Sango-Ota (Ogun), – A Cleric, Pastor Isaac Ogbah, has advised churches across the country to put in place security measures that will check incessant attacks by insurgents. Ogbah, who is the Senior Pastor, God’s Signature Royal Assembly, Ota, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun on […]
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the efforts of Katsina State government in constructing and improving road networks across the state deserved commendation. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, said the president gave the commendation when he inaugurated the 28 kilometres Randa Doguru- Gallu […]
DCP Abba Kyari, the Commander, Intelligence Response Team, has said that the involvement of the Fulani in kidnapping had compounded the security situation in Nigeria. called for the deployment of intelligence and acquisition of sophisticated technology to tackle kidnappers that took actions to escape arrest. Kyari made this known at the 2019 Annual General Meeting […]
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Malabo, said leaders of neighbouring countries would work together and provide all necessary assistance to secure the Gulf of Guinea. The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement that Bihari gave the assurance at a bilateral meeting with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial […]
Abuja The House of Representatives has called the recently promoted senior officers of the Nigerians Air Force to justify their elevation by proving their worth in the defence of Nigeria’s territorial integrity. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Air Force, Rep. Shehu Koko (APC-Kebbi), made the call in a congratulatory message to the officers […]
The Niger state governor, Mr Abubakar Bello has told the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday that the state was facing a lot of security challenges . The governor made this known at 2019 counter-terrorism simulation exercise in Minna, Niger done by NAF in order to integrate air and ground counter-terrorism operations. Air Marshall Sadiq […]
As the Christmas season approaches, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on the chairmen of the seventeen (17) local government areas, the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the state to be on the alert and intensify efforts to ensure security of lives and property of the people during the festivity. […]
Examination malpractice: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command has reiterated commitment to ensure adequate security during and after 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to curtail examination malpractice in the state. Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, the new NSCDC State Commandant, made the pledge when she paid familiarisation visit to the management […]
Security details attached to the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello have been alleged to have attacked The Publisher of Aljazirah Nigeria Newspapers, Comr. Bassey Etuk Williams in Abuja. The ugly incident which happened at about 7.30pm on Friday night took place without Mr. Williams provoking the governor’s aides. NASS pledges better funding for Nigerian Army An eyewitness […]
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has expressed the state’s readiness to launch it’s vigilante services and the State Development Association for Socio-Economic Renaissance (OYODASER). Makinde made this known when the state chapter of the vigilante group and ExeCommunity Development Committees paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Ibadan. According to him, the establishment […]
The Chairman Senate Committee, Army, Sen. Ali Ndume on Thursday said the National Assembly will adjust the defence budget to meet current security challenges in the country. Ndume said in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna that the allocation for the Armed Forces contained in the 2020 budget proposal before the National Assembly was grossly […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is making available two additional Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the State Police Command, as part of efforts to strengthen the state’s security architecture. Obaseki said this when he received the Chairman and Executives of State’s Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) who were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja, received briefings from the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, as Nigeria scored 96.4 per cent in improved security in civil aviation. Speaking with State House Correspondents after the presentation of the Certification for Improved Security in Civil Aviation to the president, Sirika said the certificate was presented […]
The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has lamented the killing of Nigerian soldiers by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, saying that such does not speak well of the country’s internal security apparatus. The presidential candidate, in a press statement to commiserate with families of the deceased on Sunday, […]
Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has declared his interest to run for Presidency in the 2019 general elections. Mimiko who will be running under the platform of the Labour Party (LP) has promised security, restructuring and youth empowerment as his top agenda. He made the announcement at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on […]
…Ex-VP lacks clear understanding of restructuring- Osinbajo …Atiku: No, you have a choice to stick to restructuring As Nigerians eagerly await 2019, a year they will again have the opportunity to decide who rules them and take charge of their affairs for another four years, one issue many believe will be a determining factor in […]
Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called out President Muhammadu Buhari for his inability to tackle the security challenges and orgies of bloodshed in the country. He spoke Wednesday through former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, at a one-day national summit on insecurity and killings in Nigeria, convened by the Northern Elders Forum […]
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Friday reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to beef up security in areas affected by security challenges in the country and punish the perpetrators. Gunmen on Tuesday attacked Gandi and Tabanni villages in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing 39 people, injuring and displacing many […]
Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State said he had dropped his responsibility as Chief Security Officer of the state as he had no control over security machinery in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, Yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people over […]
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has described the security of lives and property of residents as the biggest achievement of his administration in the last three years, saying it was gratifying to note that the state is now the safest in Africa. Speaking at the commissioning of a Forward Operating Base (FOB), of the Nigerian […]