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The Federal Government has intensified efforts to bolster its counter-terrorism capabilities by sending a team of experts to Italy, led by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar. The team is set to finalise the procurement of 24 M-346 Fighter Ground Attack (FGA) jets and 10 AW-109 Trekker helicopters, in collaboration with the […]
By Dakuku Peterside THE impact of insecurity in Nigeria is significant, encompassing substantial losses in terms of lives, economic setbacks ,and the emergence of humanitarian crises. Many citizens find themselves in precarious situations with limited access to basic needs. While this is the case, the effectiveness of government’s response to insecurity is debatable. Some citizens […]
By Suleiman A Suleiman, A journalist based in Abuja. suleimanasuleiman476@gmail.com The persistent issue of kidnapping and other insecurity challenges in Nigeria has raised significant concerns, especially in the prevention of investment in the country. This has been further exacerbated by the targeting of high-value individuals, and strategic locations in the capital city, a sit of […]
Some analysts in Jos, Plateau State, have expressed worry over the resurgence of violent attacks on some communities across the state and other parts of the country, describing them as senseless, calling on the Nigerian government and security agencies to put an end to the attacks. They also ask those managing the nation’s security to […]
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday, launched a five-year strategic plan for the Ministry and its Services/Board to tackle insecurity in the country. In a statement by Afonja Fatai Ajibola, the spokesman of the ministry, the Minister said the Ministry of Interior is integral to the national security and prosperity of the country. […]
The Zamfara government has lifted the embargo it imposed on political activities in the state following resurgence of banditry and kidnapping. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, on Monday in Gusau. The government, the commissioner said, also lifted the curfew imposed on Gummi, Anka and Bukkuyum local […]
Zamfara State government led by Governor Bello Matawalle has announced the reopening of forty-five schools in the state. The report said no fewer than seventy-five schools were shut down in Zamfara following incessant attacks by bandit terrorists and kidnappers in the state months ago. The statement reads: “While reopening the schools, we categorised them into […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has stated that insecurity has “gotten out of hands” in the country and has become an embarrassment. CAN stated this on Sunday while condemning the unprovoked attacks and killing of several innocent worshippers at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo. According to a statement signed by Pastor […]
•Nigerian authorities increasingly failing to protect children •More than 1,500 school children abducted by armed groups since Chibok incident. Fear of abduction causing drop in school enrollment Eight years after the chilling abduction of 276 Chibok school girls by Boko Haram, more than 1,500 Nigerian school children have been abducted by armed groups, and the […]
Governor Matawalle has warned that strong facts indicated that the recurrence of bandits activities in the state is aided and abetted mostly by powerful indigenes of the state. From a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, a copy of which was made available to the Spectacles on […]