Proposed Southeast Joint Security Network ― A Logical Reflection

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionProposed Southeast Joint Security Network ― A Logical Reflection

PilotnewsApril 12, 2021

“Ebubeagu must hit the ground running” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Yesterday, the five governors of the Southeast region met at Owerri the Imo state capital and for the first time in a long while, the entire governors were present in persons. At the end of their meeting, they all agreed to form a united security front called “Ebubeagu” as a joint Southeast security formation. This is coming about four months after the IPOB’s ESN was formed, and...

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South-East Governors Announces New Security Outfit, Ebube Agu

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSouth-East Governors Announces New Security Outfit, Ebube Agu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 12, 2021

Governors of the South-East states have announced a joint security outfit for the region, codenamed Ebube Agu (Aura of the Tiger). The governors made the resolution in a communique during the first southeast security summit held in Owerri on Sunday. The communique was presented by Chief Dave Umahi, Chairman of the South East Governors’ Conference and Ebonyi Governor, The governor’s conference said the joint security outfit would have its headquarters in Enugu to coordinate the...

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FG Printed N60bn to Share In March – Obaseki

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Printed N60bn to Share In March – Obaseki

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 12, 2021

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said Nigeria is in “huge financial trouble” with the way the economy is run. Obaseki lamented that Nigeria was the only country in the world where the federal, state and local governments earn salaries at the end of the month, adding that the Federal Government printed N60bn as part of federal allocation for March. Speaking at the state transition committee stakeholders’ engagement, the governor said the economy was no...

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Gov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

National DevelopmentNigeriaPoliticsGov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

IBADAN — Gov. Babangana Zulum of Borno says Nigeria will continue to be united in spite of its many challenges. Zulum said this on Saturday in Ibadan during a courtesy visit to his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Sheyi Makinde. The governor appealed to those fomenting trouble in parts of the country to desist forthwith and allow peace to reign, adding that nobody could predict what would happen in times of crises. He called on the...

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PDP Governors Call for Devolution of Powers

NewsPoliticsPDP Governors Call for Devolution of Powers

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 10, 2021

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s Forum have demanded an urgent devolution of powers and restructuring of Nigeria, saying the security situation in the country has worsened due to the incompetence of the government. The demands are contained in a communique jointly signed by the governors after the five hours of the closed-door meeting. The governors said that Nigerians were more divided along ethnic and religious lines more than ever before, lamenting that...

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Religious Leaders And Politicians Were Sponsors Of Insecurity- Sheikh Khalid

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaReligious Leaders And Politicians Were Sponsors Of Insecurity- Sheikh Khalid

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2021

A renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, on Thursday, alleged that some influential people, including religious leaders and politicians, were the real sponsors of insecurity in some parts of the country. Khalid stated this in Abuja during the public presentation of a book titled, “The Infinite Light, The Pride of Humanity” authored by Sheikh Fathullah Gulen a spiritual leader of Hizmet. Khalid claimed that the bandits who were predominantly youths of northern extraction had...

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Court Asks CBN to Freeze 194 Accounts of Firms, BDCs, Others

NewsCourt Asks CBN to Freeze 194 Accounts of Firms, BDCs, Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 9, 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday disclosed that the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has asked it to freeze 194 bank accounts belonging to firms and Bureaux de Change (BDCs) to enable it to conduct investigations into some suspicious activities. The apex bank disclosed this in three separate documents on its website. In one of the document, the bank stated that it got the order to freeze 60 banks accounts of Bluebeam Capital Limited...

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

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: 80,000 People Killed, 3 Million Displaced, Six Million Illegal Arms In Circulation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 8, 2021

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...

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

National SecurityNewsPoliceMend Broken Bridges of Trust With Nigerians, Osibanjo Admonishes Acting IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 7, 2021

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...

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OPINION: Foreign Involvement Growing in Mozambique Counterinsurgency

AfricaColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionOPINION: Foreign Involvement Growing in Mozambique Counterinsurgency

PilotnewsApril 7, 2021

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...

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