The Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council are gathered in Kaduna to deliberate on the critical issues of insecurity and increasing poverty level in the region. During the 6th meeting of the Council at Arewa House on Wednesday, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, said they would explore solutions to alleviate the challenges and advise governors in the region accordingly. Abubakar, …

A former presidential aide, Mr. Reno Omokri has said that Nigeria is suffering from worsened insecurity because the past administration of Muhammadu Buhari failed to rearrest terrorists who were illegally freed from prison. During the Buhari administration, hundreds of terrorists on motorcycles invaded Kuje prisons in Abuja on 5th July 2022 and, according to reports, freed over 600 of the …

The United States government has expressed its commitment to work with Nigeria in addressing security challenges. This is against the backdrop of security challenges, including kidnapping and terrorism, which the nation has been facing. In a statement on Friday, the US government, through its Agency for International Development, assured Nigeria of its commitment to supporting peace and tolerance in Nigeria. …

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday lamented the security challenges facing the country, indicating that for the nation to overcome the problem, the present police structure must be decentralised to give way to the establishment of state police across the country The PDP governors spoke in Jos, Plateau State capital when they visited the …

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called on President Bola Tinubu to cut short his trip to Paris, France. He urged the President to, without delay, come back home to tackle the ravaging insecurity facing the country, insisting that he must show empathy. Last Wednesday, President departed Abuja for Paris, France. According to the Special Adviser to the President …

In the wake of the prevailing bloodletting in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has reminded Nigerians that ending insecurity in the nation remained the cardinal agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima spoke at the opening of a two-day roundtable on insecurity in northern Nigeria, with the theme “Multi-dimensional Approach to Tackling Insecurity in Northern Nigeria” organised by the …

A civil society organisation, the Human Rights and Justice Group International has called on the Federal Government to suspend the National Youth Service over the spate of killings and kidnapping in the country. The group stated this against the backdrop of rising of killings occasioned by kidnappings, terrorist attacks and other criminal activities across the country. On February 2023, gunmen …

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the tragic death of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, one of the kidnapped sisters killed by abductors in Abuja. The former Anambra State Governor made this known in a statement on his official X handle on Sunday, adding that the abduction reflects the insecurity in Nigeria and the helplessness of …

The Nasarawa State government has earmarked N500 million for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in Lafia, the state capital and environs. The commissioner for finance, budget and planning, Mrs Munira Abdullahi, disclosed this while giving the breakdown of the 2024 budget in Lafia yesterday. She said the move was part of measures aimed at tackling insecurity. “We are …

The Police Command in Kano State, on Saturday, said it had invited 52 suspected criminal arrowheads for dialogue in Kiru Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano. He noted that so far 52 suspected criminals had been identified as being behind the increase in …