Northeast Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called for deployment of more state of the art military hardware to the troops fighting  Boko Haram insurgents. The body said this in a communique issued after its second meeting to discuss the challenges facing the sub-region. The communique was signed by the Forum’s Chairman and governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum. It commended the efforts of the Federal Government in fighting insurgency but urged the armed forces to intensify efforts...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command,  has promised to give maximum support to the state Security Network Agency, code-named: ‘Amotekun Corps’, to enhance its operations. The promise was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun. Olusegun quoted the state Commandant, Iskilu Akinsanya, to have made the pledge, when the Chairman of Amotekun, Gen. Ajibola Togun (rtd), and his members visited...