Tag: insecurity
Security: Jonathan tells Nigerians to support government efforts
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to support the government’s fight against insecurity in order to collectively tackle the…
Insecurity: Governors to meet Buhari
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said the 36 state governors are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, as soon as…
COCIN president laments kidnapping, killings in Nigeria
The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) has decried the rising spate of kidnapping, armed robbery, killings, banditry and other…
Insecurity: Defence Minister tells Air Force War College graduates to apply skills
The Minister of Defence retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi has urged the 17 graduating participants of the Air Force War College…
Nigerians in diaspora call for overhaul of security apparatus
The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) has urged the Federal Government to overhaul the nation’s security apparatus with a view to…
Lockdown: Okota-Isolo youths keep watch against hoodlums
Some members of Afolabi Sole, Oseni Liadi and Adebogun streets in Okota-Isolo on Friday said that they were determined to…
Coronavirus: Lagos residents decry lockdown extension
Some residents of Isolo in Lagos State, on Tuesday, expressed dissatisfaction with the extension of the Federal Government’s lockdown of…
Group states reasons for insecurity in Nigeria
An non-governmental organisation, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), has attributed high rate of insecurity in the country to moral decadence…
Senate president seeks constitutional role for traditional leaders
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan on Monday advocated for a constitutional role for traditional rulers in the fight against…
Insecurity: NGO urges Katsina govt on proactive measures
A non-governmental organisation, Awareness for Good Leadership, Peace and Development (APGDA), has called on the Kastina State Government to adopt…
Senator drums support for state police
Sen. Ajibola Basiru (APC-Osun Central) has said that the inability of the Nigerian police to tackle the challenges of insecurity…
Defence college alumni backs community policing
The Alumni Association of the National Defence College (AANDEC) has expressed support for the establishment of community policing by various…
Insurgency: Army focused, ready to deal with challenges
Maj. Gen. Abubakar Tarfa, Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Minna, has said that the Nigerian Army was focused and…
How Nigeria can tackle insecurity – Utomi, Nwosu
Professor Pat Utomi, a renowned economist and former presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called for national dialogue…
Kaduna attacks: Senator calls for new strategies to tackle security challenges
Sen. Uba Sani, (APC Kaduna Central), on Saturday called for new strategies to tackle recurring security challenges in Kaduna State.
Insecurity: Zamfara Govt. donates 6 vehicles to Army
The Zamfara State Government on Thursday donated six vehicles to the Nigerian Army, as part of efforts to enhance fight…
Insecurity: Buhari commends Zamfara governor
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday commended Gov. Bello Matawalle’s efforts at tackling banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in Zamfara.
Economy, Insecurity: Nigeria, Brazil strengthen ties
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria will strengthen bilateral ties with Brazil to boost its…
Insecurity: Nigeria will overcome – Sen. Bwacha
Nigeria will overcome its security challenges, Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, President, Christian Legislators Fellowship of Nigeria (CLFN) has said.
Insecurity: NASS will adjust defence budget – Sen. Ndume
The Chairman Senate Committee, Army, Sen. Ali Ndume on Thursday said the National Assembly will adjust the defence budget to…
Enugu State Government to deploy 18 drones for forest surveillance
Enugu State Government says it will deploy 18 automated drones to provide surveillance on forests and other flashpoints after a…
Unemployment has opened windows for insecurity – TACN President
The Apostolic Church Nigeria (TACN) has called on the three tiers of government to galvanise economic policies that would cushion…
Insecurity: Traditional ruler lauds army, Buratai bags title
The Sarkin (Emir) of Bwari, Alhaji Musa Ijokoro (II), has lauded the Nigerian Army for efficiently dealing with emerging security…
Insecurity: Nasarawa monarch calls for job creation
Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, the Ohimege Opanda in Nasarawa State, has urged the Federal Government to create more jobs to the…
Abattoirs close for business in Enugu
Abattoirs in Enugu State were on Wednesday closed down for business in compliance with a directive by the Enugu State…
Security: Sokoto police restates commitment
The Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, says the command will sustain efforts towards strengthening the relationship with…
Insecurity: Enugu Assembly expresses worry
The Enugu State House of Assembly has expressed worry over the rising wave of insecurity in the state and called…
Insecurity: AIG Zone 5 meets with Edo Police Command
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 5, Paul Yakadi, on Friday met with the Edo Police Commissioner, Mohammed…
Insecurity has been tamed – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said that insecurity has been tamed across the country by the Nigerian…
Insecurity: Nigeria needs honest leaders – NIPR boss
Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, the National President and Chairman, Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has said that…