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Emir Advocates Rights Of Women, Youths, Children In North

Emir Advocates Rights Of Women, Youths, Children In North

August 24, 2020 11:43 am

The Emir of Anka who doubles as the chairman, Zamfara State council of chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad Muhammad has urged policymakers both at the local, states and federal levels to formulate policies that will promote youths development, empowerment and general well-being of young people, so as to reduce insecurity in the country.

The Emir gave the advice during a chat with newsmen in Gusau, Zamfara State Sunday.

He further called on the policymakers to come up with policies and programs that will protect the rights of women and children, pointing out that such policies were imperative because of the need …

Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Security Chiefs Emerge

January 17, 2020 2:34 pm
The Federal Government has taken delivery of two fighter helicopters to boost the ongoing fight against insurgency and banditry in the country.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Abubakar also announced that additional fighter helicopters and other military hardware would be supplied to the nation’s armed forces to enhance their capacity in the battle fields.

He said: “In terms of procurement of platforms, substantial

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Buhari In Meeting With Security Chiefs

December 30, 2019 11:36 am
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with security chiefs at the State House.

The security council is made up of heads of security agencies in the country.

Some of those present include the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique.

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Others are the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu; Director-General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and Director-General of the

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Buhari Silent Over Magu, Service Chiefs’ Expired Tenures

December 13, 2019 11:22 am

Some officials holding sensitive positions in the federal government have remained in their offices despite the fact that their tenures have ended.

Findings reveal that others are still in office because of the ambiguity in the laws establishing the agencies they are superintending.

Many political appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari at the beginning of his first term in 2015 were to expire at the end of his tenure in May 2019.

In the alternative, the president has the option of renewing such appointments after he was sworn-in for a second term.

Though the president has made some fresh appointments …

The incompetence of the Nigerian Security Chiefs

The incompetence of the Nigerian Security Chiefs

September 10, 2019 4:04 am

By MarkAnthony Nze

On countless times, the Nigerian military leadership under the All Progressives Congress (APC) thus far has clearly shown that it is collectively a body of  incompetent fellows who were in the first instance appointed Generals, given the exalted positions based on the quota system of Nigeria’s government appointment or nepotism, and not particularly on merit.

The maladministration of APC which has brought untold hardship to the masses of Nigeria has further wrecked the security structure of the country with the sort of incompetent military leadership it parades, who ostensibly are the pride of the country.

Basically, Nigeria …

Face-off between Olubadan, chiefs deepens

April 2, 2019 10:07 pm

The face-off between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, and his high chiefs deepened on Tuesday with the first class monarch ordering them to remove their “ illegal crowns.’’

The Olubadan said that he had no objection to the return of his high chiefs to the palace “ once they remove their illegal crowns.’’

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the high chiefs had on Monday accused the Olubadan of running a “ one-man-show’’ and disregarding the Olubadan-in-Council.

The chiefs also accused the monarch of appointing Mogajis (family heads) and Baales (village heads) without consulting the council.…

INEC, security chiefs meet ahead of Saturday’s elections

March 7, 2019 12:20 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) and the security agencies involved in the conduct of the general elections met on to concretise security arrangements ahead of Saturday polls.

On Saturday 9th March 2019, Nigerians are expected to elect Governors in 29 States, as well as members of Houses of Assembly in all the States of the Federation.

There will also be elections into FCT council areas as well as supplementary National Assembly polls in some part of the country where elections did not hold on the 23rd of February.

Welcoming the security chiefs, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu …

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