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Declare state of emergency on food crisis in S’West – Farmers urge governors

Olayinka Olawale Oct 19, 2021 0

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter, on Tuesday in Lagos urged governors in the South-West to declare a state of emergency on household agricultural produce. AFAN Deputy Chairman in Lagos State, Asking…

Politics

Anambra guber: PDP cautions against declaring state of emergency

Emmanuel Oloniruha Oct 7, 2021 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned against contemplations of imposing a state of emergency in Anambra state ahead of the Nov. 6 governorship election in the state. The party gave the caution in a statement issued by its…

Features

Anambra election must hold, State of Emergency likely – Malami

Ismaila Chafe Oct 6, 2021 0

The Federal Government has warned that it may be forced to impose State of Emergency in Anambra to ensure peaceful conduct of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the…

Insecurity

Declare Emergency On Security – Ekiti Lawmaker Tells Buhari

Paul Mbagwu Aug 26, 2021 0

A lawmaker in Ekiti State House of Assembly, Honourable Adeoye Aribasoye, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to declare a state of emergency in the security sector of the country, following the position canvassed by the Zamfara State…

Features

JUST IN: Matawalle Calls For State Of Emergency In Northern Nigeria

John Ogunsemore Aug 25, 2021 0

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has called for a state of emergency in Northern Nigeria over worsening insecurity in the region. Matawalle, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made the called on…

Features

Insecurity: Declare state of emergency – Lagos Catholic Bishop urges FG

John Ogunsemore May 29, 2021 0

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. In a statement on Saturday, the catholic archbishop said the call became…

Opinion

Our Nation Is In A State Of Veiled Emergency – By Doyin Okupe

Doyin Okupe Mar 10, 2021 0

At no time in our over 60 years of existence as a nation have we been this divided neither have we experienced this level of inter-ethnic distrust if not outright HATE! The young people in the east, IPOB, are asking for the state of…

Features

Insecurity: Declare state of emergency now – Senate urges Buhari

John Ogunsemore Feb 17, 2021 0

The Senate in a resolution on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. The Senate made the call Wednesday hours after 42 people, including 27 students, were…

Politics

Insecurity: PDP calls for immediate declaration of state of emergency

John Ogunsemore Dec 16, 2020 0

The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, says President Muhammadu Buhari must immediately declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. According to him, the president must also overhaul…

Foreign

COVID-19: Cambodian Prime Minister Says no State of Emergency to be Declared

Fatima Sule Dec 7, 2020 0

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun-Sen said that he would not propose King Norodom Sihamoni to put the country in the state of emergency although he had already drafted the request. “As the head of the government, I would…

Foreign

Ethiopia Council Declares State of Emergency in Northern Region

Hadiza Mohammed Nov 4, 2020 0

The Ethiopia Council of Ministers on Wednesday declared a six-month state of emergency in the country’s northern Tigray regional state. The decision was made to maintain the country’s peace, the safety and security of its…

Politics

Edo 2020: PDP accuses APC of pursuing state of emergency in Edo

John Ogunsemore Sep 7, 2020 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, on Monday, accused the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) of contriving violence in some local government areas with the intention of compelling the authorities to declare a state…

Foreign

North Korea Reports First Suspected Case Of COVID-19, State Of Emergency Declared

Babatunde Abdulfatah Jul 26, 2020 0

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the coronavirus returned from South Korea. SEE ALSO: Tears, joy as 90 Korean families separated by war…

News

Indonesia Declares State Of Emergency Over Forest Fires

Abiodun Oluleye Jul 1, 2020 0

Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan provincial administration has declared a state of emergency over forest and bush fires, taking effect on July 1 an official said. “The policy was taken after a satellite image showed that a total of 715 hot…

Government

Nigerian Governors Forum Declare State Of Emergency On Rape

Faith Jun 12, 2020 0

Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has declared a state of emergency on the increasing rate of rape and gender-based violence in the country. The decision was taken at the 10th COVID-19 teleconference meeting of the forum. The governors also…

Foreign

State of Emergency Extended For 15 Days In Guinea-Bissau

Emmanuel Yashim Jun 11, 2020 0

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo has extended state of emergency throughout the national territory again for 15 days until June 25. In his message to the country, President Embalo said that “in the past 15 days,…

Government

Violent Bombings, Attacks Plot To Embarrass Obaseki – Edo Govt

John Ogunsemore Feb 13, 2020 0

The Edo State Government has said recorded bomb explosions and attacks on prominent persons in the state were designed to embarrass Governor Godwin Obaseki. The state government said those behind the attacks wanted the governor removed…

Environment

Australia Fires: State of Emergency Declared for Canberra Region

Emmanuel Yashim Jan 31, 2020 0

Authorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have declared a state of emergency as massive bushfires rage south of Canberra. It is the worst fire threat to the territory in nearly two decades, officials said. …

News

Insecurity: Declare state of emergency in South West – Soyinka begs FG

Segun Giwa Aug 9, 2019 0

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka Soyinka, has called for declaration of state of emergency due to the security challenges in the South West Zone. Soyinka made the call on Thursday in Akure on the sidelines of the D.O. Fagunwa Study…

News

Nigeria needs immediate declaration of state of emergency – PENGASSAN

Chinyere Bassey May 6, 2019 0

Disturbed by the precarious security situation in some states in Nigeria, the blue-collar oil union, PENGASSAN has called for an overhaul of the country’s security architecture. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of…

Security

Why Buhari Should Declare State Of Emergency In My State – Zamfara Governor

John Ogunsemore Dec 27, 2018 0

The Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has joined calls for President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in the state. Yari, who was reacting to the incessant killings in the state, made the call during a press…

Politics

Buhari declares state of emergency on water, sanitation sector

Chijioke Okoronkwo Nov 8, 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector. Buhari made the declaration at the inauguration of the National Action Plan for Revitalisation of Water Supply,…

Education

State Of Emergency: NUT, ASUP Laud NEC, Want Speedy Implementation

Olayinka Olawale Oct 20, 2018 0

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended the recommendation of the National Economic Council (NEC) that state governors should declare ‘state of emergency’ in the educational sector. The decision was reached at the…

News

Edwin Clark Pens Open Letter, Demands State Of Emergency In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

John Ogunsemore Mar 5, 2018 0

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in the three North Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, which are most affected by Boko Haram insurgency. He said the declaration…

Government

FG Ploy to declare state of emergency in Abia – Uwazurike

Seinde Sep 14, 2017 0

Chief Goddy Uwazurike, President of the Igbo socio-cultural group, AKA Ikenga, voiced his concerns towards Operation Python Dance II saying it is ploy to declare state of emergency by the Federal Government. The Operation Python dance II…

Government

Declare State of Emergency in The North Now – Igbo Group To Osinbajo

The Herald NG Jul 30, 2017 2

A South Eastern Group, Igbo National Council has called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to declare a state of emergency in the North in order to forestall a break down of law and order arising from the Quit Notice given to Igbos by Arewa…

Government

Dogara: Nigeria Is Now In A State Of Emergency

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 4, 2017 0

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Monday raised the alarm over the deployment of military personnel in over 28 states in the country, referring to it as telltale signs that the country was in a 'state of…

Metro

Fulani Elders Ask Osinbajo To declare State Of Emergency As Violence Erupts In Taraba

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 22, 2017 0

Elders in Fulani-dominated communities in Sardauna local government area of Taraba state have appealed to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to declare a state of emergency in Taraba. The state, which has a strong history of ethnic and…

Government

Melaye Wants State Of Emergency In Kogi, Bello Seeks Senator’s Trial

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 14, 2017

The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday told the Senate that a state of emergency should be declared in Kogi State over the spate of insecurity in state. Melaye, while raising a point of order at…

World

Erdogan says Turkey cannot lift state of emergency until fully calm

News Agency of Nigeria May 19, 2017

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey could not lift a state of emergency imposed in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 until the country was completely calm. “We cannot lift the rule of emergency unless everything…

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