President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to address the house of representatives on insecurity, according to Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker. The lower legislative chamber of the national assembly had invited the president over incessant killings. Speaking at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Gbajabiamila said he met with the president over the issue. More to […]
The Police Command in Cross River State has confirmed the killing of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Egbe Edum , by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday in Calabar. The command `s Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar. […]
Members of the Senate on Tuesday called for the provision of enough state-of-the-art weapons and equipment to effectively combat the insurgents in the North East. This formed part of the resolutions reached after a thorough deliberation on national security, especially as it relates to the security challenges in the region. The lawmaker representing Borno Central, […]
…..Say life has no value under him The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has demanded the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari following the mounting security challenges in the country with the government appearing helpless. The Forum also expressed outrage over the massacre of Borno rice farmers, saying life has no value under Buhari’s administration. It added […]
Ahmed Baba Kaita, senator representing Katsina north, says the best efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari in tackling insecurity in the country are not good enough. Speaking on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, Kaita said there is a need to reassess the efforts of the military in combating the insurgency in the north-east. The […]
The killer of the slain Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Phillips Shekwo has been arrested. Governor Sule confirmed this Tuesday while delivering a speech in Lafia, the state capital. He identified the killer as Muhammad Usman, a notorious kidnapper who confessed to the crime. The Governor who commended security personnel […]
The senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the ”overstayed” service chiefs. The resolution of the upper legislative chamber followed a motion sponsored by Kashim Shettima, senator representing Borno central. The request by the lawmakers is coming six months after they asked the service chiefs to resign. Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff; Tukur […]
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Otukpo, SP Yahaya Pawa, was early hours of Tuesday shot by suspected criminals in a suburb of Otukpo in Benue state Daily Trust gathered that the police officer had led his team to effect the arrest of some suspected criminals in Otukpo-Icho community when the incident occurred. It was […]
The Alliance for the Survival of COVID- 19 and Beyond (ASCAB), led by a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has stated that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno State has provided another opportunity for President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the service chiefs. In a statement […]
Security agents engaged bandits four times between Sunday night and Monday morning in what appeared to be coordinated attacks that claimed the lives of two travellers and two bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja and Kaduna-Zaria road. Kaduna State Police Command told Daily Trust that an attack along Kaduna-Zaria road on Sunday night was a foiled kidnapping […]
