The Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, has described the article about Nigeria published by London-based magazine, The Economist, as unfair. The news magazine’s article titled, ‘Insurgency, Secessionism and Banditry Threaten Nigeria,’ accused the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of ineptitude, while lambasting the Nigerian military […]
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, on Tuesday, assented to the amended Community Volunteer Guards law of the state. The new law empowers local guards to carry weapons legally recognised by the constitution. The law was first passed in 2000 by the state house of assembly and assented to by George Akume, former governor of Benue. […]
Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has deployed 98 senior officers to Anambra ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state. Over the past months, violent attacks in the state and the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have cast a doubt on the possibility of the election holding on […]
Based on the outcome of the election security threat analysis conducted by the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has said that 34,587 personnel would be deployed for the upcoming Anambra election. According to a 25-page document FIJ exclusively obtained, the personnel would be drawn from 27 state police […]
The UK Government on Monday said it would train more personnel of the Nigerian Navy in the fight against criminalities like piracy, drugs smuggling and other crime-related activities. Mr Ben Llewellyn-Jones, UK’s Deputy High Commissioner, said this while briefing journalists on board of HMS Trent, a British Warship, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
National Security Adviser, Babagana Moguno, on Monday responded to the threat by the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) to frustrate the conduct of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The IPOB at the weekend declared a one-week sit-at-home protest across the South-East states starting from November 5. IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary, Emma […]
The United States Government says the Federal Government is expected to deploy the Super Tucano aircraft only in the northern part of the country where Boko Haram terrorists have engaged the Nigerian state in a decade-long insurgency killing thousands and displacing millions. This, therefore, precludes the possibility of the Federal Government deploying the security equipment […]
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, Friday said that the quest to keep Nigeria peaceful and united has been the driving force to most of his actions. Adesina, stated this while receiving some Nollywood actors, members of the National Council for Women Society (NCWS), and representatives of National Associations […]
Due to rising insecurity across the country, Imo State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed a bill for a law to supplement the 2021 budget with N31,909,038,590. Presenting the bill before the house, the Majority Leader, Chief Kanayo Onyemaechi (Owerri West), said the passage became necessary due to the security situation of the state. Onyemaechi said […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and other security agencies to ensure that nothing stops the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), announced this to State House correspondents at the end of Thursday’s security meeting chaired by the president. Monguno said Buhari […]
