insecurity

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said that insecurity remains the greatest challenge in the state, recalling how seven local government areas, mostly Anambra South Senatorial zone, were under siege prior to his…

Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, has said corruption impedes national development and the flow of foreign direct investment. He, however, expressed the…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to speak to the media on the high increase of insecurity…

Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has disclosed that the Monday morning attack at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri is proof that insecurity in the state is politically driven. The…

President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has dispelled insinuations that insecurity was on the rise in the country. According to him, the narratives by some western countries on the security situation in the…

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that a veritable step for addressing insecurity in Nigeria was for states to provide their separate police systems. Sen. Okowa made this…

Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the call of state governors and allow them to acquire sophisticated armory to counter bandits and terrorists in their states. The group also urged the…

The Federal Government, through Lai Mohammed, has said that the current insecurity has been the greatest challenge to the peace and security of Nigeria since the civil war. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said…

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has revealed that reelecting Governor Seyi Makinde for second term in office is a risk to the security architecture of the State. The statement was made available on Monday, August 8, to…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Friday has commended the National Assembly for issuing a six-week ultimatum for President Muhammadu Buhari to step up the fight against insecurity or risk being impeached. Ortom gave the commendation…

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that there is a link with the spate of insecurity in the country to financial leakages. According to him, criminals are still in business of the money getting into their hands in…

Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State has expressed fears that dwindling resources and poverty, if not tackled, may force some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to join Boko Haram and its splinter group -– the…

The federal government has disclosed that Nigerians are scared and worried about the worsening insecurity in the land. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday, July 28, after the National Security Council meeting chaired by…

Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has said Nigeria needs foreign assistance to tackle its worsening insecurity situation. Reacting to the planned attack by terrorists and…

Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has again condemned Nigeria’s insecurity, adding that Yorubas are ready to defend themselves against terrorists. The traditional leader warned gunmen to stop testing the will of the…