The Independent National Electoral Commisslon (INEC) says members of its staff were abducted and raped during Saturday’s elections. In a statement on Friday, Festus Okoye, INEC commissioner for information and
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Killing of Okowa’s aide: Group canvases proactive security measures
Ben Dunno, Warri A group, the Warri Urban Security Network (WUSN), has urged the various security agencies, especially the Delta State Police Command to devise a more proactive security tactics that would checkmate the rising crime waves, in Warri, Effurun and its environs. Making this call in a statement made available to newsmen in Warri, […]
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INEC seeks collaboration with security agencies in managing election risks
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the collaboration of security agencies and community leaders to effectively Manage election risks in five violence-prone local government areas in Sokoto state. The Commission’s Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Yunusa Jika-Kura, gave the indication at a workshop on Election Risk Management (ERM) on Monday in Sokoto. He explained that […]
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Elections: NYSC, security agencies assure corps members of safety
By Dennis Agbo
ENUGU-THE National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, has assured its serving corps members who will be participating as ad-hoc staff in the conduct of next month’s general elections of their safety in the field.
Similarly, both the military and police have also assured the corps members that they have made every arrangement to ensure that their lives are protected during the exercise.
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Director General of NYSC, Major General Sulaiman Kazaure gave the assurance in Enugu, yesterday, when he visited security agencies in the state ahead of the elections.
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2019 elections will test professionalism of security agencies ― INEC chairman
PROF. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the 2019 general elections will test the professionalism of Nigeria’s security agencies. Yakubu disclosed this on Friday, at the opening of a two-day workshop organised by INEC, in collaboration with the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), for security personnel in Lagos. The News […]
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Zamfara: Army kills 58 bandits, frees 75 kidnapped victims in fierce battle
Troops of Operation Saharan Daji deployed to Zamfara state to clear armed bandits terrorising innocent citizens have killed no fewer than 58 armed bandits at Dumburum and Gando forests of the state. This was disclosed by the operation’s Acting Force Information Officer, Major Clement Abiade, in a statement released in Sokoto on Wednesday. He said […]
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Vote buying: Saraki, Dogara tackle security agencies
“A worrisome dimension to vote buying is the alleged use of… security agencies to induce, intimidate and coerce voters to vote for particular candidates.” Fred Itua, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, descended on security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over election malpractices, ahead of the […]
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2019: Dickson, Clark charge security agencies on professionalism
2019: Dickson, Clark charge security agencies on professionalism By Emmanuel OloniruhaBayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has called on relevant authorities and the security agencies to conduct themselves in a way that would promote the nation’s democracy, rather than putting it in jeopardy. Dickson made the call when he received, the Ijaw National
PDP condemns alleged harassment of Atiku at Abuja airport
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the search and alleged harassment of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by security agencies earlier today at the Abuja International Airport on his return from Dubai. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said security agents invaded Atiku’s aircraft with dangerous weapons to conduct […]
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2019: US agency warns against violence in 8 states
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has raised the alarm on the likelihood of violence in, at least, eight states. It listed the states with greater risks of election violence to include Adamawa, Anambra, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Plateau and Rivers. USIP made the declaration in a report it […]
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