The Department of State Services (DSS) has commented on its arrest of Omoyele Sowore, ex-presidential candidate. The secret police said it was because he threatened the public peace and safety with his planned protest. On Saturday, agents of the service invaded Sowore’s residence and took him into custody. Before his arrest, he was promoting a […]
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Some unknown gunmen have killed Saidu Kolaku, a leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Adamawa state. The assailants were said to have invaded his home on Saturday at Sabon Pegi in Mayo Belwa local government area in the state and shot him dead. Prior to his death, Kolaku was […]
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At least 1,000 soldiers who have been killed in battle, in the fight against insurgency were secretly buried in Maiduguri, Borno state, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Quoting military sources, the newspaper said the number of soldiers buried in that manner could be higher than the figure. It said on the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hinted on possible changes in the nation’s security architecture with a view to reinvigorate and reenergise it in the ongoing fight against terrorism and violent crimes in the country. The president gave the hint when he received traditional rulers from the South West zone of the country, led by the […]
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Former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed concern over the growing insecurity in various parts of the country, calling for urgent action. Speaking at a roundtable discussion on the security challenges, he said: “there is anger in the land and the voices of reason are drowning very rapidly”. The parley organised by the General […]
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The senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, says the Federal Government is making contact with the captors of the aid workers in Borno state. Insurgents suspected to be members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) had attacked a convoy of aid workers in Damasak, Borno […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday held consultations with the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, and the Awujale of Ijebu Kingdom, Oba Sikiru Adetona, all in Ogun, over the security challenges in the country. Osinbajo, who first visited the Akarigbo, was accompanied by Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun. The vice president, who fielded questions […]
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The umbrella body herdsmen in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has asked pastoralists across the country to defend themselves against ethnic militia groups. In an interview with Punch published on Saturday, Saleh Alhassan, national secretary of the group, said herdsmen can exercise their right to free movement as Nigerians. He said governors in the south would […]
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The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to call its members who are violent to order. According to NAN, Samson Ayokunle, president of CAN, spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said herdsmen who are of the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in order to address insecurity situation in the country. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, made the appeal at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the open letter of former President […]
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