“Declare state-of-emergency on insecurity”, Northern Elders urge Tinubu

NEF urges Tinubu

…Say Nigeria’s stability, regional security under threat 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 remain overstretched, under-resourced, and in some cases complicit through inaction, leaving citizens vulnerable while eroding public trust in government. In a communiqué issued yesterday by its spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the NEF expressed grave concern over the spate of…

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President Tinubu makes fresh appointments

Tinubu on appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved new appointments in the leadership of recently established federal universities of education. The appointments were conveyed via a statement released yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The President named Engineer AbdulRazaq Abubakar Nakore as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as Executive Secretary of the Rural Electricity Board in Jigawa State. Similarly, Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage was appointed…

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Escalating Insecurity: “I have to create State Police, as bandits attacks worsen” – Tinubu

Tinubu State Police

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that the establishment of state police is unavoidable as part of efforts to strengthen security across the country. Speaking on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a delegation of prominent Katsina indigenes led by Governor Dikko Raɗɗa, Tinubu said the Federal Government is committed to confronting insecurity head-on. The President directed security agencies to reassess their operations in Katsina State, which has witnessed a spike in banditry, and disclosed that advanced military equipment and surveillance technology would be deployed.…

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Mahdi Shehu accuses el-Rufa’i of paying bandits during his tenure as Gov.

Mahdi Shehu accuses

Human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, has accused former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’I, of hypocrisy over his recent comments on the country’s security strategies. Reacting to el-Rufa’i’s interview, Shehu described it as ironic for the ex-governor to criticise the incumbent governor, Uba Sani and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribaɗu, for allegedly making payments to bandits, when, according to him, el-Rufa’i himself once admitted to taking similar steps. Shehu cited a report which noted that el-Rufai’s administration had tracked armed herders in neighbouring countries and provided compensation to halt attacks…

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Eid-el-Maulud: FG declares Friday public holiday

Eid el Maulud

The Federal Government has declared tomorrow, Friday, 5th September 2025, as public holiday to commemorate the celebration of Eid-el-Maulud, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, extended warm felicitations to Muslims Ummah in Nigeria, and across the world on this occasion. Tunji-Ojo enjoined the Muslim faithful to reflect on the virtues of peace, love, humility, tolerance, and compassion as…

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Afenifere faults FG’s proposed $60bn 4,000km railway project

Afenifere faults FG

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the proposed ₦100 trillion railway project by the Federal Government. The initiative was recently announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, alongside the Ministers of Transportation, Sa’idu Alƙali and the State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo. Reported in many media outlets, there are plans for a “$60 billion 4,000km high-speed rail from Lagos to Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt. According to the Federal Government, the projects would be carried out in 36-48 months by De-Sadal Nigeria…

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“Nigeria is not borrowing” – Tinubu declares

Tinubu on appointments2

…Dismisses Trump’s policies President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has insisted that Nigeria has no plans to resort to borrowing, announcing that his administration met its 2025 revenue generation target ahead of schedule through the non-oil sector. Speaking at the State House on Tuesday in Abuja, during a courtesy visit by members of The Buhari Organisation (TBO), led by former Nasarawa State governor, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, President Tinubu said the achievement was recorded in August, four months before the end of the fiscal year. “Nigeria is not borrowing. We have met our…

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“Forces behind Boko Haram killings blind to faith, tribe” – Sen. Ndume

Sen. Ndume on B'Haram killings

Senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume, has cautioned against giving religious coloration to the victims of Boko Haram attacks, stressing that the insurgents’ violence knows no faith or tribe. Ndume gave the admonition in a statement yesterday, following renewed weekend attacks in Ngoshe village, Gwoza local government area, and Mussa community in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State. During the incidents, five Muslim farmers were killed on Saturday in Ngoshe, while three Christians were murdered the following day in Mussa. Reports also indicated that dozens of houses were razed during…

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