The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abuja, Ekpe Phillips, has blamed the intractable security challenges in the country on lack of coordination among security operatives. He said the continued trading of blames between the […]
For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian Army is in the news over allegations of crime and unpatriotic conduct of some of its members. And for the umpteenth time also, Taraba state is at the receiving […]
Igboezue International, a social political group has promised to assist the federal government in the fight against insecurity. The group’s National President, Chief Pius Okoye, stated this in a media briefing on Sunday. According to Okoye, […]
A former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), Alh Abubakar Kawu Baraje, Sunday, aked the federal government to set aside special security budget to deal with security challenges confronting the nation. As a […]
Zamfara state Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle said his administration would soon establish Ruga settlements in each of the three senatorial districts in the state. This, he said, was to improve the wellbeing of Fulani […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said he was optimistic that the country would be peaceful again considering the current mechanism put in place by the federal government. Osinbajo said at the weekend during a condolence visit […]
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said Thursday that the current security strategy adopted by the Armed Forces is yielding positive results in the fight against insurgency and other security challenges. The […]
Determined to rid the main and Kobo campuses of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), in Niger State, pockets of violence and other minor security challenges, the school management has organised a five-day training […]
The upgrade of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) Institute for Security Studies following President Mohammed Buhari assent to the National Institute for Security Studies Establishment Act, 2019, has given impetus to the fight […]
Dearth of timely and actionable intelligence constitutes a major reason why security challenges that have besieged the country in recent times have not been effectively tackled. In almost all cases of attacks by insurgents, bandits […]
The federal government said Thursday that it has taken steps to outlaw the almajiri system of education that is making youngsters vulnerable to crimes and criminalities as one of the key measures to address the […]
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC in Yobe state said it has deployed personnel at some flash points across the state to curb any security challenge that could occur while Muslims observe the Eid-El-Fitr […]
The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said the motivation behind the Ministry of Transport/Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)/HLSI partnership was primarily to halt the maritime insecurity in Nigerian waters and end revenue […]
Concerned Professionals’ Congress (CPC) has endorsed a call by the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye that replacing the Service Chiefs hastily may create fresh problems capable […]
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Blueprint Newspapers, Alhaji Salisu Umar, has urged Nigerians to appreciate the efforts and sacrifices of the Nigerian Army in tackling the various security challenges in the country. He said […]
Chairman of Kano Concerned Youths Forum, Alhaji Shittu Sani Marshal, has called on the federal government to review the issuance of visas to members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to check […]
It is customary for the military authorities to code-name their operations to suit a particular war or security challenge. For instance, when the United States wanted to deal with the late Thief of Baghdad, Saddam […]
…Abuja-Kaduna road cleared, safe for travels – IGP President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to deal ruthlessly with the bandits terrorising Zamfara state and its environs, kidnappers and other security challenges across the country. […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has charged commanders of units and formations of the Nigerian Army to collaborate with the Nigerian Police and other security agencies to ensure security in their […]
Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) says it will intensify collaboration with the Nigerian Navy to tackle maritime insecurity on Nigeria’s waterways affecting the operations of shipping companies in the country. Alhaji Hassan Bello, the Executive Secretary […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said that adequate support has been provided to assist security agencies and ensure that all parts of the state remain crime-free during the Christmas and New Year season. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting over the reported killing of some Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram sect along the Nigeria-Chad border on Sunday. It was gathered that the […]
The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa in Nasarawa state was thrown into mourning over the dead of one of their staff members, Mr Gbenga Adelakun Ajayi. The lecturer was kidnapped by unknown gunmen between Gitata/GidanMagoro along the […]
Two presidential aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, Rabiu Musa Kankwaso and Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, were both in Jalingo the Taraba state capital yesterday as part of their campaign tour of the […]
About two million Muslim faithful, including 55,000 from Nigeria, will today converge on Mount Arafat ((the mount of Mercy), as the 2018 hajj climaxes in Saudi Arabia. Hajj is globally reputed as one of the […]
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