Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday declared that the Federal Government should not negotiate with insurgents who have terrorised the country for years. Speaking at the NBA Akure Branch Law Week, he urged authorities to crush insurgents and their sponsors rather than forgive them. Fani-Kayode said Nigerians will continue to face challenges…
The Nigerian presidency has said that most of the insecurity plaguing the country’s North-Central region can be solved through grassroots strategies rather than military campaigns. Dr Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-Central), told participants at a training workshop in Abuja on Tuesday that “almost 70 per cent” of the…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who also serves as the chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, on Tuesday called for dialogue to resolve the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. In a statement posted on his official X account, Museveni emphasised that the use of force should be limited to legitimate self-defense and not employed for aggression. “We appeal and…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, an umbrella organisation representing Nigeria’s Igbo population, has called for immediate government intervention following the deadly attack on Yelwata community in Benue State, which left more than 100 people dead and many displaced. In a statement released by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze described the killings as…
A former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mike Okiro has called on warring factions in the Rivers political crisis to sheath their swords, and let peace reign. Okiro, who made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said that it is only dialogue among the parties that can resolve the crisis. The News…
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has launched a national economic dialogue to navigate the country’s economic growth path. Addressing participants in Accra, Ghana’s capital, Mahama stressed the importance of the meeting that would seek solutions to Ghana’s recurring economic challenges. He said that formulated strategies to put the country back on a sustainable growth path…
T The key highlights of the bilateral energy cooperation between the U.S. and Nigeria have emerged as the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue gets underway in Washington DC. The details are made available by the U.S. Department of State, which uploaded it on its website, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for increased interfaith dialogue during his visit to Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church stressed the need to “foster a peaceful and fruitful harmony” and increase interreligious dialogue to address “imbalances and suffering,” at a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in…
