The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Forum, (ABMPF) has urged the Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency on security in the North with a clearly defined tactical, strategic and timeline. The ABMPF Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Yelwa, who made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, urged the mobilisation of citizens…
The Katsina State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all Point of Sale (POS) businesses and commercial phone charging centres in Matazu and Musawa Local Government Areas. The government also banned the sale, purchase, transportation and storage of petroleum products in jerrycans across the state, as well as the use of motorcycles in the…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day national mourning period, from June 12, to June 14 to honour the victims of violent attacks, mass abductions, and banditry across the country. The apex Christian body also designated June 14 as “Black Sunday” across all Churches as a mark of solidarity with families affected…
A former Lagos State spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Seye Oladejo, has cautioned against the politicisation of insecurity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oladejo, in a statement on Monday in Lagos, alleged that some political actors were attempting to exploit security challenges for electoral advantage. He said the recent resurgence of…
A cleric, Pastor Femi Akinfenwa, has urged Nigerians to continuously pray for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tackle insecurity bedeviling the country. Akinfenwa, the Leader-in-Charge of the Cherubs and Seraphim Movement Church, Rehoboth Chapel of Glory, Dakibiyu District, Lugbe, gave the advice on Sunday in Abuja during the Joint Celebration and Church’s Second…
A Nigerian cleric, Apostle Momo Promise of Zion Flames Prophetic and Intercessory Ministries, has called on the Federal Government to urgently investigate the recent wave of killings in Plateau, Kaduna and Zamfara states. The pastor warned against politicising the attacks, stressing that innocent Nigerians continue to lose their lives daily across affected communities. In a…
As Christians celebrate Easter, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has called for an end to impunity in Nigeria’s security crisis. Badejo made the call on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Referencing Jesus’s promise to give life to the full, according to John…
The Ohanaeze Youth Council(OYC ),has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to abandon any re-election ambition, describing it as insensitive in the face of worsening insecurity across the country. The group’s position followed the recent Jos Palm Sunday attack, where over 50 Christians were reportedly killed during the weekend in Jos. In a joint statement…
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Tuesday met with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) over the spate of insecurity in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other Fulani elders from the three senatorial districts also attended the meeting. Aiyedatiwa, during the meeting in his…
The Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmud has appealed to the Kwara Government to formally engage local Fulani youths as vigilantes and forest guards to help combat insecurity in the state. Mahmud stated this on Monday in Ilorin during a news conference organised on the sidelines of a meeting organised for Fulani people in…
