state of emergency

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, last week granted an interview in which he talked about pressing issues in the state regarding security, Fulani herdsmen and also the call for declaration of state of emergency in the state.The…

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on water supply, considering its importance to the development of the society.Al-Makura made the appeal when he…

The state-controlled news agency, Fana, released a statement in which it said the Ethiopian Authorities have arrested more than 1,500 people since it declared a state of emergency two weeks ago.According to the Guardian UK, a body set…

After intensified protests that left businesses and government property destroyed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn declared a six month state of emergency on October 9.The SOE declared is growing more cruel each day…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) may declare a state of emergency over non-payment and cuts in the salaries of workers in some states.This was contained in a statement by the NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, on Thursday.Wabba…