Alexander Okere

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Alexander Okere |Donatus Anichukwueze

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, ahead of his visit to the Yelwata community, in the Guma Local Government Area of the state. Tinubu arrived at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, at about 12:58 pm. The state government declared a public holiday for the visit. The President is expected to meet with major stakeholders in the state in view of the violent attacks that have led to the loss of lives.

2 months ago | channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Alexander Okere

A human security expert, Major Adebayo Adeleke (retd), has called for a restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address the killings in Benue and Plateau states. Adeleke, who described the situation in the two North-Central states as disheartening, said the current security architecture had failed. “The security architecture that we have in Nigeria has failed Benue and Plateau states,” he said while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday.

2 months ago | channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Alexander Okere

The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has called on the Federal Government to “rise up” to its responsibility of protecting the lives of Nigerians across the country. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, stated this in a post on his X handle on Monday night in reaction to the spate of killings in Plateau State.