Insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged religious leaders to act on the growing numbers of violent non-state actors. President Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the formal opening of…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said he will not tolerate buck-passing in matters of security, if voted in as Nigeria’s president, but will ensure that governors secure their states. While noting that the president could not be…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday, said the Muhammadu Buhari administration is not overwhelmed by the security challenges in the country. Recall that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo had on Sunday said…

A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, Thursday, said with Nigeria’s worsening security situation, Nigerians should be allowed to officially carry weapons in defending themselves, the PUNCH reports. Terrorists, had on Monday night bombed…

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, says that the North is under siege, following the latest attack on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on Monday. A statement signed by its General Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, the Forum says as a guardian and…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has acquired five (5) additional high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country in line with the IGP's…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said the reason for his constant cry was that he was not elected to preside over displaced persons or dead bodies. According to PUNCH, Ortom stated this when he received in audience the…

The coalition of over 52 northern groups on Sunday in Abuja called on residents of Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Niger states grappling with security challenges to protect themselves against terrorists who might want to attack or impose…

The Presidency has rejected the views expressed in a report published on Financial Times (UK) particularly on the security challenges in Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, in a letter to the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The President also directed all security institutions to immediately leverage the new technology to enhance…