The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has had to triple the number of his personal security after receiving several death threats from individuals and companies whose mining licences were revoked for failing to comply with government regulations. He said the threats, which included text messages sent directly to his phone, became so frequent…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue state capital, in a decisive move to end the bloodshed by armed herdsmen. The COAS, accompanied by top officials from Army Headquarters, arrived from Abuja on Tuesday to assess the deteriorating security situation firsthand. His visit comes in response…
A community in Borno state has made a passionate appeal to the high command of the Nigerian army to move Giwa Barracks from the present location in Bale Galtimari, Maiduguri, over fear of insurgents’ attack. The community made the appeal at a news conference, organised by the Bale Galtimari Consultative Forum in Maiduguri. Dr Zanna…
