Buhari Must Resign Immediately – Northern Elders Insist
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari should resign and allow a more competent hand to pilot the affairs of the nation. Renewing its call for the resignation of Buhari, the group said the President has failed as the Commander in Chief. The Spokesman of the group, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, said this during an interview on Channels Television’s...
Life Has Lost Value Under Buhari – Northern Elders
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says the lives have lost value under President Muhammadu Buhari. The forum made the statement in reaction to the killing of over 40 farmers in Kwashabe village in Zamarmari area of Jere local government area of Borno state. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, director of publicity and advocacy of the forum, berated...
Buhari’s Government Has Failed To Secure Nigerians – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday took a strong exception to weekend’s killing of farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents. It castigated President Muhammadu Buhari’s government for failing to secure Nigerians and called for urgent measures to restructure the security architecture. The nation’s foremost lawmaking organ put the death toll of the Borno killings at 67, up from 43, whose bodies...
925 Names Smuggled Into Police Recruitment List – Police Service
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says 925 names out of the 10,000 recruited constables were smuggled into the list of officers employed into the police force. Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the 925 persons were those who did not go through the stages and processes of recruitment. Ani was reacting to claims that the...
Senate Proposes State-Of-The-Art Weapons, Equipment, Others To Defeat Insurgents
Members of the Senate on Tuesday called for the provision of enough state-of-the-art weapons and equipment to effectively combat the insurgents in the North East. This formed part of the resolutions reached after a thorough deliberation on national security, especially as it relates to the security challenges in the region. The lawmaker representing Borno Central, Senator Kashim Shettima, had cited Order...
Service Chiefs Won’t Be Sacked So Far As Buhari Is Satisfied With Them – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman, says the nation’s service chiefs will remain in office as far as President Muhammadu Buhari is satisfied with their performance. Shehu, who featured during an Arise TV programme on Monday night, said the calls for the sack of the service chiefs are “out of place”. Parts of the country have seen a rise in attacks in...
Abia Gets New Civil Defense Corps Commandant
Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC), has deployed Mr. Vincent Ogu, as new Abia State Commandant of the corps. Speaking during a visit at the Government House, Umuahia, Commandant Ogu, pledged to bring his expertise to bear in the discharge of his duties in the State. The new NSCDC Commandant said the essence of his visit was to introduce and...
