Tag: amnesty
The President, Boko Haram Phenomenon: A National Disaster For Nigeria
By Lajunwon Lasisi When the Boko Haram lunatics started their macabre dance of death some years ago, we warned President…
Doubts Over Boko Haram Talks
Doubts still persist over a peace deal with the dreaded Boko Haram despite claims by the Chairman of the presidential…
Ogun Govt. Grants Amnesty To OOU Students
The Ogun state government has asked the authorities of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye to give a week’s grace…
Granting Amnesty To Kidnappers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Nigeria is a blessed nation. Its people are unbelievable. Its leaders are ingenious. Quite very ingenious leaders! …
Failed Peace Efforts
Past and present efforts to reconcile Boko Haram with the Federal Government remain a mirage Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in…
Amnesty To Boko Haram?
Nigerians were jolted last Thursday when Abubakar Shekau, the purported leader of Boko Haram in an audio message rejected the…
Amnesty For Boko Haram: A Wrong Signal From The North
By Lajunwon Lasisi Amnesty request for terrorist Boko Haram sect, is a wrong miscalculation of political harangue. The request is…
Boko Haram: The Amnesty Debate
The clamour for amnesty for Boko Haram members as a solution to the insurgency ravaging the North delivers its first…
Jonathan sets up amnesty panel for Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday approved the setting up of a committee to consider the issue of granting amnesty to…
Don’t Grant Amnesty To Boko Haram —Primate Ayodele
Granting amnesty to members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram would have negative consequences on Nigeria’s security. The founder of…
Boko Haram: Between Amnesty And Dialogue For The Ghosts Of Terror
By Theophilus Ilevbare The call by the Sultan of Sokoto and National leader of the Muslim faith, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar…
Sultan advocates amnesty for Boko Haram
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar in Kaduna on Tuesday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to grant…
Ogun To Offer Amnesty On Illegal Weapons
To ensure peace in the state, the government of Ogun State has decided to offer amnesty to people who are…
Amnesty: Nigeria Warned Over Rise In Pre-election Violence
Amnesty International has urged the Nigerian authorities to act to stem a rising tide of political, ethnic and religious violence…
Bomb: Arik Stops Lagos-Bound Flight
There was palpable fear at the Port Harcourt International Airport this morning when the captain of a local airline, Arik…