The statement said the heads of state and governments expressed deep concern with the recent deterioration in the security situation in the Kidal region of Mali
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These criminals are daily losing several of their men to coordinated and sustained offensive launched by our military and other security officers in different encounters
The Ethiopian Prime Minister chairs the committee, which comprises of ministers from selected countries to draw up a plan of action that would be tabled before the next African Union meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Jonathan said nothing would stop the conduct of the general elections in a peaceful manner and with globally acceptable standards
The Summit concluded with several decisions that will strengthen cooperation between regional States, both to enable the liberation of the abducted school girls and more generally to combat Boko Haram
He, therefore, urged the National Assembly to create an enabling environment for the establishment of state or community police to address the security challenges
The trial judge, Justice Gabriel Koawole, had in January ordered that a fresh medical examination be conducted on Okah to confirm his mental state, after rejecting an initial one
The National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna
Uduaghan said before the abduction of the Chibok girls, there had been various ethnic and religious crises affecting the nation but “the Chibok abduction became the high point of concern
Jonathan commended the four world super powers at the ongoing 24th World Economic Forum on Africa on Thursday in Abuja
Speaking after the meeting, Bishop Gbonigi said the Assembly condemned the recent abduction of over 200 girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, noting that the security situation is becoming unbearable
Nigeria’s bid to locate and free the 234 secondary schools girls was taken a notch further with President Jonathan requesting for assistance from the United Kingdom and China
This was according to a statement issued by Vice-President Namadi Sambo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Umar Sani, on Wednesday in Abuja
Laleye said the audit was to enable the army determine whether such materials were in short supply, unserviceable or obsolete
Specifically, Jonathan applauded Kenyatta for not aborting the state visit and the World Economic Forum even after the unfortunate terror attack in Kenya on Sunday
But in another breadth, the statement of denial by the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, said what took place was a “counter attack” by the military around 2am
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Friday said: “Nigerians must realize that regular citizens have generally become targets irrespective of religious and ethnic differences and as such must stand up and join hands with government in the fight against terrorism
Reacting to the May 1 second bomb blast at Nyanya, Abuja in a statement by his media office in Abuja, the former vice president said it was high time Nigeria solicited international support to tackle its current tough and seemingly intractable security challenges
Nyako had in a memorandum sent to the Northern States Governors Forum, accused President Jonathan’s administration of carrying out genocide in the North Eastern part of the country and asked his colleagues to investigate it
According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, “President Jonathan believes that the position taken by General Buhari is that of a true patriot, respected former Head of State, revered elder statesman and nationalist