Tag: insecurity
Fashola: Nigerians Are Too Difficult To Please
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has described Nigerians as very difficult people to please just as he says insecurity…
Onayekan, Kukah highlight Nigeria’s twin monsters
Two of Nigeria’s leading and respected bishops have told the European Parliament and other politicians that their country is being…
Growing Insecurity In Lagos
The spate of criminalities, including armed robbery, in Lagos State, seems to be on geometric rise The recent abduction of…
Insecurity Killing Nigeria’s Nation’s Economy –Gen Abubakar
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday expressed worry that the insecurity in the country was affecting the…
Obasanjo: Nigeria In A Toxic Situation
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm over the insecurity in the country and called on the present leaders…
Flood Disrupts MTN’s Network Modernisation
The effort by MTN Nigeria to modernise it network has suffered a setback due to the ravaging flood in some…
The Failure Of A State
BY YUNUSA KEHINDE SALAMI The prevalence of poverty, corruption, and general insecurity of life and property will naturally lead a…
Boko Haram: Nigerian-Lebanese deny fleeing Kano
Mr Tahir Faddalah, the Chairman, Lebanese Community in Kano, has denied media reports that members of the community were fleeing Kano State…
BOKO HARAM: Jonathan’s Phantom Peace Move
Although the Federal Government has admitted to making moves to engage Boko Haram in talks, there are certain mines in…
Obe, Bello Worry Over Nation’s Insecurity
The Institute of Security in Nigeria recently held its seventh annual conference with the theme, “Choice of revitalizing Security Services…
Insecurity: Police seek cooperation with NURTW
In an effort to stem the rising wave of violent attacks and loss of lives and properties, the Nigeria Police…
Nigerian Governor Blames Leaders For Insecurity
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday in Abuja came down hard on Nigerian leaders…
ACN urges Jonathan to call national confab
The Action Congress of Nigeria has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately convoke a national conference on the worsening…
Insecurity: Which Way Out?
By Isaac Asabor That the current state of insecurity is unprecedented should not be in doubt. What should actually be…
Nigeria’s editors decry state of insecurity
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) on Sunday urged all stakeholders at different levels in the country to step up…
Insecurity: Northern Govs. Hold Emergency Meeting 26 July
Disturbed by the current security challenges confronting the region, the Northern States Governors’ Forum has fixed an emergency meeting of…
Insecurity, Food Security And Unemployment
By Tayo Ogunbiyi It is no longer news that the country has been under the siege of insecurity in recent…
Boko Haram: Be Patient With Jonathan —Disu
Chairman, Eagle Paints Nigeria Limited, Chief Akinola Disu, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the government over the…
Northern Elite Responsible For Insecurity
By Ben Nanagha If there is anything Nigerians are best at, it is the ability to pretend. Nigerians have globally…
Eminent Nigerians Seek Dialogue Over Nation’s Woes
Some eminent Nigerians on Wednesday in Lagos called for urgent national dialogue on the nation’s problems and possible solutions. The…
Engineer Suggests Ways To Tackle Insecurity
A civil engineer, Saint Eyitayo Baba Ikuomola, has said that the only way Nigeria can overcome the insecurity that has…
Boko Haram, Politicians And Taxes
As public servants loot our treasury and Boko Haram wreaks havoc and spills innocent blood, many are asking, ‘why do…
Lagos, Police Brainstorm On Community Policing
The Lagos State government and the Nigeria Police Force recently brainstormed on how to police rural communities, with a view…
Lagos Assembly To Establish Vigilance Groups
With the refusal of the Federal Government to grant the request for State Police in the country, the Lagos State…
Boko Haram Siege Is Over — Gov
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Thursday declared that the era of insecurity caused by the spate of bombing…
Drivers Hail New IGP’s Appointment
The appointment of Mr. Mohammed Dikko Abubakar as the new Inspector-General of Police by President Goodluck Jonathan has been applauded…
CDC’s Help Sought On Security Matters
The Lagos State Commissioner for Rural Development, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has sought the cooperation of Community Development Council, CDC, in…
Why Violent Groups May Thrive —Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, has said that violent organisations such as Boko Haram, may continue to…
Jonathan Promises To Tackle Nigeria’s Demons Headlong
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, marking the first anniversary of his presidency Thursday, promised to tackle the problems of power supply…
Security Beefed Up At Alausa
Following widespread insecurity in the country, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, South West Nigeria has ordered security beef up…