Bishop Matthew Kukah has issued a direct challenge to the government of President Bola Tinubu, urging decisive action to address the pervasive insecurity gripping northern Nigeria. Read also: Muslim Media Group urges president Tinubu to strengthen police force amid rising kidnappings The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, represented by Bishop Kukah, …
Read More »President Bola Tinubu urges Nigeria Labour Congress to avoid strikes
President Bola Tinubu has issued a cautionary message to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), advising them to prioritize peace and desist from incessant strikes, emphasizing that they do not solely represent the voice of Nigerians. Read also: I take full responsibility, Nigeria will recover – Tinubu Tinubu made these remarks …
Read More »How we can end insecurity in S’East -Kalu
Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for improvement of social infrastructure and youth empowerment in the South East, as a means of ending insecurity in the zone. Kalu, according to a statement, Levinus Nwabughiogu, stated this when he received the Resident Programme Director, International Republican Institute …
Read More »Omokri disagrees as Shehu Sani attacks over Tinubu’s defence minister designate
Renowned author and activist, Reno Omokri, has highlighted the paradoxical nature of the country’s security situation despite having former military Generals at the helm of affairs. He was reacting to a comment by a former senator, Shehu Sani, who had earlier attacked the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, over his choice …
Read More »Ooni charges government on constitutional roles for traditional rulers over insecurity
The Ooni of Ife and Arole Oduduwa, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has charged the National Assembly to carry out legislation that will provide for the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria NCTRN with constitutional roles to enable them make more positive impacts in the security architecture …
Read More »‘Stepping on toes’ Hamza Al-Mustapha insists rich men behind incessant insecurity, buying weapons, drugs in Nigeria
Former Nigerian military dictator General Sani Abacha’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), Major Hamza Al- Mustapha, has said that wealthy people with access to firearms and hard narcotics are to blame for the instability plaguing various sections of the country. Major Al-Mustapha added that dealing with the current situation holistically will …
Read More »‘Violence is not the answer’ President Buhari begs Nigerians to unite against insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the people of Jos and other warring communities to give peace a chance. The President made this call in statement put out on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant, Mr Garba Shehu. His pleas come on the heels of a wave of attacks which have …
Read More »‘Solution’ It is time to consult the oracles, Traditionalists tell Buhari over insecurity
Many people had played down the fact that the government could do anything to battle not to talk of wining against the recent challenge facing the country, in insecurity. Many have even gone on to say it was high time the nation turn towards their deities and fetish-battle the insecurity. …
Read More »‘Committed!’ FG pledged to combat insecurity, SGF says
The recent insecurity challenges has seen the present administration come under criticism from both citizens at home and diaspora calling for a change in governance since the administration has not being able to tackle the thorn in its flesh, in insecurity. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the …
Read More »‘Security deficit’ Tackle insecurity to develop tourism, Gani Adams tells South-West govs
Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, yesterday urged the governors of the South-West states to tackle the security challenges in the region in order to provide enabling environment for tourism development. Adams made the call at in Osogbo, Osun state capital during the grand finale of the 2021 …
Read More »‘Again?’ Buhari vows to tackle insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration is determined to tackle insecurity in Nigeria. Buhari gave the assurance at the graduation of Course 29 participants of the National Defence College on Friday in Abuja. Represented by the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, the president said his government had embarked on …
Read More »‘Big issue!’ Bloggers are Nigeria’s third-biggest problem after politicians, insecurity, Seun Kuti says
Seun Kuti, Afrobeat singer, has claimed that bloggers are Nigeria’s third-biggest problem after politicians and insecurity. There were reports in some quarters of the media that Seun downplayed Wizkid’s Grammy award win — which was premised on the singer’s participation in Beyonce’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ music video. But in a …
Read More »‘Deliberation’ Obasanjo, Abdul-Salam, Onaiyekan, others discuss rising insecurity, declining economy
Fomer Nigerian leaders and elder statesmen had a closed-door meeting on Thursday, June 10, over rising insecurity and disunity in the country. The meeting was convened by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, with former Head of State Abubakar Abdul-Salam and other influential leaders present. The Ooni of Ife Adeyeye Adewusi; Sultan …
Read More »‘Trickle-down effect’ Orji Kalu warns against repetition of 1967 genocide
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has asked the masterminds of insecurity in the South-east region to refrain from wreaking havoc in the region. This is even as he warned against the repetition of the 1967 genocide, which he said would not be tolerated. The lawmaker described as strange, the …
Read More »‘Tough times do not last forever’ Lalong tells Nigerians
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, says Nigerians will overcome the current challenges facing the nation when they pray and also work with resolve to remove all obstacles to peaceful coexistence, under development and productivity. Governor Lalong was speaking on Friday during the monthly prayer and fasting session held at the …
Read More »‘No ammunition can win war against insecurity’ Rochas Okorocha on insurgency in Nigeria
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, on Monday said if the fundamental issues of poverty and injustice in Nigeria were not addressed, no amount of ammunitions can win a war against insecurity in the country. The Senator, who spoke at the 2021 NBA -Spidel annual conference tagged: “The …
Read More »‘Big crisis’ Samuel Ortom on people losing their job over insecurity
The governor received officials of the Middle Belt Youth Organisations at the Government House in Makurdi, where he noted that a decline in foreign investment in the country would cause a lot of people to lose their job. He said: “Today I was listening to the media and was told …
Read More »‘Address us now!’ Lagos assembly tells Buhari what to do over insecurity
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly resumed from the Sallah break on Tuesday with a call on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation over issues relating to insecurity and rising sectional agitations across the country. The House also said it was standing by the decisions reached by …
Read More »Editorial: Ighoho’s clamour for Yoruba nation and its implication for 2023 Yoruba presidency
The Yoruba may have found themselves at a historic crossroads. This is despite the fact that they have been foremost and consistent in calling for the restructuring of Nigeria as a true federation. Their desire, for long, had been to see Nigeria emerge as a country in which the federating …
Read More »‘Be more understanding’ Buhari appeals for more time, says insecurity big surprise
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the elite to be “more understanding” of the Nigerian military as the country grapples with a high level of insecurity. Buhari said the spate of attacks and kidnappings in the north-west is a “big surprise and disappointment”. He said the military is making efforts …
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