Tag: Terrorism
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Buhari vows to help Niger Republic, others fight terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will help Niger Republic and other neighbouring countries in the fight against terrorism. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Shehu said President Buhari and Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger Republic agreed to strengthen sub-regional security…
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Insecurity: How to kill terrorism in Nigeria – Amb Omaki
…insists the military alone cannot combat insurgency …says we need sc and tech to conquer Boko Haram …NASS has a major role to play Ambassador Abdullahi Omaki on Monday said if Nigeria must survive as an entity there is an urgent need to adopt a kinetic approach to kill insurgency in the country. Ambassador Omaki…
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Bandit terrorism: Gumi’s unsettling revelations, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Nigeria has become a land of the absurd. Foreign non-state actors, parading as herdsmen-turned-bandits-kidnappers, have taken over the country, roaming freely from North to South. They leave in their wake an orgy of violence: Rape, maim and kill indiscriminately. Destroy farmlands and communities. Seize and rename ancestral and communal lands and forest…
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Insecurity: 4,556 Nigerians killed in kidnappings, terrorism, others in 2020
The Global Rights, an international human rights organisation, has disclosed that at least 4,556 persons died in “mass atrocities” in Nigeria in the year 2020. The group made the disclosure on Monday in its report released in Abuja- the aforesaid figure represents an increase of 1,368, a “glaring spike of almost 43 per cent” in…
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Pastoralists And Farmers Conflicts In Nigeria: Time For Fulani Capitalism, Not Herdsmen Terrorism, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus Onyibe Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka’s country home in the forest area of lbadan, Oyo state capital, has reportedly been invaded allegedly by herdsmen. Although the police has denied the invasion of Soyinka’s sanctuary, he has confirmed that the peace of his abode was indeed violated by herdsmen and their cattle herd,but he successfully…
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Presidency proposes nationwide town hall meetings over insecurity
The presidency has proposed town hall meetings in the six geo-political zones in response to the growing security challenges in the country. It says it expects to generate ideas on the way forward from the meetings. A statement by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) said to work out the modalities of the…
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Terrorism will soon be forgotten in Nigeria – Adeboye
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Friday night said terrorism would soon be a thing of the past in Nigeria. Speaking at the February edition of the Holy Ghost Service, Adeboye said apart from Nigeria, all other nations of the world would soon be free from terrorism. According to…
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Kidnapping, banditry, terrorism, others dent on Buhari’s leadership – CAN
The Leadership of the Christians Association of Nigerian (CAN) on Thursday said the incessant killings, kidnappings and other anti-social activities has dented the country’s leadership. He advised political officer holders and civil servants to listen to Godly admonition, adding that their wisdom alone cannot curb insecurity and restore peace in the country. CAN President, Rev.…
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‘Why Boko Haram activities are on the rise’
A new regional research group, the Northeast Research Development and Consultative Forum (NRDCF), said on Thursday that its preliminary research systems have discovered why Boko Haram activities and other related crimes have been on the rise lately. President, NRDCF, Dr. Abubakar Kagu, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on the future of northeast…
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First ever Christmas lighting ceremony holds in Southern Kaduna as Christians pray against terrorism
Christians in Kaduna State have converged in Kafanchan Jama’a Local Government for what they described as the first ever Christmas Lighting Ceremony. The gathering which comprises of all denominations started on Tuesday and ends will end on Wednesday. The entire vicinity of the popular Late Patrick Yakowa Roundabout was thronged by the Christian Faithful on…