Tag: Insecurity
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Insecurity: Niger Governor goes spiritual, holds special prayers
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, and some stakeholders in the state have held a special prayer for peace across the eight emirates in the state. The prayer organised to seek God’s intervention to end insecurity in Niger held on Sunday at the Central Mosque in Minna, the state capital. Shortly after the prayer, Governor Bello…
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Nation at point zero – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta On the eve of the 2015 presidential election, this reporter had cause to write a dying minute column in this newspaper entitled: “A Call at Midnight”. It was a warning on the clear and present calamity awaiting the nation if the Jonathan administration mismanaged the election and its eventual outcome. At that point,…
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Nigerians may eat grass and like it – Dele Sobowale
By Adele Sobowale Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man is starving. O Henry, 1862-1910, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 232. Rats, lizards, cockroaches etc might also be on the national menu in 2021. We have already added another trophy to…
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Insecurity: Ortom attacks Buhari to hide his failure in Benue – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, says his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, uses the insecurity in his state to attack the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government in order to cover up his own failure. El-Rufai, therefore, stated that he no longer takes Ortom seriously. The Kaduna governor said this while responding to a video…
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Insecurity in Nigeria reflection of failed leadership, weak governance-GT Da Guitarman
Popular singer and guitarist, Olugbemiro Tokunbo aka GT Da Guitarman has lamented over the state of insecurity in the country. The ‘Dreamer’ crooner noted that the insecurity in Nigeria is a reflection of failed leadership. Speaking in an interview with TheNewsGuru, GT said:” Over the course of two decades I have been writing and recording…
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Insecurity: Gov Akeredolu threatens to sanction traditional rulers
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has threatened to sanction any traditional ruler in the state who are unable to contain the activities of cultists in their domain. Akeredolu, gave the warning in a statewide broadcast in Akure on Thursday night. The governor said warned that any traditional ruler that was unable to contain the activities…
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Lawan meets service chiefs, says inadequate resources behind Nigeria’s failure to tackle insecurity
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the Nigerian Military was yet to tackle insecurity challenges because of inadequate resources at it disposal. Lawan’s verdict comes just few days after the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, had said that the Buhari administration overfunded the Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East. According to Mrs Ahmed, the…
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Police allay fears of security threat in Bwari, FCT
Police on Thursday urged residents of Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to remain calm and not get tensed over rumours of security breach in the area. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Bwari Police Station, CSP Biodun Makanjuola, made the call, saying residents should dismiss rumours which sent…
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Insecurity: Senate in close session with Security Chiefs, others
Senate on Thursday at plenary went into closed session with some heads of security agencies in the country. The closed session followed the invitation of the security chiefs by the Senate, following the rising insecurity situation in the country. The Service Chiefs that were present at the meeting include the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.…
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NYSC in the face of insecurity in the country – Ozioma Onyenweaku
Ozioma Onyenweaku In recent times, some people have been calling for the scrapping of the NYSC Scheme. Some believe it has outlived its usefulness. While many others are calling for its scrapping based on the insecurity situation in the country. The NYSC program was initiated in 1973 by Decree No. 24 of 22nd May 1973…