Browsing: Insecurity

The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Inuwa Yahaya, has said governors from the region are concerned over the spate of insecurity in the North. This is as he said the northern governors demanded a change in the approach to tackling insecurity in the region. Yahaya, who is the governor of Gombe State, disclosed this […]

The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has issued a directive to forbid the use of tinted windows, the selling of bread without labels, and the sale of over 50 liters of petrol in the entire state. It was revealed in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Wednesday. Lawal implemented Executive Order No. 02 and […]

The head of the Air Force, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has expressed dissatisfaction with the expensive fuel prices and additional charges. He mentioned that the cost of Jet A-1 was around N1,200 per litre instead of the N360 per litre that the service had planned for. Abubakar identified this as one of the problems […]

The Senate is currently meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe The Senate at the Wednesday plenary resolved at about 12:20 pm to move the first order of the day to another legislative day to allow for a meeting with the duo in a […]

The Kano State Police Commissioner, Hussaini Gumel, has instructed Operational Commanders and Divisional Police Officers to increase patrols around all primary and secondary schools, as well as tertiary institutions in the state. This information was shared in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, on Wednesday. He mentioned that this action aligns with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure the safety of schools under the Safe Schools Initiative. He explained that the directive aims to enhance the security of lives and property, with a specific focus on the safety of schools and students.

The Department of State Services, on Friday, urged citizens to be vigilant against public dangers, especially Improvised Explosive Devices. IEDs are like locally made bombs used by bandits and terrorists to terrorise security agents or civilians alike in North-East and North-West regions of the country. According to data presented at the North-East Security Meeting in […]