Politics

Insecurity: Let’s migrate to Constabulary Police – Okechukwu

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By Tom Okpe As stakeholders in the country seek solution to frightening insecurity in the country, a foundation member of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) Osita Okechukwu has advocated for the establishment of Constabulary Police Option, in line with Sections 105 to 109 of the Nigeria Police

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DHQ talks tough, strategises against Nigeria’s insecurity

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The military has said on Friday that current alarming rate of insecurity in the country has posed significant threat to the citizens and assured the public that concerted efforts were being made by the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies to ensure peace and security nationwide. […]

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Nigeria has lost $100bn to insecurity in N’East

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2023 0

The crisis in the N’East zone is leaving some bitter economic taste on Nigeria’s financial wellbeing indeed. Nigeria has lost N75.4 trillion ($100bn) to the decade-long conflict in Borno, Adamawa, and other Northeastern states. This is contained in a report released by the Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. According to the […]

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Solution to insecurity, instability embedded in root causes – Italian envoy

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2023 0

Insecurity anywhere in the world, especially in Nigeria, can only be tackled by addressing the causes, Italy’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stefano De Leo, has said. De Leo expressed this view in an interview in Abuja. Responding to a question on what the Italian government is doing to help Nigeria tackle insecurity, the ambassador identified […]

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Insecurity: The worst is over – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Federal Government has said that peace and security are returning across Nigeria, noting that the worst is over with regards to the daunting security challenges in the country. Speaking during a joint press conference on the nation’s security situation in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, […]

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Insecurity: Sultan calls for national prayers

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2021 0

The Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims to begin special prayers nationwide to seek Allah’s intervention for an end to the current security challenges in the country. The Sultan made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna by Dr Khalid Aliyu, Secretary General of Jam’atu Nasril Islam (JNI). The […]

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Northern Groups set for national summit on worsening insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2021 0

Philip Clement, Abuja The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has revealed its decision to convene a national summit to find lasting solutions to the rising cases of killings and kidnappings that is currently consuming the region. CNG’s Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who stated this at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, also asserted that over […]

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Fuel price hike could cause citizens’ revolt, degenerate insecurity, NLC warns

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2021 0

*Says N5, 000 palliative to 40m Nigerians higher than fuel subsidy *Suspects FG trying to rob Nigerians to pay Nigerians *Urges govt to consider other options Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that the proposed fuel price hike would open a wide door to unintended social consequences such as degeneration of the […]

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Over 12m Nigerians to face hunger due to insecurity, Covid-19 – FAO

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2021 0

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations says over 12 million Nigerians are faced with hunger due to insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr David Tsokar, the communication officer of FAO said this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to Tsokar, the United Nations food security and nutrition analysis […]

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Northern Elders decry worsening insecurity, call for third force

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2021 0

PHILIP CLEMENT, ABUJA Northern elders under the aegis of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) have decried the worsening insecurity in the country which has led to loss of lives and properties in virtually every region of the country. According to NEF, in spite claims by the administration to the contrary, Boko Haram insurgency continues to […]

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NASS Christian Leaders to pray against crisis in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2021 0

Tom Okpe, Abuja National Assembly Christian legislators and leaders have announced the eleventh edition of the National Prayer Breakfast where the lawmakers will seek face of God and pray for solutions to the numerous crisis, challenges in the country. Chairman, Christian Legislators Forum National Assembly, (CLFNA) Senator Emmanuel Bwacha announced this eleventh edition

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Nigeria’s rising insecurity due to unemployment- NLC

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2021 0

Joy Obakeye The organised labour has said that the unemployment situation in Nigeria is becoming a time bomb which, if not urgently addressed, would be a major determinant to achieveing the needed peace across the country. According to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, during the 40th anniversary celebration of […]

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COAS insists synergy among security agencies key to ending insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya has said synergy among security agencies is germane to tackle the spate of insecurity in the country. Yahaya stated this on Monday, while addressing military personnel at Bonny Camp, Victoria Island, Lagos State during his maiden visit to 81 Division, Nigerian Army. The […]

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Insecurity: Leaders, elders supporting banditry, terrorism are security threat – Lukman

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2021 0

Tom Okpe, Abuja Director General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh Lukman has stated that any national or religious leader supporting banditry and campaigning for clemency on behalf of bandits are security threat and part of the country’s national security problem. The All Progressives Congress, (APC) Chieftain in a statement in Abuja on

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Insecurity: Apprehension trails bandits’ attack on NDA Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2021 0

*Attack, a national embarrassment, says ACF *PDP: Nigerians have lost hope in Buhari- led APC govt *Nowhere is safe-Shehu Sani, as Kaduna govt, Assembly speaker condemn attack ldibia Gabriel, Kaduna and Andrew Orolua, Tunde Opalana, Abuja The worsening insecurity in the country assumed a new proportion in the early hours of Tuesday when daredevil armed […]

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Invincible hands plotting evil against Zamfara, Matawalle cries out

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2021 0

Governor Bello Matawalle has raised the alarm over the increasing insecurity in Zamfara State. Matawalle said the insecurity in Zamfara State is worsening at an alarming rate, stressing that It was clear that some invincible hands are plotting evil against his people. The governor disclosed this at the weekend after confirming bandits attack on Kadawa […]

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Insecurity: Trucks halts Southeast route – Businessman laments

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2021 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka The recent unrest in the Southeastern part of Nigeria has forced trucks plying the route to suspend travelling to the area, a Jos billionaire businessman Amb. Nelson Mkparu has said. The truck drivers who are mostly northerners are afraid of lossing their lives due to the current agitation of separatists in the […]

Opinion

Transcending the lean times

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2021 0

By Dakuku Peterside Criticism makes leaders wake up, and it puts them on their toes. It is a natural component of leadership. We all acknowledge that it is always easier to criticise than to appreciate; hence Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and a political philosopher, has this to say, “any fool can criticise, […]

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Insecurity in Nigeria can only be overcome with research development – Bogoro

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The fight against insecurity in the country  cannot be won if funding of Research and Development, R&D is not prioritised, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, has said. Bogoro who lamented that the menace of  insecurity  has affected every facet of the country’s economy said,

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Nigeria; Insecurity and the crisis of leadership

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2021 0

By Jerome-Mario Utomi Similar to Chinua Achebe who in his booklet entitled; the Trouble With Nigeria, noted that the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership, Raymond Anoliefo, Priest and Director, Justice Development and Peace Commission, (JDPC), Lagos, a social justice arm of the Catholic church that monitors social, economic, political […]