Insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari with Service Chiefs' at the Villa

Buhari excited by service chiefs’ resolve to forge durable cooperation to rout out bandits

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is delighted that the newly appointed service chiefs have agreed to forge a durable relationship and cooperation in...

Insecurity: We are sitting on a keg of gunpowder — Benue Governor

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Benue Governor Samuel Ortom says the attempted assassination he narrowly escaped is an indication that Nigeria is sitting...

Missing arms procurement fund: l was quoted out of context, says NSA

  “In the interview the National Security Adviser clearly informed the BBC reporter that Mr President has provided enormous resources for arms procurement,...

Zamfara insecurity: Blame game by Zamfara government is self-defeatist, abnegating responsibility – stakeholders

  Trading blames, accusations and buck-passing by Zamfara Government over escalating security situation in the state amount to giving in to defeatism and...

SERAP wants UN Security Council to treat students’ abductions in Nigeria as a breach of UN Charter

  Indignant about spate of kidnappings in the country particularly abductions of students, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the...

Unity, Peace of Nigeria Imperative, says VP Osinbajo

Worried by divisive tendencies among Nigerians, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged Nigerians to shun threats to the country’s unity and peace. According...

Lai Mohammed reacts to Twitter setting up the HQ in Ghana.

National security, sovereignty: lnformation Minister lashes out at ICC, Amnesty International

  …says Nigeria will not surrender its sovereignty   The Federal Goverment has cautioned some foreign organisations particularly Amnesty International and the International Criminal...

Insurgency, Banditry in Nigeria: We are fed up, says Sultan

  Peeved with violent extremism and insurgency, the Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chairman of National Council of Traditional Rulers, Sa’ad Abubakar, says they...

Nigerian ex-Minister queries Buhari’s mental state 

  Worried by renewed wave of massacre in Northeast, banditry and kidnapping across the country, a member of the political class has called for...

Northeast elders to Buhari: Sack Service Chiefs now

  The call for the sack of Nigeria’s service chiefs on Tuesday re-echoed as the Coalition of Northeast Elders for Peace and Development...

Insecurity: Military to withdraw troops from volatile areas in 2020

  With effect from the first quarter of 2020, the federal government will withdraw military troops from some volatile parts of the country...

Northern governors to convene summit on insecurity, education

The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has disclosed that the northern governors will soon convene a summit on insecurity and education, following the...

Insecurity, Flood: FEC approves N27.4bn intervention for victims 

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the sum of  N27.4 billion for victims of insecurity...

Nigeria: Citizens dying daily, insecure, and extremely dangerous, says Senate

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Senate Wednesday has viewed with much concern and apprehension, the security issues currently unfolding across Nigeria.  Lawmakers alleged collapse of security structures in...