Security has been tightened at the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), ahead of Saturday’s Local Government Areas elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that elections will be conducted in the 18 LGAs of the state to elect their chairmen and councillors. A NAN correspondent, who went...
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Security personnel were seen mounting roadblocks on roads in Benin as early as 6:00 a.m., ahead of the Edo governorship election, which is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that security personnel in the wee hours of the day began stopping and...
Some residents of Benin City, Edo, have expressed worry over the heavy presence of security personnel particularly in the state capital, ahead of the Saturday governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who went round town on Friday to feel the pulse among Benin residents reports that...
With the September 21 Governorship Election in Edo State just days away, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun says quasi-security outfits won’t be allowed to intervene in election security in the South-South state. He stated this Sunday during the Edo Election Security Townhall, a programme organised by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has said that 35000 police personnel to be complemented by another 8000 personnel from other security agencies would be deployed in the Edo state governorship election. Disclosing this on Wednesday at the stakeholders meeting in Benin...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Citizens of Sokoto State have expressed satisfaction with the federal government’s directive for an immediate relocation of the nation’s apex security architecture to the State. The locals, who expressed optimism that a near end in the heinous activities of bandits and other criminal elements in...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that security was everybody’s business, urging Nigerians to provide the necessary information that would aid security officials’ operations. Musa said this on Saturday in Abuja while delivering his address at the 48th Annual National Conference of the Muslim Elders...
Security will dominate key sessions at the forthcoming fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum hosted by Yobe. Mr Hyacinth Banseka, the Technical Director of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in N’Djamena, Chad said this at the opening of the state Local Organising Committee meeting with officials of the commission...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The authority of Akwanga Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, said it is on top of the security challenges in the area, as such the council has constituted a joint security task force to tackle the challenges. Executive Chairman of Akwanga LGA, Safiyanu...
The Federal Government on Thursday said it has set up Agriculture and Water Resources Joint Action Committee to harness the resources of both ministries in addressing the challenges of food security and inflation. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this at the National Youth...
The Kaduna State Government has warned that it would no longer tolerate any protest not cleared by security agencies. The government also said that criminals masquerading themselves take advantage of protests to loot and vandalize public and private property and unleash terror on innocent citizens as witnessed on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna and Zaria cities on Monday.. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna by the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan. Aruwan said, “The Kaduna...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under...
The Spokesman for the Department of States Services (DSS), Dr Peter Afunanya, said the intelligence and security agencies uncovered and exposed plans by subversive groups and vandals to hijack the nationwide protest. Afunanya said this during the monthly news conference organised by The Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee...
Heavily armed security personnel, on Sunday, provided security for hundreds of Osun protesters, who converged under the Olaiya Bridge in Osogbo to conduct open church service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent monitoring the protest in the state reports that the service commenced at 12:01p.m with praise...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT residents to obey the court order restricting protest to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. Wike made the call in Abuja on Thursday after the FCT Security Council meeting. The meeting was to review developments...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In Maiduguri, youths and children from the Bulumkutu area joined the nationwide peaceful protests, but were blocked by security agents from the Nigeria Police Force, NSCDC, and Vigilante Groups of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The security agents were stationed at strategic locations...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised security concern over the upcoming governorship election in Edo . The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Thursday when he appeared before the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters. His...
Community Advocacy for Peace and Strategic Leadership Initiative (CAPSLI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has said the planned nationwide protest will have adverse effect on national security and public safety. The group’s position is contained in a statement issued by the National Chairman of CAPSLI, Akwuobi Francis and National...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, Dr. Emmanuel Barki has regained freedom after six days in captivity. Dr. Barki was abducted by unidentified gunmen in the late hours of Wednesday last week after an official assignment in Makurdi and was going...