Below is a statement by the Irigwe Develoment Association (IDA) on the killings of over 20 commuters on Saturday, August 14, 2021, along Rukuba Road, Jos, Plateau state. THE RUKUBA ROAD MASSACRE OF 22 TRAVELLERS: LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD. For days after the Rukuba Road Massacre of the 22 Fulani travelers, so much rumours,…
Africa has recorded yet another military takeover—this time in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau. In this week’s Security Update, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum breaks down the unfolding crisis, the actors behind it, and the implications for democracy across West Africa. #SecurityUpdate #RimamndeShawulu #AfricaSecurity #NigeriaSecurity #GlobalConflicts #CoupInAfrica #WestAfricaPolitics #NationalSecurity The coup followed a highly contested election between incumbent President Umaro…
Residents of Jos, the Plateau state capital, have lamented the deplorable state of roads in parts of the metropolis, describing them as death traps. The residents, in a report, published in the latest edition of the state owned newspaper, Sunday Standard, said car crashes occur almost on a daily basis within the metropolis as a result…
Troops of Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during an operation in Takum LGA of Taraba state. The military said the operation was carried out on January 4, following actionable intelligence on the movement of an associate of a suspected criminal kingpin identified as John…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says without the support of traditional rulers, his administration would not have achieved security and stability in the state. Sani spoke on Sunday at the distribution of 23 vehicles to traditional rulers in the state by Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He noted that traditional leaders …
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that state governments and the federal government are currently working to achieve state policing. The governor disclosed this on Thursday at the passing-out ceremony of the second batch of Benue community volunteer guards on Thursday in Markurdi. According tobhom, the federal government has started working with the governors…
