President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured members of the Northern Governors’ Forum that he would not let the nation down on security in the country.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday accused some defeated politicians in the just concluded general elections of being responsible for the current heightened situation in parts of the country.
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara says election into the 14 local government areas will hold in spite of the security challenges facing the state.
Okorocha said this when he received the New Commander, 34 Field Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army, Obinze, Brig.-Gen. Yusuf Tukura, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House Owerri, on Monday.
Security has been beefed up at polling units as people in Adamawa State trickle out to vote in Thursday’s supplementary governorship election.
The Nigerian Army has restated that its role in the rescheduled general elections starts and ends with the provision of a secured environment for the exercise.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, would unite Nigerians, provide jobs and end insecurity, if elected into office.
The Police Command in Zamfara says it has strategised measures to provide adequate Security before, during and after the 2019 general elections in the state.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali has directed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai to remain in the North East until security situation in the region improves.
Security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit the town to declare open the Fourth Quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference.
ESET, a security solution company on Thursday launched a new mobile security app specially designed for Airtel Nigeria subscriber
Gana, a former Minister of Information, said this at news briefing on Sunday after meeting leaders of South-East delegates of the SDP in Enugu.
Heavy security presence was also noticed at the entrance of Central Bank of Nigeria, a few kilometres away from INEC office on Thursday.
Dr Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state on Thursday, declared to run for president of Nigeria on the platform of the Labour party in 2019.
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has emphasised that he would leave no stone unturned to strengthen the security of lives and property across the state.
Ugwu, who is a patron of the Mandate Renaissance Initiative, a support group for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s re-election, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Enugu.
President Muhammadu Buhari in Lome, Togo strongly pitched for the setting up of a regional security architecture in the West and Central African sub-regions, giving clear indication that there is a convergence of strategic interests among the countries of the two sub-regions on security.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to beef up security in 16 communities in Adamawa Southern Senatorial district.
The president made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia on Monday.
In the address, which was historic, being the first head of the Nigerian legislature to perform such a function in Russia, Saraki called for stronger security, economic and cultural cooperation between Nigeria and Russia.