Tag: conflict
Conflict: Bauchi Govt. imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on communities
Bauchi State Government has imposed dusk-to-dawn curfew on four communities located in the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis following breach of…
UK pledges commitment to reducing violence against Nigerian women
The government of the United Kingdom (UK), has pledged its commitment to ensuring that violence against Nigerian women in conflict…
DSO: Federal Govt. resolves conflict over implementation
The Federal Government has resolved the brewing crisis threatening the implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television…
More Afghans displaced by drought than conflict – UN
No fewer than 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in Afghanistan – 52,000 more than the number uprooted by…
68.5million people displaced globally – UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday announced that about 68.5million persons were currently displaced by conflicts…
Conflict: More than 108,000 people displaced in Afghanistan – UN
More than 108,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year due to conflict and natural…
South Sudan’s FM says U.S. threat to cut aid not solution to conflict
Threats by the U.S. to cut assistance to South Sudan may not end the ongoing conflict in the East African…
Ambode: Civil Servants must adopt skills to manage conflict
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend challenged civil servants to possess the skills to recognize and manage conflict…
Britain aim to end conflict in warring countries through partnership with women
Britain announced that it would be putting girls and women at the heart of its work to end conflict in…
Conflict: Osibanjo orders security reinforcement in Cross River
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday ordered security agencies to take urgent steps to avert further breakdown of law and…
Benin monarch charges Fayose to eschew conflict, embrace peace
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II on Thursday charged Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to eschew conflicts and…
Nigeria reaffirms commitment to security
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to the international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which stipulate the protection of…
Lagos empowers 200 public servants with communication skills to resolve conflict
The Lagos State Government has empowered 200 public servants with communication skills for conflict resolution in governance. Commissioner for Establishments,…
No conflict among PDP convention zoning committee members – Metuh
There is no disagreement among the members of the PDP National Convention zoning committee, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party’s National…
African leaders to blame for conflicts – Obasanjo
Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their…
At AU summit, Buhari delivers touching message on guns, conflict
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the African Union’s (AU) vision to silence the guns and reduce preventable conflict-related deaths…
Ijaw accuse Buhari of stoking conflict in Niger Delta
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Once again the Ijaw Youth Council has accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of policies towards the…
Ban, British Queen meet on conflict, poverty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Queen Elizabeth II have reiterated their commitment to preventing and resolving deadly conflicts and eradicating…
70 Cases Of Farmers/Herdsmen Conflicts Recorded
The Jigawa Farmers/Herdsmen Conflict Resolution Board, has recorded 70 cases of conflicts since the beginning of the 2015 farming season,…
Buhari To APC Leaders: Let’s Put Our House In Order
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to work hard to quickly resolve…
OPC Leaders Blast Gani Adams Over Lagos Mayhem
Jamiu Yisa The Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, has lambasted the Gani Adams faction of the group’s show of shame on…
Don Jazzy, D’banj Finally Settle Beef
Funsho Arogundade It was supposed to be the 50th birthday gig for Lagos prince, Aremo Segun Oniru, but amidst the…
Stop Hate Campaigns
In the last few weeks politicians and their supporters have resorted to the use of vile language to denigrate their…
How To Handle Conflict In Relationships
By Aidy Thomas Since we have established and accepted that conflict is part of life, the reasonable thing to do…
Conflict In Relationships
By Aidy Thomas Conflict is inevitable. Putting people and even animals or other living things in the same environment will…
PDP, APC Clash Over New Lagos LG Bosses
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have clashed over Monday’s swearing in of…
PDP Stops Ogun Gov Primary
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja & Abiodun Onafuye The tussle between the national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Ogun State…
Obasanjo And Presidential Conduct
By Law Mefor The number one task of leadership is bringing sides together and this is what is clearly lacking…
They’re Fighting Me Because I Stopped ‘Stomach Infrastructure’ —LASU VC
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU, Prof. John Obafunwa says some people are contending with him because…
Gov Amosun Slams Gbenga Daniel
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, western Nigeria, has described his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, as a confused…