Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman, says the nation’s service chiefs serves at president Muhammadu Buhari prerogative, hence the strident calls for their dismissal will yield little or no result. Speaking when he featured on Arise TV programme on Monday night, Shehu said the service chiefs will only be relieved of their duty only if the … Read more
The Senate, during Tuesday’s plenary, recommended that the Service Chiefs be sacked and replaced with people with fresh ideas and solutions to the country’s security problems. Eko Hot Blog learnt that the lawmakers also urged President Buhari to restructure and remodel the entire security structure and investigate allegations of widespread corruption and leakages within the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday said the clamour for the sacking of service chiefs is ‘out of place’. Shehu said this on Monday night in an interview with Arise TV, while reacting to the call by several Nigerians who also want the president to rejig the country’s … Read more
Borno, Service Chiefs The Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC) has demanded the immediate sack of the Service Chiefs and Heads of Department of State Security and Nigeria Police Force over the beheading of 43 rice farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents. This was contained in a statement signed and … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo ZabarmariMassacre! The farm is a place of sowing and reaping, and the most unlikeliest haunt of the grim reaper. But at least 43 citizens who went harvesting on their farm in Borno on Saturday had their souls harvested by the emissaries of hell — Boko Haram. How many more will have to … Read more
By Emma Agu Uneasy, so goes a popular saying, lies the head that wears the crown. Never has this saying been more apt than in the case of the current Service Chiefs of the various Services of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. More than ever before, there have been calls for … Read more
– The House of Reps PDP caucus has called on President Buhari to Sack the Service Chiefs because of incessant insecurity. — The Causcus made the call on Friday through the House Minority, Hon Ndiludi Elumedu. The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Friday reiterated the urgent need for President Muhammadu Buhari to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has read a riot act to the service chiefs following the renewed killings and security challenges in the country. Buhari told the services chiefs that their excuses regards the insecurity in the country will no longer be condoned. Buhari bared his mind over the security challenges that pervade the country in recent … Read more
… Lament Spate Of Killings, Attacks Across the Country The Lower Chamber of the National Assembly, House of Representatives has Blamed the spate increase in killings, kidnapping and armed banditry attacks across Nigeria The Lawmakers who called for the change of the service chiefs which is long overdue lamented the way and manner the security … Read more
The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee on crude oil theft’s investigative report has indicted the nation’s service Chiefs, in the continuing theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta according to a member of the Committee. The source, who pleaded anonymity, also revealed that the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill will be passed by … Read more
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot afford to change or appoint new service chiefs for now. He told medium in an interview that Buhari could not afford to change the military leadership because Nigeria was in a complete state of war. The … Read more
– House of Representatives leaders to meet with service chiefs – The honourable speaker just arrived venue – Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday vowed to report Security Chiefs personally to President Muhammadu Buhari for turning down a security meeting The House of Representatives leadership and relevant committees are prepared for another meeting with Service Chiefs. … Read more
Heads of security agencies are currently appearing before the House of Representatives to discuss the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. The service chiefs, who failed to appear before the House on Friday, are now at the meeting. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, was however absent, as well as the Inspector General of … Read more