54 h. ago Poverty Reduction Surest Way To Fight Insecurity, Chinedumuije Urges Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has been advised to deploy alternative means to combat the growing insecurity and violence across the country, especially in the North-East and North-West regions. Country Director of GOALPrime Organisation Nigeria, Professor Christopher Chinedumuije, in an open letter to President Tinubu, stated that, “for years, successive governments have responded by increasing defence budgets, […]

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7 d. ago Insecurity: Declare state of emergency in north, NEF to Tinubu

• Says Nigeria’s stability, regional security under threat From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in northern Nigeria, citing the extraordinary scale of insecurity and the government’s constitutional and international obligations to protect lives. The forum lamented that state security agencies […] The post Insecurity: Declare state of emergency in north, NEF to Tinubu appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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8 d. ago North Central killings: APC fighting opposition instead of insecurity – Atiku

By John Ogunsemore Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government of abandoning the North-Central geopolitical zone “to bloodshed”. Atiku further asserted that the incumbent administration has been busy fighting the opposition instead of combating insecurity. The 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated these […] The post North Central killings: APC fighting opposition instead of insecurity – Atiku appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Tinubu vs opposition: Why 2015 won’t repeat itself –Dingyadi

…Blames governors for lingering insecurity in North From Sola Ojo, Abuja Former media aide to the former of Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, Abubakar Yusuf Dingyadi, has dismissed suggestions that President Bola Tinubu could face a 2015-kind of political upset in 2027, saying that the current opposition is too fractured, and uncoordinated to mount a […] The post Tinubu vs opposition: Why 2015 won’t repeat itself –Dingyadi appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Insecurity: North battered by multiple tragedies of banditry – ACF

mourns Buhari, Uwais, Ogbe, others From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Thursday painted a grim picture of the tragedies confronting the North, lamenting that the region has been battered by insecurity, natural disasters, and the deaths of many of its illustrious leaders. Speaking at the 78th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting […] The post Insecurity: North battered by multiple tragedies of banditry – ACF appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago North battered by multiple tragedies of banditry, ACF cries out

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has painted a grim picture of the tragedies confronting the North, lamenting that the region has been battered by insecurity, natural disasters and the deaths of many of its illustrious leaders. Speaking at the 78th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, yesterday, the Chairman, Chief […] The post North battered by multiple tragedies of banditry, ACF cries out appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago World Humanitarian Day: Insecurity, flood threaten lives in North

Tribune Online World Humanitarian Day: Insecurity, flood threaten lives in North-East – UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that insecurity, flood, and displacement continue to threaten the lives of World Humanitarian Day: Insecurity, flood threaten lives in North-East – UNICEF Tribune Online

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