By Saio Marrah As the country approaches its general elections, the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion has in collaboration with Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) trained bike riders in Freetown to serve as peace monitors in reporting cases that will serve as threat to peace and social cohesion. The training is a two-day
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Ms Josephine Nkrumah, has stressed the need for coordination and collaboration among security agencies, community and religious leaders and the citizenry to prevent any threats of terrorism and violent extremism in the country.
Other aspirants jostle to succeed Adamu in February
Disquiet in NDLEA over chairman’s term limit
By Kingsley Nwezeh
As top police officers intensified their lobbying to succeed the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who is billed to retire in February, analysts are wondering if President Muhammadu Buhari will buck the trend by picking a Southerner as his successor.
The analysts, who spoke to THISDAY at the weekend, expressed concerns about the possibility of the president picking another Northerner to succeed Adamu, expected to retire on February 1 having spent 35 years in service, despite the clamour by Nigerians that Buhari should end the domination of Northerners as heads of the nation’s military, paramilitary and security agencies.