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 …

The Federal Government has deployed a mobile application known as “Mobiliser” meant for youths to report crimes and criminalities in their areas within their comfort zones. The Director-General (DG), National Orientation Agency (NOA), Issa Lanre-Onilu, announced this yesterday, during a meeting with media executives and top editors, at National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Abuja. The DG, who was represented by the …

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has decried the extreme poverty in Nigeria and the porous state of the country’s borders, attributing them to the rising incidents of banditry, kidnapping, and other related crimes. Speaking as the Guest Speaker at the Institute of Development Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, on Friday, the …

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said the recent sponsored attacks on the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu are targeted on President Bola Tinubu. During his recent appearance on Channels Television, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, alleging that he lacks …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said the North remains essentially a work in progress, saying “All the indices that track human progress, most of all poverty, illiteracy, health and security of life and property, tend to place the North at the deep end of the trough”. This came as the forum dissociated itself from the planned nationwide protest against …