The Federal Government has vowed to end insecurity by 2024, adding that it recognised security challenges confronting the nation. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle expressed optimism that actions taken by the Federal Government to prevent insecurity would aid in solving the attacks by gunmen. “If God willing, from now …

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said that the military is gaining nothing from the fight against insecurity in many parts of the country. According to him, the military loses troops daily in the ongoing fight against insecurity across the federation, adding that he has nightmares. Musa spoke during the maiden parley with journalists in Abuja on …

The Minister of Solid Mineral, Dr. Dele Alake has blamed unnamed ‘Powerful Nigerians’ for the illegal mining activities and acts of terrorism going on in different parts of the country. Alake made the allegation on Tuesday when he led a delegation of top officials of the ministry to defend the 2024, budget estimates before the House of Representatives’ Committee on …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday revealed that it would conduct elections in all polling units in the state on 11th November governorship election in the state despite rising insecurity. At a press conference in Owerri, the state capital, the INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Sylvia Agu, said that the commission would conduct elections even in …

President Bola Tinubu has called for the collaboration of traditional rulers in the Niger Delta region in maintaining enduring peace and security in the area. This, he said, is to ensure maximum oil production and enhancement of the economy. While addressing a forum of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council at the palace of their Chairman, His Majesty, Major-General Felix …

Muslim leaders, under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’a in Nigeria (SCSN), and Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’iqamatus Sunah (JIBWIS), have raised concerns over the suffering of Nigerians. According to the Muslim leaders, the suffering is further compounded by the removal of fuel subsidy and insecurity in the land. Consequently, they asked the Federal Government and the National Assembly …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, said a democratic system bedevelled by insecurity, unemployment and other socio-economic challenges must be ditched. He said any democratic system that failed on the tenets of democracy was not need in any society or country. Obasanjo, who was hosted by the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, at the inauguration of internal roads in …

The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru has called on Nigerians to pray for an end to security challenges plaguing the country. He also urged the citizens to support him and other security heads in the country with prayers to succeed in their efforts to restore peace in many troubled areas. Receiving a delegation from Jigawa State in Abuja on …

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya (rtd.) and other high-ranking military officials have stressed the need for capacity building of commanders and subordinates to overcome myriad of security challenges facing the nation. At the unveiling of a book in honour of the former Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf (rtd.), Yahaya …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has said that the 10th National Assembly is taking measures to check the recent spate of attacks in some parts of the country. Abbas stated this on Friday during a condolence visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, over the collapse of parts of the Zaria Central …