President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, called on the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. He gave this charge when he declared open the second edition of the Africa Military Games at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. President Tinubu, represented at the event by Vice President Kashim Shettima, described …

The Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State, Chief Agboola Ajayi, has promised to tackle the insecurity in the state, if elected. Ajayi made the promise during his campaign tour of Ifedore and Idanre local government areas of the state. He vowed to fortify the state’s security apparatus, Amotekun, promising robust measures to effectively curb criminal activities …

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has charged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to intensify efforts to dominate the airspace and end insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North-West region, saying, “Please, end insecurity now”. During a visit to the Headquarters 213 NAF Forward Operating Base in Katsina State, the Minister said, We are deploying additional platforms, including attack …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has once again lamented the insecurity in the country. Obi, who decried the activities of non-state actors, whom he said have continued to inflict pain and sorrow on families, stated that the count of people who have “lost their lives to insecurity in our nation” …

In his efforts to sustain the success recorded by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji against armed banditry in the Northwest part of the country, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has again arrived in Sokoto to monitor the activities. The minister, who arrived in Sokoto on Tuesday evening, is expected to hold meetings with troops, especially those at …

Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, says security challenges bedevilling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50 per cent of the population multi-dimensionally poor. The former governor of Anambra was speaking on Saturday in Athens, Greece’s capital, at an international dialogue of global leaders that includes former Presidents and top government officials. …

The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) has called on the Zamfara State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Dauda Lawal over his alleged shoddy handling of the deteriorating security situation in their troubled state. This is even as the youth council cautioned the governor to stop attacking the minister of state for Defence and his predecessor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle. The ethnic …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Federal Government to address the country’s worsening economic and security issues. In a statement celebrating the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s 64th birthday, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh recognised her dedication to social causes, especially in agriculture, women’s empowerment, education, healthcare, and philanthropy. Archbishop Okoh took the opportunity to highlight the …

Ahead of the resumption of the National Assembly on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, key issues of national importance have been slated for deliberation in the House of Representatives. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the Green Chamber will debate and take action on the challenges of insecurity, flooding and fuel crisis, among others. On 23 July, both chambers of the National Assembly …

A former presidential aide, Mr Reno Omokri, has cautioned a former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, not to politicise the security situation in the country, saying there has been tremendous improvement under President Bola Tinubu’s watch. Omokri, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s special assistant on social media, said the Global Terrorism Index showed that the country’s insecurity was being …