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In 2017, the African Union (AU) proclaimed September of each year as “Africa Amnesty Month for the surrender and collection of illicit small arms and light weapons” (SALW), and to encourage widespread support for efforts to stop the smuggling of SALW as well as advance the AU’s "Silence the Guns…

Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, President, Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has urged the Police to ensure that the killers of five people in Wa in the Upper West Region are brought to justice. He made the appeal at the 2022 International Peace Day press conference in Accra, which was organised by…

Reverend Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman, National Peace Council (NPC), has appealed to the chiefs and people of the Bawku traditional area to cease fire. “Nobody gains from protracted conflicts. I am not sure any body involved in the conflict is happy that children are not in school, the sick cannot…

The Nigerian leader also spoke on other matters such as climate change and institutionalising democracy in Nigeria and other African countries.

President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the 77th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York, the United States of America on Wednesday. During the

President Muhammadu Buhari says free, fair and credible elections are the foundation of political stability and peace in any nation, assuring that he will leave a legacy of free and fair elections. The President made this known in his last address before world leaders at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States. “Indeed, we now are preparing for general elections in Nigeria next February. At the 78th UNGA, there will be a new face at this podium sp...

 

The National Security Council meeting, yesterday, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari declared operations of the National Task Force on Prohibition of Illegal, Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition..

The Arewa Youth Civil Society Network has commended the National Assembly for the passage of the Nigerian National Commission against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (Establishment) Bill, 2020(SB. 283), and others. The other ones they were commended for signing are the Nigerian National Commission against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (Establishment) Bill, 2020 (SB. 513) and the National Centre for the Coordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small A...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with security chiefs, including other managers in the security value chain, where he commended them on recent