President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment towards ensuring comprehensive economic security for all Nigerians. Tinubu said this would be achieved through addressing foundational challenges and creating a fair and equitable system. He said this when he received members of the Afenifere, the Yoruba Socio-Cultural organization, on...
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The Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says corruption and corrupt practices fuel insecurity in the country, calling for all hands to be on deck to fight the menace. The minister said this, when he paid a courtesy visit to Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of Independent...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Technical Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Media, Publicity and Strategic Communication, Mr Solomon Iorpev, has said the security of the lives and property of Benue people would remain on the priority list of the state government as he insisted...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed pre-emptive security measures around government structures in Osun State to forestall any copycat occurrence of alleged takeover by suspected Yoruba nation activists. As the incident at Government Secretariat was ongoing, Governor Adeleke directed his Special Adviser...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has said his administration will soon commence the construction of road networks linking communities in different parts of the state. Ododo disclosed this during his Sallah homage to the people of Onyukoko-Idoji ward in Okene Local...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi- The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, psc, has extended his warm greetings to the Christian faithful as they celebrate Easter in the State. In a bid to guarantee a peaceful and incident-free Easter celebration, the CP has directed Area...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP. Emmanuel Adesina has ordered the deployment of officers across the state to ensure maximum security of lives and property during the Easter celebration. A statement by the command’s PPRO, Sewuese Anene Catherine, said the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 35,000 personnel to provide security nationwide as Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The NSCDC Spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Afolabi said that the...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has said the state is in dire need of the Federal Government’s support to complement its efforts toward curbing the spate of insecurity there. Lawal disclosed this to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja. He...
Cross River Police command has beefed up security across the State preparatory to the celebration of Easter festival. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Gyogon Grimah, made this known in Calabar on Monday. According to him, the tactical teams of the Police as well as other regular formations have...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has received two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and a 200-man highly trained Special Squad of the Nigerian Police Force deployed to the state. Governor Uba Sani made the announcement in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Sunday. He said...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will ensure that schools become safer and secure for teaching and learning. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Ngelale said that the President...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, of FCT Administration’s support to curb insecurity in the nation. Wike, who made the pledge when the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) visited him in Abuja on Friday,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it will deploy gun truck to Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre to strengthen security around the facility. The FCT NSCDC Commandant, Mr Olusola Odumosu, who made this known when...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has called on parents in the state to help security in the fight against cyber crime, cultism and other social vices. CP Nadada, made the call on Tuesday, while on a familiarization...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) spokesman, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, has said the security situation in Nigeria is getting better. “The security situation is getting better; I don’t agree that it is getting worse. It is improving,” Adejobi told newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday. He was in Ibadan for the...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have rejected a N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Jos by the Media Officer...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The FCT Police Command said its operatives have successfully raided a marked black spot – Gidan Dambe in Dei-Dei -Zuba axis of Abuja and arrested three hundred and seven (307) suspects. The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh on Sunday at...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said the air and land operations by military troops of Operations Hadarin Daji, have eliminated scores of terrorists at Tora Hills in Safana LGA of Katsina State. The NAF spokesman, AVM Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is over 95 per cent ready to conduct a hitch-free re-run elections in two constituencies within Enugu State as ordered by the Court of Appeal. INEC would conduct a re-run in Igbo-Eze North/Udenu Federal Constituency and Enugu South (Urban) State...