Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, is the immediate past Chairman, House Committee on Internal Security in the 8th Assembly. He also contested the APC governorship ticket in Zamfara during 2019 general elections. In this interview with BODE OLAGOKE, he speaks on the agitation for Southern Presidency, insecurity in the and the economy. What is your take on insecurity affecting the nation Read More
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Air Task Force, Department of State Services and other security agencies have resued Major CL Datong who was abducted at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Permanent on 24 August 2021.A statement byA statement by Deputy Director Army Public Relations Col. Ezindu Idimah said Maj. Datong was rescued after exchanged fire with Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for saying he won’t leave office as a failure. Buhari, according to the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, made the statement during a meeting with service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. Reacting, the PDP described the statement as medicine after death, adding that the President Read More
Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) has assured the Nigerian Armed Forces of government’s efforts towards galvanising their capabilities to deliver on national defence and security mandate. A statement by the minister’s media aide, Mohammad Abdulkadri, quoted Magashi as saying this Thursday at the commissioning of the fifty- six (56) blocks of flats and fifty-six (56 ) Read More
As part of activities to commemorate the second anniversary of the ninth Senate, the chairman Senate Committee on Senate Services, Senator Sani Musa, in this interview with ROSEMARY MORIBIRIN delves into a range of topics including the insecurity and measures towards restoring peace. How has the 9th Senate been able to manage its differences in cooperating with the executive? Right Read More
The joint committee of the House of Representatives on Defence and the Army has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to introduce innovations in the drive to address the nation’s security challenges. The charge was dropped on Tuesday by chairman of the committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, during the Read More
The National Consultative Front, (NCFront) has appeal to former heads of state, former Presidents and other stakeholders to take a break from their rest and work together to rescue Nigeria from imminent civil war. The group which gathered in Abuja to discuss what they described as “pervasive killings, kidnappings, wanton destructions of public assets and general insecurity in Nigeria” said Read More
A pan-Nigeria group, Nigeria First, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of Major General Farouk Yahaya as late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru’s successor for the position of Chief of Army Staff. According to the group, Maj Gen Yahaya’s appointment was another evidence of President Buhari’s commitment to the war against insurgency and insecurity across the nation. Nigeria First, which made Read More
The Nigeria First movement has said a grand plot is underway to blackmail the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), and other recently retired service chiefs. According to the group, a well-orchestrated campaign of calumny is already in motion with a report aimed to denigrate their personalities and incredible track record while in service Read More
I was scared to turn on my radio this morning for fear of listening to another terrible news. The state of insecurity in my beloved country Nigeria has drastically worsened. The one peaceful country is now being gradually torn apart from its insides by the demon called insecurity. Every Nigerian citizen has now been forced to live in constant fear. Read More
At a time when one should logically take for granted that they would have become wiser and sober, considering that the wind they sowed is now being reaped as a whirlwind, detractors of Nigeria’s peace and stability, notably Sahara Reporters, are yet to learn any lesson. The world may be perplexed today as to the nature and dynamics of the Read More
I don’t know him; may be, only a few Nigerians might have encountered him in the sanctuaries of books and there is no possibility that any Nigerian would ever have a chance of knowing him personally, but Frederick C. Blesse is a living legend or a genius of wisdom by conquering the essence of existence with his timeless philosophy. Blesse Read More
A group, the Nigerian Advocates for Peace (NAP) has hailed the Nigerian Airforce for showing renewed commitment on cooperation and collaboration with other Services in military operations. NAP in a press statement signed by its convener, Dotun Akindele on Friday, said the theme of NAF 57th Anniversary celebration:”Enhancing Nigerian Airforce Airpower Capabilities For Effective Joint Operations in Response to Contemporary Read More
The state of affairs in Yobe state has become considerably a topic of major concern since the inception of Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration. Indigenes of the state have been hopeful, transiting to the administration with bells on. This is because they believe having a governor of Buni’s caliber will bring amazingly great things to the state, considering his age, Read More
The Nigeria Southern Governors Tuesday asked President Mohammadu Buhari to review appointment of security agencies to reflect federal character as Nigeria’s overall population is heterogeneous. In the communique issued and read at the end of its meeting that lasted for over two hours in Government house, Asaba by the Governor of Ondo state and chairman of forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Read More
A coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) Thursday called on the federal and state governments, the National Assembly as well as security agencies to take urgent steps to stop alleged plans by some people to launch series of attacks on security personnel in the South-west states. The Yoruba group alleged that there were plans by some Read More
The Senate has fixed Thursday this week for strategic interface with the Service Chiefs on way out of challenges of insecurity bedeviling the Nation. The upper legislative chamber had on the strength of a motion debated last week Tuesday on rising wave of insecurity in the country, resolved to summon the Service Chiefs for explanations on way out. It also Read More
A Nigerian-born terrorism expert based in the United Kingdom, Dr. Joseph Sunny Ifedimma has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to establish a third force to effectively tackle the lingering insecurity across the country. Ifedimma, who is the Director, Africa Counter Terrorism and Security Academy, England lamented that Boko Haram and other terror fraternities in Nigeria are seriously challenging and undermining Read More
Following worsened security situation across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to integrate Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd) and other immediate past service chiefs into the nation’s security architecture. According to the Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN), Buratai and other former military heads “still have a lot to offer the country in this critical point of our existence”. Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno, Service Chiefs, acting Inspector General of Police IGP Alkali Baba, among others. Details loading…
Senator Uba Sanii (APC, Kaduna Central) has tasked the service chiefs to redouble the fight against banditry with all seriousness in order to ensure a defeat of all bandits and other criminal elements. This, according to the lawmaker, is one sure means of saving the country from the painful daily bloodletting. Senator Sani said the National Assembly also restated the Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the Tuesday night’s massacre of no fewer than 30 in simultaneous bandit attacks on four villages in two local government areas of Zamfara state. PDP in a statement by it National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, Thursday also bemoans the killing of a staff as well as abduction of unknown number of students of Greenfield Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the new acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to work to meet the high expectation of Nigerians in him. The President gave the charge on his arrival in Nigeria from his medical trip in the United Kingdom (UK) Thursday evening. Buhari returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom 16 days after he left for Read More
The recent medical tourism by President Muhammadu Buhari to London has generated lot of uproar across the country, many people are criticising the trip saying the president is not a patriotic citizen as he claims in several events. After meeting with the service chiefs, President Buhari surprised Nigerians with the announcement on his medical trip to London. This is indeed Read More
A group, Opinion Pole Assembly (OPA) has called on the federal government to investigate the alleged looting of N2.5 Billion Military Pension Fund, recover the missing fund and sanction the culprits appropriately. In a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja by the Publicity Secretary, Bashir Mohammad, the group specifically demanded that the Chairman of the Military Pension Board, Commodore Saburi Abayomi Read More
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