Insecurity: 80,000 People Killed, 3 Million Displaced, Six Million Illegal Arms In Circulation

A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has disclosed that the social insecurity bedeviling the country has left 80,000 people dead and 3 million others displaced while an estimated six million illegal arms are currently in circulation. Abubakar, who is also the Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), raised the alarm on Wednesday at a dialogue session with key stakeholders in Abuja. The meeting was attended by traditional rulers including the Sultan...

Mend Broken Bridges of Trust With Nigerians, Osibanjo Admonishes Acting IGP

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has urged the acting IGP, Usman Baba to restore dignity to the police force and rebuild the broken bridges of trust with the public. Speaking on Wednesday at the decoration of Baba with his new rank at Aso Rock Villa. Abuja, Osinbajo told him that he was appointed acting IGP at a turbulent time. He emphasized the need to curb the growing insecurity and pointed out the need to take...

OPINION: Foreign Involvement Growing in Mozambique Counterinsurgency

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger ______ Jihadi attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province are accelerating, with heavy fighting breaking out around the town of Palma. In response, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sent South African troops to evacuate South African nationals. The French oil and gas company Total has evacuated its employees from its Afungi gas facility and suspended construction on a $20 billion project. The Maputo government has, for much of the insurgency, routinely declined international help. But with the...

Bird Flu Hits 7 States, As Cholera Reported In 8 States in Nigeria

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has said Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states have reported confirmed human cases of Avian Influenza H5N1, also called “Bird flu”. Avian Influenza has strains of the influenza virus that primarily infects birds but can also infect humans. NCDC Boss disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, while giving highlights of the...

Hoodlums Free About 2000 Inmates, Burns Police Headquarters

Suspected hoodlums reportedly attacked the Correctional Facility in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Monday morning and freed about 2,000 inmates. The Correctional Facilities is near the State Government House. It was also reported that the hoodlums attacked the Imo State Police Command headquarters where over 600 suspects were freed from custody. The police headquarters was also set ablaze and burnt down dozens of vehicles in the process. According to sources, the attack started around...

IMF Projects Higher Economic Growth for Nigeria in 2021

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria might experience a 2.5 percent economic growth in 2021. The new growth projection is 1.0 percent higher than IMF’s 2021 forecast in January which was estimated at 1.5 percent. The Washington-based institution disclosed this on Tuesday during the 2021 Virtual Spring Meetings. IMF also predicted a growth of 3.4 percent for the Sub-Saharan Africa region in 2021, up 0.2 percent, from the previous forecast. It also lifted its...

Bandits Are Providing Funds For The Boko Haram- El-Rufa’i

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says bandits are providing funds for the Boko Haram sect and his administration would not negotiate with bandits. El-Rufa’i who featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said a strong link has been established between the bandits terrorizing the North West and the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. He said there was no way Boko Haram could gather money to fund their operations in the North...

The Unfortunate Narrative of FG Funding Its Projects with Delta Money

One major defect of our federalism is resource control. Resource control has consistently been discoursed and still under discussion by the Nigerian elites but the Nigerian government and lawmakers have been turning deaf ears to the yearning of many Nigerians. And recently, the Federal Government set to lay claim to Ibori loot, which by extension, is a wealth of Delta State. It is quite unfortunate that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has recently shown its unconsciousness...

Air Force Dismisses Boko Haram Claims on Missing Jet

The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed the claims by the Boko Haram terrorist group that it has gunned down the missing Alpha jet, which disappeared from the radar on Wednesday. The authority said there was no confirmation of the claims, adding that the clips posted online by the group might be that of a previous incident. The Air Force also said two personnel on the missing Nigeria Air Force Alpha jet were feared dead following...

ANALYSIS: Insecurity is Still Nigeria’s Principal Challenge Despite ₦3.8 Trillion Allocated in Ten Years

Abduction for ransom by criminal elements witnessed an unprecedented surge within the past few months. Principally the abduction of students in public schools, a few of these incidents clinched the headlines, raising concerns about the odds of a violent free Nigeria. The school series, from Dapchi girls, Kankara, Kangara boys to Jangebe girls are a repetition of the historic Chibok girls’ abduction which many believed to have cost Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, the exalted...

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