insecurity
28 Dec
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has asked the Federal Government to immediately declare an emergency in states where terrorism and banditry have been prevalent in the country, just as leaders and youths condemned the recent attack and killings in Plateau State.
20 Dec
The Government has confirmed understanding the severity of the security challenges besetting Nigeria. Consequently, it pledged to end insecurity before the end of next year.
19 Dec
The Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of Administration and Finance, Imo State Command, ACP Edwin Nkpa receiving an Appreciation Award on behalf of the Commissioner, CP Aboki Danjuma from the Imo Council of NUJ at the closing ceremony of their Press Week held weekend in Owerri Journalists in Imo State have been urged to consider…
16 Dec
A former intelligence analyst for the Department of State Service (DSS) and America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Osemeka Jim-Oscar Segun Ikemefuna has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently select individuals with proven capacity in the security sector to help the country overcome security challenges ravaging the land
15 Dec
Stakeholders working towards the successful attainment of the various Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) in Nigeria have identified insecurity, recession and debt burden as major challenges affecting the achievements of the goals.
9 Dec
Sixteen days to this year’s Christmas, many Nigerians have said they do not have plans to travel out of their locations to mark the season as a result of insecurity, high cost of transportation and the general economic hardship in the country.
8 Dec
National Orientation Agency (NOA) has blamed the insecurity challenges in the country on the collapse of societal values and loss of cultural identities.
4 Dec
Former governor of Niger State, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has blamed unending insecurity in the country to poor planning and corruption. He also suggested ways of ending terrorism in the country, just as he narrated how he chased the dreaded Boko Haram leaders, Abubakar Shekau and Abu Qaqa, out of the state during his first…
1 Dec
PAN-YORUBA socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has called on Federal Government to quicken steps at tackling insecurity threatening socio-economic well-being of the people.
30 Nov
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, has reiterated his administration's commitment to invest massively in girl-child education across the area. He spoke on Thursday when he attended a public awareness lecture on gender-based violence, organized by the office of the Zamfara State First Lady, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, as part of a 16-day activism. In a…
26 Nov
.To fight insecurity, criminality on waterways The Nigerian Navy said it has deplored 13 ships, two helicopters, 88 boats, among others, to battle crude oil theft, piracy, insecurity among other criminal activities in the water ways, This was disclosed, yesterday, at the flag-off of Chief of Naval Staff’s Sea Exercise 2023, code-named “Exercise Nchekwa Oshimiri”…
26 Nov
Sir: At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, warned that Nigeria risked being wiped off the map in the near future if no proactive steps were taken to stop young people and children from being recruited by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Zulum’s…