Nigeria : Community Policing Will Address Insecurity – Say APC Governors
The Progressive Governors Forum, says community policing initiated by some state governments will complement the efforts of the Federal Government in tackling insecurity in the country. The Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, said this on Friday while briefing newsmen at the end of the first quarterly meeting of the forum’s Governance Programme Steering Committee […]
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State , North East Nigeria, on Friday inaugurated boards of the newly established State Security Trust Fund and Contributory Healthcare Management Agency. The governor also inaugurated the boards of the Borno State Education Trust Fund and Bureau for Public Procurement. Zulum said that the establishment of the agencies was to […]
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Governors from the Six North-Central states have agreed to collaborate toward ensuring effective community policing to tackle the security challenges within the region and the country. The governors, who converged on Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, at the North-Central Security Summit with other stakeholders, also resolved to reinforce and provide improved capacity for the various […]
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), weighed in on the controversy around the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network, saying it has not endangered the foundation of the country. It was his first reaction since the security outfit, with the code-name Amotekun was launched in Ibadan almost two […]
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Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the National Vice President Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has urged Governors in the South West to properly legalise the region’s security Initiative, Amotekun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plea was contained in a release signed by Oke’s Media Officer, Mr Kayode Oladeji, and made available to […]
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Zamfara State Governor, North West Nigeria, Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has received an award of Excellence from an organisation, Anneozeng Ogozi Aid Foundation (AOAF). The Award was presented to the Governor by the foundation’s Coordinator, Mr Igbavboa Ahonkhai Egbe at the body’s Annual awards ceremony held at the Top Rank Hotels, Garki,Abuja on Saturday. Mr […]
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The Presidency has raised alarm over the relocation of unrepentant bandits from Zamfara and Katsina states to neighboring states and beyond. Dr Amina Shamaki, Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation made this known on Thursday at the Federal and States Security Administrator’s Meeting in Jalingo. Shamaki expressed […]
Continue reading …Chairman Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya has applauded the proactive measures taken by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State in arresting the long Security challenges bedeviling the State. Senator Gaya said the entire Senators are happy with the current development in Zamfara State which has brought peace […]
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