By Patrick Obia In view of the emerging security situation, panic and shortages of manpower, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ahmed Tinubu has decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces, police He gave the directives in a statement he signed and made available on
There are thousands of male survivors of domestic violence, rape and sexual abuse. At least, the latest report from the Lagos State DSVA confirmed that.
By Favour Adinya Cross River-born Major General Emmanuel Ejim-Emekah, has been appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army in Rivers State. He was redeployed to take over as Director of Operations, at Army Headquarters, Abuja on July 29, 2023. Major General Emmanuel is the first to hail from Bekwarra
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who until his passing, was Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army. Describing the death of Lagbaja as a great loss to the Nigerian Army, the military, and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two communities in Yala Local Government Area of northern Cross River State, Ugaga and Igbekurekor are currently at war with each other, information reaching CrossRiverWatch shows. The conflict started last weekend, Tim Ugaga Esq, the President of the Ugaga Family Union, says. “It is about land and boundaries. It is unfortunate that
By Musa Umar Bologi, Nation Newspaper The Army has said that it detained Lance Corporal Musa Adamu, a soldier with the Amphibious Training School, Calabar, Cross River State, for violating some provisions of the Armed Forces Act and not because he changed his faith. The Army made the clarification in a statement by the Director
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper The Idum Mbube community and Ekikienkpong family in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, have petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya, and the Cross River State Police Command over the alleged killing of their son, Joseph Peter Okpe, in Ogoja by troops drafted
The dilemma of oversighting the commercial ventures of Nigerian military A call to look beyond the veil of Nigerian Military’s welfare and commercial platforms Is this a ‘blackhole’ in Nigeria’s security financing? Editor’s note: There is a paradox today that the more the government spends on the security and defence sector, the more insecure Nigerians feel.