Former Minister of Transportation and 2023 presidential aspirant Chibuike Amaechi has said that the nation at the moment needs leaders with courage and political will to bring an end to the insecurity problems. The former Rivers State Governor, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that it is clear the government in power has no political…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to deal with marauding terrorists in the country or resign. Mr Atiku was responding to the recent ambush on a military convoy, which resulted in the killing of soldiers, including a Brigade Commander, M Uba, who had led troops on an operation when he was…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has said that bandits and terrorists in the country are better armed than Nigerian soldiers. Lawal made the remarks on Monday during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored by our correspondent He was commenting on the country’s security situation….
The United Kingdom has cautioned its citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria due to worsening insecurity across the country. In its latest travel advisory, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said, “Insecurity is increasing across Nigeria. Kidnapping, violent crime, and intercommunal violence occur throughout all regions of Nigeria.” The advisory, published…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration has made significant progress in tackling insecurity across the country over the past two years, reaffirming his government’s commitment to defeating terrorism and ensuring national stability. Tinubu, in a statement on his social media handles, on Friday, said Nigeria’s security challenges, including terrorism and violent crimes,…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said President Bola Tinubu was committed to stamping out insecurity in the country. Recall that the nation has witnessed an uptick in banditry, kidnappings for ransom and a resurgence in terrorist activities in recent weeks. But speaking at an event organised by the office of the…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has linked the recent surge in killings across the country to the build-up to the 2027 general election. The country has in recent times witnessed renewed terror attacks in the North-East and attacks by the bandits in the North-West. Benue and Plateau states continue to be epicentres…
The Federal Government has begun the seventh phase of mass trials of suspected terrorists arrested across the country at Kainji in Niger State. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday night by the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The statement…
Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma, retd, was in the team that led the peace mission to Sudan between 2013 and 2015. He was the Director of Military Operations in the Northeast. He led the troops that bombarded Sambisa Forest to flush out Boko Haram and recaptured the local government areas lost to insurgency. In 2016,…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has described Nigeria’s lingering insecurity as a problem created and sustained by the country’s elite. Speaking at a stakeholder meeting themed ‘Dialogue on Community Policing as a Panacea for Insecurity in Nigeria: The Case of Plateau State’, Mutfwang said the elite have contributed to deepening communal divisions and must…
