In the wake of widespread condemnation and outrage that greeted the planned creation of the Ruga Settlement Programme across the country, the Federal Government on Wednesday, 3rd July 2019 suspended the planned programme. Recall that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had distanced himself from the Ruga plan.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has called on political leaders to end insecurity in the country. He stated that there were so many killings in the country and something urgent needed to be done.

Following spate of mixed reactions over the planned creation of "Ruga Settlements" across the country, on 3oth June 2019 Special Assistant (SA) to the president, Garba Shehu in a statement disclosed that the move was conceived out of the need to address growing clashes between farmers and herders in the country.

Perturbed by recurring communal clashes across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari says he has commenced consultation with stakeholders with the aim of establishing a committee to address the issue.

Following the elevation of the Department of State Services (DSS), Institute for Security Studies (ISS) to the National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) by the Federal Government, the Institute will now be equivalent to the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) and National Defence College (NDC).

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, visited troops of Operation Lafiya Dole yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State. During the visit, Buratai interacted with the troops to know their challenges in the battlefields.