Security

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has come out to say that the Inspector General of Police is posting Commissioner of Police into the State for political patronage rather than competence. He recently revealed this via a statement by his media assistant, Kelvin Ebiri, after he (Wike) led the Chief Whip ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to lament about the worsening security situation in Nigeria. He recently revealed that he plans to ensure a re-engineering of the nation’s security architecture. According to him, the security agencies have to rejig their strategies since the issues involved are operational problems that require ...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has come out to seek synergy among all security agencies to re-strategize and re-examine our security structure to end the increasing cases of terrorism in the country. Aisha Buhari disclosed this at an international conference on state and security held at the Nigeria Defence Academy ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has urged top security officials to boost security measures at the National Assembly as soon as possible. Ahmad said he has gotten reports of security threat to the assembly and everything must be done to prevent any bad occurrence. According to him, several unknown and uninvited ...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has revealed that Southeast governors are very committed to strengthening the security architecture of the zone. Governor Ifeanyi revealed this today during the South East Region Security Summit in Enugu facilitated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu. According to him, ...

The House of Representatives has reached out to the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s security sector. Their cry followed a motion of Urgent Public Importance moved by the Chief Whip of the house, Rep. Mohammed Monguno, during a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr. ...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Governors of the South-west states that the fresh security organization, Amotekun should refrain from leaning towards any religion or targeting any ethnic group for victimization. The Director of the human rights organization, Prof. Ishaq Akintola revealed this in a recent statement in ...

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has described the security architecture in Nigeria as a failed system that has to be overhauled and reconstructed. Lawan believes that for things to go well in Nigeria, restructuring the security architecture is highly compulsory because it is currently in a very bad state. According ...

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has said moles in the state that are revealing secret information on security problems to bandits are the reason for the attacks on some local government areas in the state. He revealed this at a press conference organized on the recent directive by President Muhammadu ...

The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has blasted the need for Amotekun, saying only the Northern part of Nigeria is in desperate need of extra security. In a recent statement, CNG also slammed the Southwest governors that are insisting on establishing the outfit despite the warnings from the FG, alleging ...

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has cautioned corps members to stay away from anything that would expose them to security risks during their Community Development Service (CDS). Udom revealed this at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 orientation course for corps members deployed to the ...

Chairman Senate Committee, Army, Senator Ali Ndume has said the National Assembly will make sure the defence budget is adjusted to meet present security challenges in Nigeria. He revealed this in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna, saying that the allocation for the Armed Forces contained in the 2020 budget ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the books of the NDDC to be audited since it was established to be opened. According to the number one man in Nigeria, he does not trust the agency. He demanded the instant probe of the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has come out to say that a partnership between State Governors and the National Assembly is needed to redefine good governance in the interest of the masses. Ahmed Lawan revealed this when members of the Progressive Governor’s Forum comprising the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors met ...

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has asked Nigerians to unite with President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to end the security challenge in the country. Ovie, who particularly reached out to politicians to stop politicising security matters, said it is now compulsory for all hands to be on deck to ...

Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye a.k.a Rudeboy is not happy with the Nigerian Police and he has shared his thoughts on how they go about their jobs in an improper manner. He blasted them for the recent attack of a FUTA female student and a Nigerian Footballer. He went as far ...