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Nigeria may break up if …

Nigeria may break up if …

In this interview with Ben Agande in Abuja, a member of the National Conference representing the civil society organisation, Barrister Rommy Mom speaks on the work of the conference and the consequences that await the nation if the recommendations of the conference are not implemented.

How INEC will conduct 2015 elections – Igini

How INEC will conduct 2015 elections – Igini

Barrister Mike Igini is the Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In this interview, he speaks on INEC’s preparedness in the forthcoming 2015 general elections and other issues of national importance

Why we can’t  have a new Constitution — Senate Leader Ndoma Egba

Why we can’t have a new Constitution — Senate Leader Ndoma Egba

Last week, the United Nation’s team was in Danari, a Nigeria border community in Boke local government area of Cross River state to effect the boundary adjustment and information has it that, with the way the team is going, eight local government areas in Nigeria will likely go to Cameroon if Beacon 113 is not found. In this interview, the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, is raising the alarm that if nothing is urgently done by the Nigerian government, the famous Obudu ranch resort with the presidential lodge and the Agbokim waterfalls, among other tourists sites, would go to Cameroon. He also speaks on other national issues. Excerpts:

‘Let us  radicalise the people against  Boko Haram’

‘Let us radicalise the people against Boko Haram’

Alaowei Broderick Bozimo was Minister of Police Affairs during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. In this interview, he is worried over the persistent attacks by Boko Haram, particularly the Wednesday bombing of a shopping mall in Abuja.

How can we reduce cost of governance, serve the people more?

How can we reduce cost of governance, serve the people more?

Mr. Ray Epku is a familiar name to most quarters of the country especially in the media world. He is a Journalist of note and was one of the founding Editors of the defunct NewsWatch Magazine considered to be the flagship of Magazine Journalism in Nigeria.

Emir Sanusi Saga: Jonathan does not know where his rights begin and end – Gov Kwankwaso

Emir Sanusi Saga: Jonathan does not know where his rights begin and end – Gov Kwankwaso

Following the death of the Emir of Kano and the selection of the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, trouble descended on the ancient
Kingdom like a plague, forcing the new emir to operate from the Government House while security agents take over the palace.
But the state Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in this interview defends the choice of the new emir, saying it was not influenced by any political consideration and accuses the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of instigating the violence to bring down his government. The governor also serves notice that his life is in danger and that Nigerians should know who to hold responsible if he is killed.

Dokubo-Asari at 50: ‘My encounter with Boko Haram leaders in jail’

Dokubo-Asari at 50: ‘My encounter with Boko Haram leaders in jail’

He means different things to people. To some, he is a militant. To many others, he is a social crusader. But to several people in the Niger-Delta, especially the Ijaw community, his tribe, he is both a warrior and liberator. This is even as many people believe the former Ijaw Youth Council President and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, is enigmatic. The son of a former judge in Rivers State judiciary, Asari appears unstoppable in the fight to liberate his people. He clocked the golden age of 5O on June 1, 2014. In this interview, he tells the story of his many struggles amongst others.

Why militancy may return to Niger Delta, by Ledum Mitee

Why militancy may return to Niger Delta, by Ledum Mitee

Militancy was a reaction to the problems of the Niger Delta. So, to deal with the consequence without addressing the core issues did not solve the problem.
My regret is that most of those recommendations have not been implemented.

Boko Haram: We need Nigerians’ support to win  — Maku, Information Minister

Boko Haram: We need Nigerians’ support to win — Maku, Information Minister

It is the nature of the war that has been part of the problem. Our forces have fought wars outside the shores of this country and we have always excelled. What we need now is the intelligence from our people to volunteer intelligence and help our forces to root out these criminals. If Boko Haram were to stand on one side and our forces are to stand on another side, the war would not last 30 minutes. What we need is every layer of support from all Nigerians. There is no better trained armed force in Africa than Nigeria; I can tell you that confidently on record.