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…says President dished out fresh directives  The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has disclosed what the high-level security meeting alongside the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other security chiefs discussed with the President, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The security officials arrived at the Villa around 3:00 p.m. and proceeded into …

•NGF raises panel to tackle killings, proposes massive security personnel recruitment The National Economic Council on Thursday deferred talks on state police until its next meeting, amidst the violent attacks and bloodshed in parts of the country. Bayelsa Governor, Duoye Diri, told State House Correspondents after the council’s 149th meeting at the Aso Rock Villa that the issue was on …

Recent PSC elections revived debates about whether membership should favour inclusion and fairness or regional capacity and influence. The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) was modelled on the United Nations Security Council, with both having 15 member states. But unlike the UN Security Council, which has five permanent members who wield veto powers, the PSC’s regional rotational membership, in …

Amid rising insecurity across the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday ordered the immediate deployment of a special squad to tackle the growing wave of violence. The police chief also directed all Police Mobile Force squadrons to keep at least one fully equipped, combat-ready unit on constant standby. Egbetokun issued the directive during a meeting with Squadron …

Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba on Wednesday. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, confirmed the development in a phone conversation with Vanguard. Similarly, the defection …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, for a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The two senior security officials arrived at the Villa around 3:00 p.m. and proceeded into a closed-door session with the President at his official residence, amid mounting concerns over …

The defection came a few days after Oborevwori’s counterpart in Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno, another PDP Governor, endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy and commissioners have defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection was announced at a press briefing in Asaba on …

By Idahosa Musa Following the increasing rate of kidnappings and other sundry crimes in the locality, the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpehbolo, has ordered the indefinite suspension of the Traditional Ruler of Uwano Kingdom, Angenebode in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state, Dr. George Oshiapi Egabor.  The development was contained in a statement issued by the Chief …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to deal ruthlessly with criminal elements and make the state inhabitable for their activities, adding that under his watch, criminals will not succeed in destabilizing Edo. Governor Okpebholo made the vow shortly after meeting behind closed doors with heads of security agencies in the state and other key stakeholders in …

By Idahosa Musa The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, on Tuesday dismissed the claims by the party’s National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, that he has sacked the PDP Zonal Committee Excos in Bayelsa and Edo States. The party said that only the national body of the PDP has the constitutional power to set up caretaker committees …