insecurity

Due to the rising insecurity in the country, opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, July 8, has expressed their concern to President Muhammadu Buhari by finding a lasting solutions to insecurity challenges faced by…

Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has announced that Governors in the South-West region will adopt ways to get arms to defend their people, following the worsening security situation in the country. The Governor, who is…

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams has called on the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations to interfere in the rising insecurity in Nigeria. According to him, “no part of Nigeria is safe again.”…

Business mogul and chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has slammed Nigerian leaders about the myriad of challenges that Nigerians are battling every day. Taking to his Twitter handle on Thursday, he revealed that he…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has ordered the restoration of telecomunication services in Gusau, the state capital. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had on September 4 directed telecommunications providers to shut…

Management of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has updated its handbook on security awareness to reflect the poor state of security in the country. The commission informed corps members on the possibility of being kidnapped while…

Security operatives have reportedly recaptured at least 99 inmates out of the 240 that escaped from Kabba Correctional Centre in Kogi State, after some gunmen attacked the facility on Sunday night. Recall that the correctional facility…

Citing rising cases of insecurity in Zamfara and adjourned cities, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reportedly directed all telecommunications providers to shut down services in Zamfara State for two weeks from September 3.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the attack launched on Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Tuesday, will not dampen the morale of Armed Forces. On the contrary, he said, it will buoy their determination to make a decisive end of…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has slammed the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as the worst in handling security matters. He said this while speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday,…

Nigerian Air Force has on Thursday, July 22 taken delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the United States. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said the aircraft arrived in Kano State on Thursday…

Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, says he is more at ease when visiting Maiduguri than Abuja, the nation’s capital. Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, is closer to Nigeria’s insurgency war in the North-East which …

President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Borno state on Thursday, on a one-day official visit to the Northern state, it has emerged. The state governor, Babagana Zulum, stated this in a special broadcast to the people of the state on…

Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denied asking President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the use of Nigeria’s constitution to be able to tackle the escalating insecurity in the country more…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has debunked some media reports (not by MDB) that its branches in the South-East part of the country have been closed due to the rising insecurity in the region. On May 31, the banking institution in a tweet…