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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja with a directive that they should rise up to the nation’s current security challenges. The Coalition of Concerned Nigeria Security Experts (CCNSE) on Wednesday slammed the service chiefs for choosing to operate from Abuja, asking them to relocate to the Northeast, the epicentre of insecurity in Nigeria. The coalition expressed concern that two months after the security chiefs assumed office, insecurity was getting worse. Its national coordinator, Prof. Otedola Adekunle and national secretary, Dr Chris Aklo, challenged the security heads to live up to their responsibilities, saying that two months was enough for them to make some visible impact in tackling insecurity “Since the most anticipated appointments of the new service chiefs on January 26, 2021, we expected that by now, there would be at least a gradual turnaround in the security of the country, but it’s sad that ...

Troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS) have killed two suspected bandits and destroyed many bandits’ camps in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. “Troops under the auspices of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS) and 1 Division Nigerian Army,  have neutralised two bandits in the Buruku general area of Chikun LGA.” Aruwan also said, several bandits escaped with life threatening injuries during the ongoing operations against  bandits covering five local government areas of Kaduna Central Senatorial District. He explained that the military disclosed this development in an operational feedback to the state government. “According to the report, the troops conducted search-and-rescue operations around the Buruku forest, precisely in Rima village, Chikun LGA. “Contact with bandits was made around Buruku village. A firefi...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N82 billion for the completion of infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rehabilitation of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja is also included in the project. The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammed Bello, made the announcement while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. Bello said that about N8.1 billion of the amount was approved for the rehabilitation of the Federal Secretariat. “I presented six memos and all have to do with infrastructure and infrastructure-related projects. “The first one is for the revision of the contracts for the rehabilitation and expansion of the outer Southern Expressway to Ring Road I in the Federal Capital City. “That contract was approved at a varied contract amount of N15, 125, 122, 967. It is expected that this contract would be completed within 24 months. “The second projec...