The Nigerian authorities must protect the rights of civilians and avoid any “heavy-handed” response as they move against Islamist rebels to enforce a state of emergency,...
The National Assembly is expected to endorse the president’s declaration of state of emergency with little fuss, and will pretend to understand how to circumscribe his...
It is now abundantly clear that President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated. By declaring a state of emergency in Borno,...
The Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday backed the imposition of a state of emergency on the state. He begged the citizens of...
Alhaji Lai Mohammed: says president should think out of the box The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the declaration of a state of emergency...
By Bayo Onanuga President Goodluck Jonathan, ignoring a last minute dissuasion by Nigerian Governors Forum, has slammed a state of emergency on three Nigerian states, plagued...
President Goodluck Jonathan : declaration of emergency Full text of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA...
Since the end of the civil war, no major challenge has threatened to destabilise Nigeria than the menace of Boko Haram. It is a calamity of...
It did not quite come as the Biblical thief in the night, for it was much speculated. But the declaration of emergency rule in Borno and...
Lawmakers, PDP governors, lawyers back action CAN chief killed The President talked tough last night on the crippling insecurity in the country, especially in some...
On the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in order to restore public order, public safety and security in the...
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