How Some South West Governors Dined With Terrorists — Uba Sani
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has said some former governors in the North-West of compromising the security alliance among states in the region by “wining and dining” with bandits and other terrorists. Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach in managing the internal affairs of their states, leading to the...
Strike: Soldiers Attempt Running Over Protesters In Ibadan
Students protesting against strike action of the Academic Staff Union Universities on Friday, in Ibadan, had a face-off with a team of the Nigerian Army who, in a bid to force their way through blockage by the students, almost ran them over with thei...
FG Approves N4bn To Fuel Police Operational Vehicles
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, said the Federal Government has approved over N4 billion in the 2021 budget for fueling of police vehicles. Mr Bolaji Kazeem, Head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry. disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister spoke in a paper titled, “Strategic Leadership Development: The Role of the...
Christmas: Trauma Of Insecurity Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past, Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that all the “issues which inflict pain and trauma on us will soon be history”. The President stated this on Friday in his Christmas message to rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. He urged Nigerians to utilise the opportunity of the festive period...
Hard Times For Kaduna Bandits As Gov. Sani Recruits 7000 Vigilantes
To complement the shortfall of personnel that would tackle the menace of banditry and other criminal activities in Kaduna State, Governor Uba Sani has said that his administration decided to recruit 7,000 personnel into the State Vigilante Service(KADVS), while bandits would no longer have a hiding place in the state. Speaking at the flagg-off ceremony for the commencement of the...
We’ll Crush You If You Don’t Stop, DSS Warns Terrorists, Sponsors
The Department of State Security Service on Tuesday dared terrorists, their sponsors and other criminal elements causing mayhem in the country to urgently stop all forms of atrocities in the land or be crushed. The DSS warned that the malevolent elements had carried their luck too far and had unwittingly crossed the red line thereby taking the laws into their...
Military To Embark On Massive Recruitment – Defense Minister
The Nigerian military will soon embark on massive recruitment to improve the numerical strength of the armed forces in an effort to end insecurity and engage the nation’s youthful population in securing the country. The Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd.) said this while briefing a combined troop of the Nigerian Navy, Airforce, and Army on Sunday at...
We’ve Arrested IPOB Commander, Bongo, Recovered Stolen Vehicle, Explosive — Police
Police in Ebonyi State, yesterday, disclosed it has arrested Sunday Ubah, aka Bongo, a commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB/Eastern Security Network, ESN, in Abakaliki. It added that during its operation, stolen vehicles, improvised explosive devices, IEDs, murdered police officers’ uniforms, long-range riot gunners and their cartridges, among other items, were recovered by the command. The police operation, which...
Insecurity: Nigerians Spent Over N2trn On Ransom In One Year
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, as the country's insecurity grew, Nigerians paid a total of N2.2 trillion in ransom between May 2023 and April 2024. This is according to NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report. The report showed that this was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents, highlighting the growing threat posed by criminal activities...
I’ll Crush Poverty, Insecurity, Tinubu Vows
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday restated his administration’s commitment to eliminating poverty, terrorism and all forms of criminality in Nigeria. Already, the Nigerian leader who is also Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said the administration is currently implementing programmes and policies that would empower Nigerians to combat the challenges of poverty, criminality and terrorism. President...
