Insecurity Poses Challenge To Nigeria’s Nationhood- Buhari

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity Poses Challenge To Nigeria’s Nationhood- Buhari

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday at a Special Summit says insecurity is challenging the foundation of Nigeria’s nationhood. The Special Summit on National Security with a theme: ‘Strengthening National Security. Comprehensive Assessment and Generating Innovative All-Encompassing Solutions.’ was organized by the Special Committee of the House of Representatives on National Security. Buhari noted that terrorism, political conflicts, racism, and other forms of criminal activities continued to threaten economic development, peace and security in...

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Ekiti Judicial Ministry Committed to Development of Laws in the State Says Director

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEkiti Judicial Ministry Committed to Development of Laws in the State Says Director

PilotnewsMay 25, 2021

ADO-EKITI — The Director, Research, and  Publications of the Ministry of Justice Ekiti State, Mrs. Yetunde Kolawole has expressed the commitment of the Ministry of Justice, Ekiti State to the development of all areas of law in the State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said this on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti during the kick-start of the programmes put together in honour of the retiring Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Honourable Justice Ayodeji Daramola, the...

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800 Suspected Boko Haram Members Up for Trial – Official

Boko HaramLaw & Justice800 Suspected Boko Haram Members Up for Trial – Official

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 24, 2021

Suspected Boko Haram members who are currently in Maiduguri military detention are to be prosecuted as soon the ongoing judicial strike is suspended, an official has disclosed. According to Chioma Onuegbu, Deputy Director at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja, about 800 suspects linked to the Islamic sect are up for prosecution. The suspects to be prosecuted are among the 1000 suspects by the prosecutors handling the Federal Ministry of Justice’s “complex cases”. The...

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Tinubu, Governors, South-West APC Leaders Reject Secession, Endorse Ban on Open Grazing

National SecurityNigeriaTinubu, Governors, South-West APC Leaders Reject Secession, Endorse Ban on Open Grazing

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2021

The Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West have rejected the agitation for secession across the country. In a meeting in Lagos on Sunday, the stakeholders said a united and peaceful Nigeria should remain the pursuit of all well-meaning leaders. The meeting was attended by the National Leader of the ruling party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; South-West Governors, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, and other stakeholders. A communiqué which was issued at the end of...

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Keffi Replaces Attahiru As Chief Of Army Staff

MilitaryNewsNigeriaKeffi Replaces Attahiru As Chief Of Army Staff

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General, Danjuma Ali Keffi as the new chief of army staff following the death of General Attahiru and ten others in an air mishap on Friday. A military source confirmed the appointment. Danjuma Ali Keffi hails from Nasarawa State and GOC 1 Div Kaduna, is also a member of 38 Regular Course and trained in Mogadishu Battalion of the Academy. He is a member of 38...

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Nigerian Army Commences Investigation Of Plane Crash That Kills COAS, Others in Kaduna

Accidents and SafetyMilitaryNigerian Army Commences Investigation Of Plane Crash That Kills COAS, Others in Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

ABUJA — It was a black Friday for Nigerians when the news filtered that a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft 350 with registration NGR203 from Abuja to Kaduna carrying Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru and others had crashed and no survivor of the ill-fated plane. The incident occurred around 6pm and those on board include principal officers, personal aides of the COAS and the crew. They are: Lt Gen I Attahiru, Brig Gen MI Abdulkadir,...

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National Assembly Approves N74 Billion For Nigeria Police Trust Fund

National SecurityPoliceNational Assembly Approves N74 Billion For Nigeria Police Trust Fund

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

The Executive Secretary Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), Ahmad Sokoto, says the National Assembly Joint Committee on Police Affairs has approved the 2021 budget of N74 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). Sokoto who disclosed this in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the National Assembly Joint Committee on Police Affairs said the N74 billion budget captured all the demands of the fund which include training and retraining of personnel of the Nigeria...

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OPINION: Nigerian Initiative Against Separatists Looks Nasty

BlogNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Nigerian Initiative Against Separatists Looks Nasty

PilotnewsMay 21, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   The Nigerian government has launched Operation Restore Peace, designed to destroy the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in support of independence for the former breakaway Republic of Biafra, and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba, the security services are not to be constrained by human rights considerations. In comments reported in the Nigerian media, he said: “Don’t...

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BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Dies in Air Crash

Accidents and SafetyMilitaryBREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Dies in Air Crash

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2021

Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash. General Attahiru died with his aides in a plane crash. According to military sources, the crash occurred today while on an official trip to Kaduna. Gen. Attahiru who was newly appointed chief of army staff on January 26, succeeding Tukur Buratai. He was 54. The presidency has already been briefed about the development. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force has issued a...

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Nigerian Government Threatens to Use the Hammer in the South East

BlogMilitaryNational SecurityOpinionNigerian Government Threatens to Use the Hammer in the South East

PilotnewsMay 20, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s May 11 meeting with the military service chiefs and the inspector general of police, Nigerian military sources confirmed that some troops were being moved from Borno State, where they have been engaged with Boko Haram and other jihadis, to the South East, to counter “bandits” and the regional separatist organization, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), along with its security force, the Eastern Security Network (ESN)....

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