Tag: Insecurity
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We remain strong, determined in tackling insecurity – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the responses by the Federal Government and security agencies in tackling security threats, have been strong, determined and robust towards enhancing security of lives and property of Nigerians. Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Defence, rtf Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, stated this at the graduation of Course 29 participants of…
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Insecurity: Kaduna Government shifts resumption date for primary, secondary schools
Kaduna State Government on Friday postponed resumption dates of both Primary and Secondary schools in the state, earlier scheduled to resume academic activities on Monday, August 9. The postponement notice was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad and that of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel…
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Lack of food fueling insecurity in Nigeria – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Saad Abubakar, says Nigeria is drifting away from the normal, adding that food scarcity is causing insecurity. The Sultan, who said that a hungry man was an angry man, spoke on Thursday in Gombe State during the third National Summit of Peaceful Co-existence and Nation building, with the theme, ‘Peaceful…
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General Hospital invasion: Zamfara doctors give government two-week ultimatum to tackle insecurity
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Zamfara has given the state government a two-week ultimatum to urgently address rising insecurity. NMA issued the warning on Saturday after its State Emergency Executive council meeting in Gusau, the state capital. He said should the government fail to address the security challenges in the state, medical workers would…
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Insecurity: Nigeria’s UK envoy meets Igbo, Yoruba leaders in London
The Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Amb. Sarafa Isola, met with eminent Yoruba leaders and Ohaneze Ndigbo in London on Friday to dialogue on current security issues in Nigeria. The minutes of the meetings, which took place at the Nigerian High Commission office, was e-mailed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos…
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Insecurity: Saraki tackles Buhari; says 8th Senate organised security summit chaired by Lawan, declared opened by Osinbajo
Immediate past Senate President and chairman of the Eight National Assembly, Bukola Saraki has responded to claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that the 8th Senate did not organize a security summit to tackle the challenges facing the country. Saraki in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said…
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Insecurity: I feel you pains, losses, fears; El-Rufai tells Kaduna residents
Gov. Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state said on Tuesday that he was deeply worried by the hardship of the people occasioned by the security challenges in the state. In his remarks during the presentation of the Kaduna State Security Incidents Report for the Second Quarter of 2021, the governor said the security report presented had…
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Insecurity: Only two out of 23 LGs safe from bandits attacks in Kaduna – Shehu Sani
…says people are kidnapped and killed daily …bandits even give notification to communities By Emman Ovuakporie Kaduna State Frontline politician, Senator Shehu Sani has said only Kaduna South and Kaduna North is safe out of 23 Local Government areas in the bandit ridden state. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the former Senator while appearing on national Television…
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An Ak-47 in every hand – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta A gun in many illegal hands is the readiest metaphor for a state consumed by insecurity. The consequence is something even more unnerving and sinister. It is the democratization of the ability to kill through uncontrolled access to arms. Indiscriminate death in the hands of random assailants is perhaps the closest you get…
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Assembly speakers meet in Asaba, decry spate of insecurity, endorse state police
The meeting of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has decried the spate of insecurity in the country, while commending the Federal Government’s efforts at tackling the problem. This was one of the main resolutions adopted in a communique signed by the Chairman of the Conference, Mr Abubakar Suleiman, and issued at…