum said both the Federal and State governments should…

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2023: APC Chairmanship divides North-East governors

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As the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), sustains its denial on the zoning arrangement for its national offices ahead of its scheduled February national convention, it has been revealed that individual ambitions of certain governors and chieftains with eyes on 2023 general election are partly responsible for the evasiveness trailing which zone gets what in next month’s exercise. According to reports, two governors of the party from the North-East zone have been accused of smarting for the slot of vice-president and are pushing for the zoning…

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$1bn Fund: UN sets up Task Force on food crisis in the North – Official

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The United Nations, (UN), has established a Task Force to collaborate with other aid organisations to tackle food insecurity in Northern Nigeria. The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Stphane Dujarric, disclosed this yesterday, during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York, United States. The UN said over $1 billion would be needed to implement the Humanitarian Response Plan in northern Nigeria, adding that, of the amount, $250 million is needed to help the hardest-to-reach people to receive food. According to the official, Our humanitarian colleagues in Nigeria…

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North-East Governors urge military to sustain fight against insurgency

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Governors of the North-East geo-political zone have asked the military to sustain its momentum in the fight against insurgency in the region by taking advantage of the current division among the insurgents. The governors made the call on Tuesday, at the 5th edition of the North-East Governors Forum, which was held at the Government House in Jalingo, Taraba State. The meeting came 24 hours after southern governors met in Lagos State and reached some decisions on insecurity, PIB, 2023 presidency, among other issues. In a communique issued at the end…

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Insecurity: Boko Haram war has led to 350,000 deaths – UN

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Says more than 90% are children170 dying every day A new United Nations (UN) report estimates that the 12-year conflict in north-eastern Nigeria has contributed to the deaths of nearly 350,000 people more than 90% of whom are children. The death toll, given by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in a new study on the war and its effect on livelihoods published yesterday, is 10 times higher than previous estimates of about 35,000 based only on those killed in fighting in Nigeria since violence broke out. The UNDPstated that…

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2.6 million Nigerians face food crisis in North-East UN Report

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Over 2.6 million people are at risk of facing a food crisis in the North-East, a report by the United Nations, Borno State government and other partners have shown. The Managing Director, North East Development Commission, (NEDC), Mohammed Akali, made this known during a roundtable meeting with stakeholders on the humanitarian situation in the region.  He said the NEDC was mobilising resources to stockpile food to intervene in an event of an emergency and stressed the need for a coordinated approach by all actors in the humanitarian and development cycle…

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North-East: Boko Haram/ISWAP free UN staff, nine others

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Several humanitarian workers and civilians abducted during attacks on the North-East have been released by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents. After more than five months, Abubakar Garba Idris, a senior Protection Assistant with the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who was abducted by the Islamic State of West African Province(ISWAP) on Maiduguri/Damaturu highway, has regained freedom. According to authentic humanitarian sources, Idris , who is popularly known as Alooma, is undergoing medical and military checks with troops of ‘Operation Hadin-Kai‘ in Maiduguri before he was reunited…

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