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.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reassured Nigerians of his commitment to end farmers/herders’ crisis in the country. The president gave the assurance when he hosted a ‘special delegation’ from Nasarawa state led by the Governor, Abdullahi A. Sule at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Worried by the growing cases of banditry in Northwest Nigeria especially in Zamfara State, the Force Commander, Operation Hadarin Daji, Maj. Gen. Jide Ogunlade on Tuesday, 24th June 2019 issued a 24-hour ultimatum to bandits in Zamfara State to surrender. The bandits were asked to either surrender or face “unprecedented fire-fight”, according to Ogunlade.

The South-East Governors have insisted that there wouldn’t be any cattle ranch or cattle colony in their zone.
This was made known by the Chairman of the southeast governors’ forum, Gov. Dave Umahi while reacting to lingering controversies surrounding the alleged proposal by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to organize local vigilante groups in the South-East.

Following months of negotiations, between the government of Borno State, the Kalthum Foundation for Peace, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and the Department of State Security (DSS), some abducted corps members earlier kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents, have regained freedom.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has resolved to end the menace of the Almajiri children roaming streets across the country; by prescribing the practice in collaboration with State governments and all other relevant stakeholders. The development was premised to the rising cases of multi-faceted security challenges in the country.