NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency as a way to addressing the state of insecurity in the country.

The Nigerian service chiefs had yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Amongst those present were; Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique.

The leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the South-East, Alhaji Siddiki Gidado, has attributed the continued killings and kidnapping in the region to non-Fulani bandits.

Worried by the incessant cases of kidnappings and killings in the South-West, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu says the Force has perfected plans to deploy the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad to the six states in the South-West geopolitical zone.

The Kaduna State government has issued fresh conditions that must be met before it facilitates the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky following the subsisting court order.

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHSA) on Wednesday, 7th August 2019 warned Nigerians to prepare for more floods following high rainfall intensity of long duration in the country. The warning is contained in a press briefing issued by the Director-General of the agency, Mr Clement Nze.