Nigerian Army Vows To Deal With Its Personnel Using Social Media To Subvert Authority

MilitaryNigerian Army Vows To Deal With Its Personnel Using Social Media To Subvert Authority

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

The Nigerian Army says that it has established mechanisms of responding to administrative issues and resorting to social media was not one of them, but vowed to deal severely with any of its personnel caught using social media to engage the authorities. Mohammed Yerima, Director of Army Public Relations said this in a statement on Saturday while reacting to a petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari by some Non-Commissioned Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers to...

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United Kingdom To Partner Nigeria In Military-To-Military Training

National SecurityNewsNigeriaUnited Kingdom To Partner Nigeria In Military-To-Military Training

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2021

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said that the United Kingdom (UK) is partnering with Nigeria in military-to-military training and other areas, amidst growing insecurity in the country occasioned by banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, and farmers/herders crisis. Speaking with Sunday Sun in Abuja on the United Kingdom-Nigeria bilateral ties, Laing said: “I would say it’s very strong and getting stronger and we have a long shared history, shared culture and many...

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We Are Ready To Support You In All Ways – Buhari Tells Chadian President

Foreign PolicyNewsWe Are Ready To Support You In All Ways – Buhari Tells Chadian President

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 15, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Chadian Transitional Leader that Nigeria will render assistance to the Republic of Chad to stabilize and return to constitutional order. President Buhari stated this on Friday at the State House when he received Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President, Transitional Military Council of Chad. “We are bound together by culture and geography, and we will help in all ways we can,” President Buhari told his visitor. “Nigerians...

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OPINION: Crisis in Mozambique is Grabbing the World’s Attention

AfricaNational SecurityOpinionOPINION: Crisis in Mozambique is Grabbing the World’s Attention

PilotnewsMay 14, 2021

By Michelle Gavin, Columnist and Blogger   As the insurgency in northern Mozambique continues to escalate, not only is the humanitarian crisis deepening, but the instability’s ripple effects are being felt far beyond Mozambique’s borders. Over 700,000 people in the region have been internally displaced, and nearly a million are facing severe hunger. Humanitarian appeals have struggled to attract sufficient funding, but developments in the region suggest that some elements of the crisis definitely have the world’s...

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Federal Government To Resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeFederal Government To Resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says the Federal Government will soon resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Gwandu on Thursday in Abuja said the move is geared towards the Federal Government’s commitment to end insecurity in the country. The statement in part read that “The Federal Government is committed to ending insecurity in the country, and...

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ICPC Hunts Buhari’s Inlaw, Two Others Over $65m National Housing Funds

BusinessCorruptionLaw & JusticeICPC Hunts Buhari’s Inlaw, Two Others Over $65m National Housing Funds

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

ABUJA — The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC) has declared Gimba Kumo, former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, and two others wanted over alleged misappropriation of $65 million National Housing Funds. In the notice signed by its spokesperson Azuka Ogugua, the ICPC declared Mr. Kumo wanted alongside Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola over the alleged fraud. “The persons whose pictures appear...

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Buhari Vows to Control Nigeria’s Insecurity Amidst Uncertainty

EconomyNational SecurityNigeriaBuhari Vows to Control Nigeria’s Insecurity Amidst Uncertainty

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 14, 2021

ABUJA — In a major step toward addressing the heightened insecurity across the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to put every available resource to use in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria. In a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the president linked the activities of the bandits to food security. He affirmed that the violent attacks will be addressed to ensure the nation’s food security is not threatened. “Mr. Buhari has been criticized...

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Buhari Won’t Ignore Call for Dialogue, Restructuring – Akeredolu

National SecurityNigeriaBuhari Won’t Ignore Call for Dialogue, Restructuring – Akeredolu

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 13, 2021

The Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu is certain that the presidency will address the last Tuesday resolution of the southern leader’s meeting. The 17-member forum had called for the creation of state police and national restructuring to control the country’s security challenges. Akeredolu who also doubles as the Governor of Ondo state during an interview with Arise TV said: “Getting a presidential buy-in might be some cause for concern, but 17 governors...

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400 Suspected Boko Haram Financiers Identified for Trial – AGF

Law & JusticeNational SecurityNews400 Suspected Boko Haram Financiers Identified for Trial – AGF

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 13, 2021

The federal government has decided to commence the prosecution of about 400 suspected Boko Haram financiers according to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. This announcement is coming shortly after Malami had hinted that the government was profiling some high-profile Nigerians strongly suspected to be financing terrorism for prosecution. In a statement his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, Malami noted that the investigations revealing the suspected terrorism financiers were triggered by a recent conviction of...

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Southern Senators Commend Region’s Governors On Security Steps

National SecurityNewsSouthern Senators Commend Region’s Governors On Security Steps

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 12, 2021

The Southern Senators’ Forum has commended steps taken by state governors from the region to stem the rise in insecurity. The forum disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Secretary-General and Publicity Secretary, Senators Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), Matthew Uroghide (PDP-Edo), and Chukwuka Utazi (PDP-Enugu). The forum lauded the governors for out-rightly taking a firm position on burning national issues, including banning the open grazing of cattle. The senators said that...

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