Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised a serious alarm over what he described as a grand plot by the Presidency to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general elections. Frank said the sudden withdrawal of...
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Fresh moves are underway in Nigeria’s security leadership as former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is tipped to step in as the new Minister of Defence following the abrupt resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday night. Musa, who bowed out of service on October 24,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Monday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill of Kaduna State to the State House of Assembly, outlining a spending plan anchored on security, human capital development, rural transformation and fiscal discipline. Presenting the proposal at Lugard Hall, the Governor said the budget was not...
Tiv highest decision-making body in Taraba State (Ijir Tamen) on Sunday commended Governor Agbu Kefas for what it described as decisive steps in confronting rising insecurity, especially the recent herdsmen attacks on Tiv communities in Chanchanji Ward of Takum Local Government Area. Rising from its 5th Ijir Tamen (expanded...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has called for a more integrated and coordinated security system that balances military operations with community engagement and long-term development to effectively tackle the persistent insecurity in the North-West region. Speaking at the Public Hearing of the North West Zonal...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said there are no security threats in the nation’s capital to warrant shutdown of schools. Wike stated this after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in Guzape, Abuja on Wednesday. The Minister said he had not directed the closure of...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has rolled out more than N30 billion this year alone to bolster security across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Aminu Masari, disclosed the figures in Katsina on Tuesday, noting that the investment has...
A high-level stakeholders meeting has been convened by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command to solicit synergy on how to ensure continued peace and security in the state. The meeting chaired by the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare was attended by representatives of traditional rulers, religious leaders, market...
The success of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and that of its Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), depends a lot on collaboration with financial institutions, labour unions, governments, and other stakeholders. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye made this known on Friday in...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the issuance of permanent and pensionable appointment letters to 1,600 newly recruited watchmen deployed to secondary schools across the state — a decisive move he said is aimed at restoring order and boosting safety in public schools. The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...
In the spirit of the Renewed Hope agenda, President Bola Tinubu should be upbeat about the recent security development in Delta State. On Wednesday, October 15, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori relaunched the Delta State Security Trust Fund. This time, there was a break from the past. It had a renewed...
“It’s heartbreaking” – Remi Tinubu condemns abduction of 25 Kebbi schoolgirls, prays for safe return
“It’s heartbreaking” – Remi Tinubu condemns abduction of 25 Kebbi schoolgirls, prays for safe return
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed deep sorrow over the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s Vice Principal. Describing the attack as a blow to the nation’s collective conscience, she said the tragedy...
Kebbi State was plunged into grief and anger on Monday after armed men stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, killing the vice principal and kidnapping dozens of students. While 25 girls were initially taken, three later escaped. Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris, who arrived...
In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state last Thursday. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone, spent two days in the state, according to a statement by...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Tajuden Abbass, on Wednesday unveiled a handbook developed by the Nigerian office of Nutrition International, for the legislative framework and tools for strengthening the National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security. The National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security...
Consul General of the Republic of Chad in Maiduguri, Mr Bisso Youssouf Mbodou Mbami, has called for deeper security and economic collaboration between Nigeria and Chad to combat cross-border crime and insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. Mr Bisso made the call when he led a delegation from the...
Bloggers and Vloggers Content Creators Association of Nigeria (BAVCCA) has welcomed the recent appointments of Nigeria’s new service chiefs, urging them to redouble efforts to protect all citizens, regardless of religious, ethnic, or regional background. In a statement released on Monday, BAVCCA President Ikechukwu Chukwunyere emphasized the critical nature...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has cautioned politicians against politicising security matters or engaging in actions that could undermine Nigeria’s unity and stability, urging them to separate genuine criticism from acts capable of endangering the nation’s corporate existence. Speaking when top Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS)...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Wahidi Shaibu, paid a courtesy visit to the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El kanemi, at the Shehu’s palace in Maiduguri on Thursday to seek royal blessing and special prayers over his recent appointment...
Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) from the North-West states have converged on Kaduna to review prevailing security challenges and develop new strategies to enhance intelligence coordination and joint operations against banditry, terrorism, and other threats in the region. The zonal security conference, which also drew participants...