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Nigeria’s military chief says officers and men must work to end terrorism, banditry, insurgency
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa has demanded total loyalty by Officers and men of the Nigerian military in order to wipe out terrorism banditry and insurgency from the country.
According to him, the only way to defeat those anti-social incidences is total commitment and loyalty by all stakeholders, especially the military.
The CDS stated this on Wednesday during a lecture/book presentation titled, “Nigerian Army Participations in ECOMOG Operations and Lessons Learnt: 1990 to 2003,” as part of activities lined up to mark the 160th anniversary of the Nigerian Army, held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.
He charged all commanders in the Nigerian Army to always take the welfare of their men very seriously and engage them with words of encouragement as a panacea to the insecurity in the country.
“My months at the theatre had actually told me how important it is for soldiers to be appreciated. Whatever we are doing, we must make sure that those who deserve promotion are given it, because it is painful when someone is giving all he has and the promotion is given to somebody else.
“If a soldier is happy, prepared and ready, he will give you his best. How do we treat the injured? How do we treat the dead? Those alive are watching. If he has to use his money for surgery and the rest, he will not want to give his best because you are not taking care of the injured people. He will not want to make any sacrifices. So, I think we need to address all these issues and work on them. And I’m happy with the Chief of Army Staff, who listens very well and is experienced. He knows the importance of all these things,” Musa said.
In his welcome address, the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to flush out the activities of insurgents, terrorists, and bandits across the length and breadth of the country.
Lagbaja said, “Let me remind everyone here that I stand on the shoulders of my predecessors in the Nigerian Army through good and bad times over the last seven decades. I’m glad to inform you that the Nigerian Army remains alive to its constitutional mandate, especially regarding curbing the activities of insurgents, terrorists, bandits, and other criminals and, most importantly, safeguarding Nigerian territorial integrity.”
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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