LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of air travellers has increased recently over insecurity in many parts of the country, Daily Trust can report. This has also resulted in marginal hike in air fares, random checks by our correspondent have shown. The routes where passengers’ turnout has recorded influx in recent times are the South East…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Yoruba Elders in the Diaspora, under the aegis of the Yoruba Council of Elders in Europe and America, have petitioned the United Nations (UN) against the prevailing security situation in Nigeria, calling on the international body to prevent every attempt to foist Fulani dominance in the country, a situation they say may…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said those criticizing his administration over “isolated” cases of insecurity are not patriotic. “Those who politicize the isolated incidents of insecurity are not patriotic Nigerians. I am confident that this administration uses all the resources at its disposal to protect the lives of all Nigerians and not just…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial district, Uche Ekwunife has explained to the disappointment of Senators on Tuesday that, “the Presidential Villa’s CCTV has stopped working. In her contribution on Tuesday on the motion stating “the need to strengthen insecurity at the Nigeria Airports”, which was sponsored by Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has sought the views of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on the security situation in the country. A two-man team of officials from the US Embassy in Lagos, led by the Political Officer, Shashank Iyer, met with Adams on Monday in his Lagos home…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid raging insecurity across the country, Fulani leaders have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, listen to the advice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on how to restore peace and stability. They spoke under the aegis of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN). Their national…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The state of insecurity in the country has prompted the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to begin urgent plans to install “closed-circuit television (CCTVs) and other cutting-edge technologies in major cities in the country for city surveillance”. Adamu made the disclosure recently while reviewing the security situation in the country for…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A conglomeration of 15 churches in Northern Nigeria under the aegis of Tarayar Ekklisiyoyin Kristi A Nigeria (meaning, Fellowship of the Churches of Christ in Nigeria), – TEKAN – has expressed concern over the continued spate of banditry and insecurity in the country, saying “the government must sit up.” According to the…