In allegedly misadvising the President to declare partial emergency rule in the three troubled states, the Ijaw leader and elder statesman said Adoke cited the case of former Governor Joseph Dariye of Plateau State
Browsing: state of emergency
The Speaker, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, announced during plenary on Wednesday in Abuja after contributions by some members on the issue that the matter would be put to vote
If the Senate approves President Jonathan’s request, it would be the second extension of the emergency rule in the three states
The UNHCR, in its reports made available at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, reported that several people had been killed, their villages bombed and at least two villages burned to the ground
On the status of the 2014 budget, Abaribe said that the Conference Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives met on Tuesday to resolve the matter
Once designated a terrorist group, US law enforcement and regulatory agencies will block businesses and financial transactions with Boko Haram
Mallam Momodu Bukar, a suspected militant, told newsmen on Saturday in Maiduguri that he fled the camp at the forest on Thursday when it became obvious that he was going to be eaten
The statement said: “In view of improved security situation in Adamawa and the up-coming month of Ramadan, the headquarters of the 23 Brigade wishes to inform the public that with effect from July 8, 2013 the curfew timing will be from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m
Fasehun also condemned the new law of the National Assembly that will see the lawmakers receive salary for life after
leaving office
The Federal Government on May 14 declared a state of emergency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States in an attempt to check the activities of the Boko Haram terrorist sect
In executing this sovereign objective, President Jonathan explicitly directed that the operations be conducted in line with applicable rules of engagement and peculiar care in managing a unique situation
Reacting, Mohammed insisted the House acted within ambit of the law, claiming that the so-called report of the conference committee was inferior to the 1999 Constitution
In a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party quoted from the President’s speech to the nation on May 14th, thus: ”The details of this Proclamation will be transmitted to the National Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution
Mark said that the Senate agreed that while leaving all democratic structures in place, the Federal Government must ensure that the operations of the army were fully funded
The Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, who read the proclamation on the floor of the House, said that the resolution was in line with the 1999 Constitution as amended
The 100 senators present unanimously approved the president’s declaration at a session of the whole house.
President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the three north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe on May 14, following prolonged insurgency by the Boko Haram Islamic group
As a fast track approach to the realization of the introduction of compulsory military training for all Nigerian citizens, the rights group has also urged the government to convert the National Youth Service Corps scheme into a compulsory one year military training and service
The NSGF, however, expressed the hope that the imposition of emergency rule would complement Federal Government’s offer of amnesty earlier made to members of the Boko Haram sect.
“We feel this will help to restore peace to the affected states,” the forum said
A statement by the Secretary of State, John Kerry, therefore, enjoined the security forces to be disciplined and enforce fundamental human rights while carrying out peacekeeping operations.
The statement issued on Friday reads: “The State United States is deeply concerned about the fighting in northeastern Nigeria following President Jonathan’s declaration of a state of emergency in the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states