It appears there’s still a long way to go before rival factions in Libya agree on uniting the country. What’s the latest there? In a statement that suggested that both sides have not reached an agreement on the way forward, the leader of the Libyan National Army, which controls the country’s east, Khalifa Haftar declared…
As President Buhari and Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele unveiled the newly redesigned naira notes yesterday November 23, and many Nigerians wait anxiously to “detty this December” with the newly minted banknotes, terrorists and bandits alike, are not left out in the anticipation of who gets to spend the new naira first. What do you…
Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, NBC, Adamu Adaji has called on border communities along the long stretch of the expansive territorial borders to cooperate in ensuring effective border policing. Adaji made the call at a one-day workshop with the theme: “converting Borders from barriers of Separation to Bridges of cooperation and Regional integration”, on…
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly invaded the home of a popular businesswoman in the Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state, killing her son and abducting her daughter. How did it happen? According to reports by Tribune online, the unidentified gunmen invaded the family residence of the businesswoman in Alagbado area of Ilorin, in the wee hours…
The Nigerian Army has announced the capture of 79 terrorists in the Northeast region of the country. Troops of “Operation Hadin Kai’’ (OPHK) captured the terrorists and their collaborators in the last two weeks. This was disclosed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, major general Musa Danmadami, in Abuja on Thursday at the bi-weekly…
Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that there is a plot by Boko Haram terrorists based in some parts of Kaduna and Niger state to destroy critical electricity infrastructure supplying the North-West Region. El-Rufai made this revelation in a letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari in late July. The statement by the governor is…
Pan Yoruba socio-political organization, AFENIFERE, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prove to terrorists and bandits that he is still in charge of the nation. The organization while expressing concerns over the rising spate of insecurity in the country wondered if the president was aware of the security situation in Nigeria. What else did…
The Nigerian federal government is seeking collaboration with global Internet giant, Google, in its efforts to curb the activities of terrorists in the country. What’s Google’s input to be? The government’s main concern with Google is in the area of information dissemination. Speaking yesterday during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from Google…
The leadership of the Nigerian Senate has met with military chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the worsening security situation in the country. The closed-door meeting held in Abuja, had in attendance, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, chairmen of the senate security-related committees, chief of Defense Staff, Inspector-General of Police, heads of…
The Permanent Secretary, Borno State Ministry of Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Alhaji Tahiru Shettima, has pledged the Ministry’s full commitment to support the processes that would lead to the successful implementation of the Transitional Justice Project flagged by the National Human Rights Commission, NHCR, with the support of the European Union, EU and the…
