Tag: insecurity
FG partners state govts to curb insecurity in Northern states
The Federal Government on Tuesday agreed to collaborate with some state governments to curb the escalating cattle rustling in the…
Cancer And Ambode’s Birthday Wish
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The world is grappling with many challenges. Terrorism has heightened the fear of insecurity across the globe. Globally,…
Nigerians in S.Africa tell Buhari to tackle unemployment, insecurity
Some Nigerians resident in South Africa on Sunday urged the Federal Government to tackle insecurity, unemployment, epileptic power supply and…
Dasuki advocates coordinated approach to tackling insecurity
The National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, said in Abuja on Monday that Africa must adopt a coordinated and…
Fashola To Lagosians: Remain Calm, Law Abiding
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has asked residents of the state to remain calm as there is…
Chatham House: Buhari to speak on poll shift, insecurity, future of democracy
General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate is expected to speak on the election postponement by the…
Endorsement By Afenifere In Bad Taste
By Odunayo Joseph Considering the reckoning of the sophistication of Yoruba in the political evolution of Nigeria both at national…
Tackling insecurity will be my priority, if elected, says Buhari
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retired Maj.-Gen.Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday said he would prioritise tackling of…
‘You Can’t Use Buhari’s 1985 Guns To Fight Insecurity’
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has attacked President Goodluck Jonathan for saying that he cannot fight insecurity because…
Mbaka: A Man Of God Or Just An Impostor? (2)
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi Now back to Mbaka: It is interesting to note that before this blistering New Year eve…
Elections In The North-East
With the prevailing insecurity occasioned by relentless gruesome attacks by Boko Haram in North-Eastern states in the country, many Nigerians…
We’ll Abolish Corruption, Insecurity —Buhari
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to abolish corruption…
Dakuku vows to tackle insecurity, boost Rivers economy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Security of lives and property is in top priority of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate…
Disgruntled politicians behind Nigeria’s insecurity – CAN
Rev. Nelson Onyekachukwu, the Katsina state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday blamed disgruntled politicians for the country’s…
Nigerians Angry With Jonathan Over N21b For Election
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigerians have expressed outrage over the N21.27 billion fund raised by President Goodluck Jonathan from friends at the…
FG’s Leadership Failure Responsible For Insecurity, Says Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has blamed the challenges…
Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…
Dala Hard Court Tourney: NTF Allays Insecurity Fears In Kano
Damilare Okunola/Abuja The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF has allayed fears over insecurity in Kano, following some players’ refusal to attend…
Open Letter to Northern Elders On Insecurity
1. During the Yar Adua’s administration, militants’ activities in Niger Delta led to substantial drop in crude oil production from…
Insecurity should not stop voting in any part of Nigeria – APC
Nigeria’s main opposition party on Tuesday expressed concern that swathes of voters could be disenfranchised by Boko Haram violence at…
2015: Buhari puts insecurity top of campaign bid
Nigeria’s former military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday put fighting insecurity and corruption at the top of…
Nigeria At 54: Time For Reflection
The Nigerian government, since last Sunday, rolled out the drums as part of activities that would culminate in the celebration…
Boko Haram Controls 25 Towns —Bishop
Boko Haram militants are in charge of at least 25 towns and villages in northeast Nigeria, the region’s Roman Catholic…
2015: Between Buhari And Fashola
By Charles Ola Oni As the race for the next presidential election is drawing very near, the hawks in the…
Coomassie wants Northern leaders to tackle insecurity
Former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, has urged Northern leaders to tackle the security challenges facing the North. Coomassie,…
Lady Shot Dead On Her Way To Work
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Umoh-Obong Kingsley A lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun, and a man, were Friday morning shot by…
Insecurity: Expert advocates PPP in intelligence sharing
A security expert, Dr Ona Ekhomu, has urged the Federal Government to adopt public-private-partnership initiative in intelligence gathering and sharing…
Adamawa Elections: Atiku calls for meeting of stakeholders
Former Vice President and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has called for an urgent meeting…
Security meeting in Nigeria as Boko Haram attacks intensify
Foreign ministers from Nigeria and neighbouring countries met on Wednesday to discuss Boko Haram, as the militants’ rapid land grab…
Nigerian society and the problem of insecurity
While the Nigerian state is responsible for providing security to its citizens, it is also true that it is the…