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By Charly Agwam The Northeast Governors Forum has lamented the 45.32 billion naira in the 2021 proposed budget allocated for capital expenditure in the sub-region while also demanding for a review of the proposed budget ‘in the spirit of equity and inclusion’. In the communique made available to newsmen on Friday after their 3rd meeting
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On the 4th of November 2011, the two major towns of Damaturu and Potiskum in Yobe State were on fire following coordinated bombing and shooting attacks on police and other facilities in the State.
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The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has fingered fraud, sinister motives by some international non-governmental organisations in northeastern Nigeria as the only factor restricting their operation.
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Amnesty International on Friday called for an investigation into the alleged burning of villages by Nigerian troops in the volatile northeast following a recent surge in jihadist attacks. The rights group said its report was based on interviews with villagers in Borno state and satellite data analysis of the incidents. It said troops razed three
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By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi state government has said it is partnering with the Federal government to cushion the effect of migration from Boko Haram ravaged states in the northeast, and to increase its capacity for disaster management. In a press statement released on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant of Media to Bauchi
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The Progressive Yoruba Youth Congress (PYYC) says it is uncharitable for any individual or group to diminish the Nigerian military leadership as well as the enormous sacrifices of officers and soldiers in the war against terrorism. According to the south-west socio-political group, the Nigerian military has turned the tide against the Boko Haram/ISWAP since 2016
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NIGERIANS have been reacting with mixed feelings over the Federal Government’s recent decision to withdraw the military from the various theatres of operation around the country.
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he Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has challenged elders, leaders and political stakeholders in Borno State to adopt a new approach and strategy to defeat terrorists’ ideology. In an emotion-laden speech delivered at the Unity Fountain on Friday, the centre says it will take the collaboration of the elders, politicians and other
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A group, National Democratic Front (NDF) has cautioned politicians in the northeastern part of Nigeria against the use of the activities of Boko Haram in the region to embezzle public funds. The group gave the warning Tuesday through its Secretary-General, Bolaji Abdukadir while addressing newsmen. It tasked northeast politicians to stop playing to the gallery
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Borno government, had rehabilitated 833 children involved in armed conflicts in the Northeast.
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