By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Christian leaders under the aegis of Denominational Heads on the Plateau have raised alarm over the increasing insecurity and recurring killings, describing the situation as a severe threat to peace and unity. This concern was voiced during a courtesy visit to the General Officer...
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A former Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr George Muoghalu, has vowed to tackle insecurity and restore peoples’ confidence, if elected Anambra governor in 2025. Muoghalu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. The former director-general, while responding...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Unidentified terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the notorious Bello Turji group, launched a deadly attack on a village in Sokoto, killing at least 9 people and abducting several others, according to local reports. The cruel attack which happened in the early hours of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than fifty persons have been reportedly killed by herdsmen in various communities of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State in the last one month, NATIONAL ACCORD investigation has shown. The affected communities of the local government includes Ayilamo, Azege and...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Thursday in Birnin Gwari received the first set of repentant bandits and opened the cattle market which had been closed for about 10 years due to insecurity. The Governor also said that his administration would be fair and just to all the citizens...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has emphasised the need to cut off the lifeline of terrorists by targeting their informants and logistical networks. Musa, speaking at a two-day Security and Justice Symposium in Abuja on Monday, stressed that denying insurgents access to logistics had proven...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra, Mr Paul Chukwuma, has promised to end insecurity and Monday sit-at-home in the state. Chukwuma told newsmen on Sunday in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area, pledged to deploy local content to achieve...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured the people of the South East of enhanced security in the region. The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru gave the assurance while addressing officers/personnel of 82 Division/Joint task force south East Operation Udoka during his operational visit to Enugu State. This...
The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Francis Alonyenu, has said the introduction of drones into the operations of the command has eased most of the security challenges faced by the command. Alonyenu said this in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yenagoa,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has sent a high-powered delegation to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa over incursion of a new Islamic sect known as Lakurawa into the state. It would be recalled that the sect had on Friday,...
Bandits’ attack on Mera community in the Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has claimed the lives of 15 residents in what can be described as the latest tragic incident to befall the state. The attack was confirmed by the Deputy Governor, Abubakar Umar Tafida, who expressed condolences...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three members of a notorious kidnap syndicate in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspected kidnappers were nabbed on Tuesday and that one AK-47 rifle with...
Catholic Bishop of Auchi Dioceses, Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia, has urged the Federal Government to tackle insecurity, as Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, a Catholic priest abducted gained freedom. Oyode was abducted on October 27 in Edo State when priests and seminarians were observing evening prayers. The gunmen had attacked...
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the emergence of a new terrorists’ group known as ‘Lukarawas’ exacerbating insecurity in the North Western part of Nigeria. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja....
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for proper management of forfeited arms, preventing them from becoming national security challenge. Ribadu said this at a One-Day Workshop on Forfeiture/Handling of Small Arms and Light Weapons by Courts After Judgment for Prosecutors of Firearms Cases and Other...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that integrating technology into conflict resolution mechanisms is capable of effectively tackling Nigeria’s current multifaceted security challenges. The NSA made this known at a national stakeholders engagement and unveiling of Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) programme organised by Mercy...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maidugiri – The Northern States Governors’ Forum and Northern Traditional Ruler’s Council (Emirs and Chiefs) held a joint meeting on October 28, 2024, and issued a communique calling for the immediate restoration of electricity in the northern region. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that a recent transmission line...
COMMUNIQUE OF THE NORTHERN STATES GOVERNORS’ FORUM MEETING WITH CHAIRMEN OF NORTHERN STATES COUNCIL OF EMIRS AND CHIEFS HELD ON MONDAY 287H OCTOBER, 2024 A joint meeting of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Northern Traditional Ruler’ Council (Emirs and Chiefs) was held today, Monday 28 October, 2024. The...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has decried that the deplorable states of Nigerian roads are aiding activities of bandits and kidnappers. Sultan, who made the observation in Illela Local Government Area on...
The Rivers Government has warned hoteliers within the state to begin documenting their guests as part of broader efforts to curb insecurity, particularly during the forthcoming Yuletide season. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Israel Ngbuelo, gave the warning during a meeting with hotel operators in Port...