Insecurity

Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu has said that Turkey will partner with Nigeria to tackle insecurity in the country. Mr Shehu who was a guest on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, said this while giving some insight into the gains from President Muhammadu Buhari’s just-concluded trip from Istanbul. He added that Turkey is an experienced nation as […]

The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. During the plenary on Wednesday, the federal lawmakers also asked President Buhari to declare all the known leaders of the bandits wanted and track them wherever they are for arrest and prosecution. The resolutions followed a motion moved by the Senator representing Sokoto […]

The Zamfara State Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Dosara, says the military onslaught against the bandits is yielding tremendous success especially since the shutdown of telecoms services in the state. Dosara disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing in the state. “Zamfara State Government in efforts to ensure the crashing of the […]

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has reiterated its support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to tackle the spate of insecurity in the country. The PGF led by Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu renewed posture is coming against the backdrop of the massacre of no fewer than 35 people in Yelwa Zangam community behind the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that it’s been extremely difficult fighting corruption under a democratic setting in the country. The President in an exclusive interview Thursday morning on Arise TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY, emphasised that it had not been easy for him to fight corruption since he became a democratically elected President six […]

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has called on fellow leaders to join hands to bring an end to the insecurity in the state, noting that himself alone cannot restore security. He made the appeal on Tuesday while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House. Governor Uzodinma called […]

State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the devolution of powers to states as one of the ways to tackle the disturbing trend of insecurity in the country. This formed part of many resolutions reached by the governors on Monday when they met in Ibadan, the Oyo […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila said on Monday that the current security challenges in the country has made it imperative for additional funding for the nation’s armed forces. The Speaker said in time of war, no nation depend on annual appropriation to fund its armed forces, saying Nigeria was currently at war […]

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on the state and local governments to join the Federal Government in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria. Mohammed told newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday, adding that the federal government can’t tackle the challenges alone. He said: ”it is the responsibility of the federal, state and local […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged said his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation and he hopes Nigerians understand. Speaking to journalists at the State House shortly after observing the Eid prayer, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast, President Buhari said that the menace of bandits and kidnappers will […]