•The governors and traditional rulers The Northern Governors’ Forum and the Traditional Rulers’ Council in the region have reiterated their support for the creation of state police, with a call on the National Assembly to expedite action on the enactment of the legal framework for its take-off. This was part of their resolutions at their [&hel...
•Hon Terseer Ugbor and Governor Hyacinth Alia The lawmaker representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, Terseer Ugbor, has blamed the recent spike in insecurity on a lack of synergy among the state’s political leaders. The lawmaker accused the Governor Hyacinth Alia-led state government of en...
•North-East governors Governors in the North-East region have declared their intention to enrol Almajiris and out-of-school children into formal education as part of a broader strategy to combat insecurity and revitalise education, which has been severely impacted by over a decade of Boko Haram activities. Speaking at the 11th meeting of the N...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen The Mutual Union of Tiv in America (MUTA) has called on the Benue State Government and the Federal Government to help reclaim lands allegedly occupied by suspected armed Fulani herders. The group also urged the governments to ensure the safe return of displaced persons to their ancestral homes, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...
•Gunmen As insecurity grips Nigerians tightly, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, numbering 21, yesterday, asserted that 183 people were alleged killed in the third week of April 2025 alone in Benue and Plateau States. This was contained in a statement signed by the CSOs, including; Advocacy Centre for Development, AC4D; Alliances for Africa; ...
•Akanji and Tinubu The Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. Israel Akanji has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently convene a national conference on security with all former Presidents and Heads of State to produce a new blueprint for security operations. Akanji made this call at a press conference o today heralding the 112th Annual Session of ...
A civil society group under the aegis of the Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network has advocated for the establishment of State Police, saying that present security architecture appears unable to cope with rising waves of crime and criminality in the country. It argued that the introduction of state police into the policing struct...
•Kashim Shettima Despite the festering insecurity in many parts of the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima, state governors and some ministers rose from the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting yesterday without discussing the issue of State Police. Answering questions from State House reporters after the NEC meeting presided over by th...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. This directive was contained in a statement signed yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, where...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa, at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which is currently underway at the official residence of the President inside the State House, is apparently coming at a time when the [&hell...
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