Tag: insurgency
Osinbajo proffers solution to insurgency in West Africa
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has identified continuity in governance and political stability in the West African sub-region as…
Buhari lauds ECCAS’ support for war against insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will partner with the eleven-member Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) to rid…
FG to introduce death insurance for soldiers fighting insurgency
The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, said on Friday that the Federal Government would introduce insurance package for…
2016: Terror’ll increase globally—Pastor Bakare
The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that terror will increase globally in 2016.…
Insurgency, Deadline And Matters Arising
Sani Adamu Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, recently observed that the military had “technically’’ met President…
Dogara to lead international advocacy on North-East rehabilitation
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday said he would lead an advocacy to attract international support for…
Reps to investigate report of 90,000 slain policemen
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate recent revelation by Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase that 90,000…
Nigerian Armed Forces well positioned to end Boko Haram insurgency by Dec. – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that he remained fully confident that by the end of this year, Boko…
FG releases N56bn to develop insurgency-ravaged areas
The Federal Government has released N56 billion toward rehabilitating victims and places ravaged by insurgency in the North-Eastern part of…
Act of insurgency is unislamic, says Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that all acts of insurgency are unislamic. “Insurgency is against…
Northern governors meet over insurgency, poverty, illiteracy
Femi Adi/Kaduna The governors of the 19 northern states met in Kaduna to discuss how to end problems of insecurity…
Insurgency: UNHCR donates relief materials to 43,000 IDPs in Taraba
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday donated relief materials to 43,000 Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in various…
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are to deploy 8,700 troops to…
APC lauds Service Chiefs for personally leading war against insurgency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Service Chiefs for showing leadership by example by personally taking charge of…
Insurgency: FG to recruit 10,000 police officers
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that the Federal Government would recruit 10,000 additional police personnel to strengthen the capacity…
Ambassadors urge unity against terrorism, insurgency
A group under the aegis of African Ambassadors Forum, has called on Africans to unite in the fight against terrorism…
How to curb insurgency in Nigeria – Oshun
Eromosele Ebhomele The first step to curbing insurgency in Nigeria is for the citizens to see it as a collective…
Borno Elders tell Buhari to eradicate insurgency, violence
The Borno Elders Forum on Thursday advised President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to strive towards eradicating all sources of insurgency and…
Insurgency: Yuguda urges Bauchi residents to be vigilant
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State on Thursday urged residents of the state to be vigilant and support security agents…
Insurgency: UN scribe expresses solidarity with Nigeria
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday expressed solidarity with the governments and people of Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen in their…
Kwankwaso condemns NASS crisis, faults FG on insurgency
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Kano state governor and a presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC Engr. Rabiu Kwakwanso has joined…
Thailand arms villagers to quell insurgency
Thai authorities have distributed hundreds of assault rifles to village volunteers in the insurgency-battered south, in a move seemingly at…
Nigeria’s GDP on steady rise in spite of insurgency
Amb. Martin Uhomoibhi, outgoing Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that Nigeria’s economic growth rate…
Jonathan gets $1bn approval to fight terrorism
The Senate on Thursday approved a request for external borrowing of not more than 1 billion dollars by President Goodluck…
Boko Haram: Reps donate N200m to victims support fund
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja donated N200 million to the Victims Support Fund for persons affected by…
We are committed to ending insurgency – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Friday, reiterated its commitment to ending insurgency and defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of…
Military lacks political will to curb insurgency – Audu-Bida
Muhammad Audu-Bida, Chairman, International Emergency Management and Engineering Society (TIEMES), Nigeria/West Africa Chapter, says the military needs political will to…
Insurgency: Adamawa, Borno elders meet, seek solution
A group of elders under the aegis, Northern Adamawa and Southern Borno Elders (NASBE), has urged the federal and the…
Insurgency has boosted Air Force capacity – CAS
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, has disclosed that Nigerian Air Force has actually benefitted…
Borno seeks closer cooperation against insurgency
Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Umar Zanna, on Friday said there was the need for closer cooperation among stakeholders in…