Tag: North-West

Rising Attacks: Defence Minister orders S’Chiefs to rejig operations in N’East, N’West

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Defence Minister orders S'Chiefs

Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), yesterday summoned Nigeria’s Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting in Abuja and directed them to immediately review and strengthen military operations in the North-East and North-West following recent attacks on military formations. The high-level meeting, held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, brought together top military leadership including the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Air Staff, Air-Marshal Sunday Aneke, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Idi Abass. Representatives…

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“North-West, South-West biggest beneficiaries under Buhari, Tinubu” – Shehu Sani

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Shehu Sani

Former Kaduna-Central senator, Shehu Sani, has stated that both the immediate past and present administrations have disproportionately favoured the North-West and South-West regions in terms of political appointments and infrastructural projects. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, Sani criticised those claiming that the ‘North’ is being marginalised under President Bola Tinubu’s government, accusing them of distorting facts. His words: “Under the immediate-past and present administration, the North-West and the South-West regions are the highest beneficiaries of political appointments and projects. “Those who are saying the ‘North’ is disfavoured…

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“Power outage,  deliberate move to destroy region”,Coalition of Northern Groups allege

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Collapsed grid

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has expressed its deep concern over the power outage that has paralysed large parts of Northern Nigeria over the past five days.  Recall that the blackout has thrown millions of households into darkness, crippled businesses, and worsened the already dire economic situation in the region. An issued statement yesterday, signed by CNG’s National Coordinator,  Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, said: “We learnt too that the first other line has been faulty for months. Yet, no effort to fix it could have saved the current avoidable…

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“Restore power in Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, others” – Northern senators tell FG

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Northern Senators demand

The Northern Senators Forum has asked the federal government to swiftly restore electricity supply in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and other States in the North. The senators specifically asked the federal government to expedite repairs of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines in order to restore reliable power supply. Recall that some parts of the North are in total blackout following a fault in the 330kV DC Transmission Line. In an issued communiqué, signed by Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator AbdulAziz ?ar’adua, the senators asked the Federal Government to expedite…

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N’West: Matawalle, CDS, other Service Chiefs move to tackle terrorists, bandits

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Minister & Security chiefs

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the other Service Chiefs to move to Sokoto, headquarters of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army to tackle activities of terrorists and bandits in Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Kebbi States and its environs. Director, Information and Public, Ministry of Defence, Barr. Henshaw Ogubike, disclosed this in a press release. According to the press statement, “This strategic move underscores the unwavering commitment of Government to restoring peace and security in the region. While in…

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North-West Security Summit begins in Katsina today

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N'West Security Summit

The North-West Governors Forum, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP), is set to host the maiden edition of the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina State. The two-day summit, with partnership from the Media Trust Group, owners of Daily Trust, Trust TV, Trust Radio and other titles, will be held today Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, June 25. The landmark Summit aims to address the pressing security challenges facing the region, including banditry, terrorism and communal conflicts. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to deliver the…

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‘North-West has highest rate of poverty in Nigeria’ – Ribadu

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NSA Ribadu

National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Nuhu Ribadu, has decried the high level of poverty in Northern Nigeria, especially the North-West geo-political zone. According to him, as of 2019, the region had the highest poverty rate in the country, with a national average of 40.1 percent. Ribadu, while delivering his paper titled: “Navigating the Maze: Addressing Multi-Dimensional Insecurity Challenges in Northern Nigeria”, at the combined convocation lecture of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto yesterday, identified Sokoto as the worst-hit in the region. He said about 87.73 percent of the State’s…

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2023: North-West Zone farmers lament insecurity, corruption

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…Pledge support for Atiku Some farmers from the North-west geo-political zone have pledged to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. The farmers, who spoke at the weekend, during a town hall meeting organised by Atiku’s campaign council, said they are confident that if elected, Atiku will address insecurity and other challenges bedevilling farmers in the region. During the meeting, which was attended by farmers from Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna, and Kebbi States, the Atiku campaign council promised to tackle the farmers-herders crisis, if…

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Fuel scarcity bites harder, crippling socio-economic activities in N’West; Stakeholders lament

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The lingering fuel scarcity across major parts of the country is biting harder in the North-West region, crippling socio-economic activities, in States such as Kebbi, Kaduna, amongst others. An investigation conducted in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital and its environs, reveals that only a few filling stations sell Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. It was observed that none of the filling stations in the State capital and its environs sells the product at the regulated price of N185, while the few stations that open for business sell…

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Banditry: “Self-defence approach by communities yielding results” – N’West residents 

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Residents of some States in the North-West region have said that governments’ approach of encouraging people to defend themselves in the fight against bandits is yielding the desired result. In their responses to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey, they said this bold approach, which entailed enormous sacrifice by residents, had forced bandits to soft-pedal in their nefarious activities. According to them, the hoodlums have realised that the battle is no longer between security agents and bandits, but now involved the ‘people’ as active participants in the fight. In…

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