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resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the National Assembly to review existing laws to allow states to establish their own police forces, as part of efforts to address rising insecurity across the country. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday declaring a nationwide security emergency. “I call on the National Assembly to begin reviewing our laws to allow …

In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi on Wednesday, the group said the recent wave of attacks across northern states carries “the fingerprints of a well-funded, well-timed and politically orchestrated agenda,” insisting that the violence is far beyond the usual banditry that plagues the region. he Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has alleged a coordinated …

“My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas.” resident Bola Tinubu has declared a security emergency across Nigeria as the country continues to witness attacks by gunmen in various areas. The Nigerian leader also asked the police and the army to commence massive recruitment of …

ormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government over the release of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, saying, “No serious nation applauds itself for negotiating with terrorists.” In a statement from his media office on Wednesday, Atiku said their return should not be framed as an achievement but as evidence of Nigeria’s deepening security …

 report has dismissed the claim by the government that the 24 abducted schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Kebbi State, were rescued by security operatives, saying that they were released only after a negotiated settlement. Recall that on November 17, bandits stormed the school and abducted 25 female students after killing an official and injuring …

espite the reported intensified military operation against bandits, the criminals have continued their wave of terror, abducting 20 persons in Kwara and Kano between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The development comes barely 24 hours after 38 worshippers abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, Eruku, Ikere, Kwara State, on November 18, were released by their abductors. The freed students. …

kraine’s security chief says he is hoping to arrange for President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the US “at the earliest suitable date” this month, as diplomatic attempts to end the war continue. Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine’s security council, said on Tuesday the US and Ukraine had reached “a common understanding on the key terms of the agreement discussed” …

he Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday vowed that the Nigeria Police Force will not relent until peace and normalcy are fully restored in Kebbi following the abduction of 24 girls from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. Egbetokun, who arrived in the state on a sympathy visit, expressed his concern during a meeting with Governor Nasir Idris …

Mr Akpabio said insecurity has weakened economic growth, forced schools and farms to shut down, and eroded youth confidence. igeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday unveiled the country’s new strategic framework for combating terrorism, a five-year plan expected to run from 2025 to 2030. The security blueprint, known as the Nigeria Counter-Terrorism Strategic Plan, was developed by the National …

o fewer than 17 persons have been abducted in a fresh‎ attack on Isapa on Monday evening, by a gang of bandits numbering about seven. Isapa is about 5km to Eruku in the same Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, where bandits attacked a church last week Tuesday, during an evening church service killing three, while 38 were abducted. …