Tag: Security
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Presidential Support Initiative seeks inclusion of traditional rulers in national security apparatus
The Presidential Support Coalition Initiative, an NGO has urged the Federal Government to ensure the inclusion of traditional rulers in the national security apparatus to curtail the lingering security challenges in the country. Amb. Ahmad Abdulazeez, National President of the initiative, gave the advice at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Abdulazeez was reacting…
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APC says it won’t trade words with PDP on national security
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will not trade words with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its plot to score selfish and insensitive political gains from issues of national security. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The…
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Police reassure on security, ahead of Edo poll
The Police Command in Edo has assured residents on adequate security ahead of Sept. 19, Governorship Poll in the state. Mr Johnson Kokumo, the state Commissioner of Police said this while briefing the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II on the preparations for the election at his palace in Benin on Wednesday. Kokumo said adequate…
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Edo 2020: Groups task British High Commission on election observers, security
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance and Electoral Matters, on Wednesday called on the British High Commission to assist in mobilising election observers for the Sept.19 election in Edo. The coalition’s Leader, Mr Adamu Matazu, made the call in a letter entitled: “A Letter of Complaint On The Ongoing Disruption of Peace…
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CAN President urges FG to overhaul security apparatus
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson Ayokunle, has urged the Federal Government to immediately overhaul the security apparatus of the country. Ayokunle, who made the call at the Wedding Solemnisation of Rev William Okoye and Mrs Toyin Bello, at the All Christians Fellowship Mission (ACFM), Maitama, in Abuja on Sunday. He stressed…