https://youtu.be/Z6Urp6V84v4?si=xHcOeRcm7lqv6q9P In this week’s Security Update, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum presents a detailed analysis of major security incidents across Nigeria and Africa. From coordinated bandit attacks to regional terror escalation, this edition paints a sobering picture of violence, resilience, and response. In Zamfara State, armed bandits killed five police officers and three community vigilantes in an…
Humphrey Abah, a former Minister of Police Affairs, has consulted with the executives and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North Central Zone on his ambition for the National Chairmanship of the party. Abah was said to have met with the stakeholders in Abuja, where he made his intentions known and sought…
The United Nations (UN) UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has called on the federal government to intensify efforts to protect students from attack in schools. Kallon made the call on in a statement on Thursday to mark the 2021 International Day to Protect Education from Attack which is commemorated every…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as the acting Inspector-General of Police. The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammed Dingyadi, disclosed this at a briefing with State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the Presidential villa, Abuja. Until his appointment, Baba was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department,…
The Kaduna State Government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers which were sacked after a competency test in June 2022. Their reinstatement was announced in a statement by the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KASUBEB). The statement signed on behalf of chairman of the commission by the Public Relations Officer, Hauwa…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has declared that President Bola Tinubu must be allowed to serve out a full eight year tenure to sustain the power rotation arrangement between the North and the Southern parts of the country. The group, in a statement issued Sunday in Kaduna by Mohammed Danlami, its spokesperson, cautioned political actors…
