Tag: Security

‘Stop playing ostrich, overhaul security, invade terrorists camps’ ―Tunde Bakare tells Tinubu in a State of the nation address

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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, has urged the federal government to suspend all non-essential gatherings in vulnerable areas nationwide and place them under emergency patrols. Mr. Bakare made the call at a state-of-the-nation news conference titled “The Darkness before Dawn” held at the church in Lagos on Sunday. […]

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Tinubu declares nationwide state of emergency on security (Declaration full text)

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In a statement on Wednesday evening, President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Army and Police to launch a large-scale recruitment drive to strengthen national security. The President instructed the Police to utilize National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country for training new recruits. His statement reads in […]

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Security stops Natasha from entering National Assembly complex

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A kind of drama arose at the entrance of Nigeria’s National Assembly complex in Abuja on Tuesday as security operatives prevented suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from gaining access to the premises. Natasha arrived at the gate accompanied by activist Aisha Yesufu, rights advocate Mama P, activist Randy, and a crowd of supporters, […]

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Natasha Akpoti beats ingress, egress security, defies curfew and landed at Sallah rally in Kogi (Videos)

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Defying restrictions on vehicle convoys, public gatherings ban, and imposed curfew, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at her Sallah rally by helicopter and addressed a large crowd of supporters. From the podium, she delivered a bold declaration: “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m the […]

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CUPP accuses INEC, security agencies of colluding with APC in Osun rerun

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Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies of working for the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the Osun governorship rerun election. Its spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, in a statement on Thursday, said the crisis that occured in 1983 over election manipulation will be a child’s play […]

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Rule of law and security, By Femi Falana

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From 1984 to 1999, I was subjected to constant harassment by the security and intelligence community in Nigeria. Not for posing any threat to national security or for contributing to the economic adversity of the country. But for teaming up with other patriotic forces to challenge unbridled corruption, unabashed executive lawlessness, gross human rights abuse […]

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Buhari’s view: ‘security supremacy over rule of law’, an advance warning —Soyinka

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Playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for apparently saying his government is willing to violate the law for national security. While speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual conference last Sunday, Buhari claimed it was a settled law that national security should always override […]

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Security votes to President, governors illegal –Tanko Yakassai

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One of Nigeria’s elder statesmen, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has described the release of special funds to the President and the 36 states governors as security votes as unconstitutional. He said, the idea of security votes contradicts the provision of the constitution because the power to appropriate funds for the security of the federation has already […]

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