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Tight security at Mint
Heavy security being mounted by mobile policemen, the State security Service (SSS) and military personnel were noticed at the Nigeria security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) in Lagos and Abuja last [detalii...]
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Nigeria: SSPN Tasks Govt On security
In the wake of various security challenges in the country, Society of security Practitioners of Nigeria, SSPN has stressed the need for the government to put in place a frame work for participation of private security practitioners in its security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Jonathan Holds Emergency Meeting On security
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday held an emergency national security meeting in Abuja where three vital decisions were taken. In attendance at the meeting were the National security Adviser (NSA), Lt. Gen. Owoye Azazi (rtd.), and heads of Federal Government security agencies, including that of the State security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Gusau Charges Ministers On National security
THE National security Adviser, NSA to the Acting President and key official of the presidency, Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, rtd yesterday tasked new ministers on the nations security and cautioned them on security implications for any [detalii...]
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Kenya: Dilemma Over Arming Private security Guards
Regulation of the private security sector is seen as a prerequisite to allowing guards to carry firearms as proposed in the Private security Regulation Bill 2010, a measure seen as a deterrent to crime, but which could also become a security risk if arms filter to [detalii...]
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Tells security Council of Improving security, Remaining Threats
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told the security Council today that there have been significant improvements in security in the central African country, but many challenges remain before stability is restored in conflict-affected [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - security Chiefs Indict Judiciary
As the nation continues to grapple with the security challenges thrown up by the Boko Haram menace, security chiefs have accused the judiciary of frustrating the efforts of the security services to combat the activities of the religious [detalii...]
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Kenya: Why Our security is At Risk
The security of our nation is at risk due to reluctance of our security forces to effectively deal with external [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Still On National security
The primary responsibility of any good government is the protection of the life and property of its citizens. That is why national security is of much importance for any countrys meaningful development. Without safety, law and order there will be no good living. But the concept of security in Nigeria is becoming different from what it is elsewhere. Starting with security votes, which every chief executive sees as his or her own money to disburse at will without any account for it, to the retinue of security details who are attached to functionaries, leaving the society at large at the mercy of criminals, Nigerian governments do not attach much importance to this most important [detalii...]
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Uganda: July 11 Marked Amid Tight security
THE Police and other security agencies have stepped up security in Kampala and the countryside as Uganda today honours those killed in last years twin [detalii...]
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South Sudan: Food security in the Country
It is obvious that food security has been in the public eye for a long time. We may be familiar with the biblical story of Joseph at the court of Pharaoh when Joseph predicted seven years of plenty and seven years of famine. This is an early example of food security planning in practice. However, somebody may ask what precisely food security is. For information to those who may not know food security can be defined as a situation when all people, at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary and food preferences for an active and healthy [detalii...]
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Ethiopia: UN security Council Delegation Meets Zenawi
A joint consultative meeting between the AU Peace and security Council (PSC) and the UN security Council began in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on [detalii...]
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Nigeria: security Beefed Up in Abuja
Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration, Biodun Nathaniel Olorunfemi, has directed security agencies in Abuja to beef up security in and around [detalii...]
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South Africa: Angry English Fan Breaches security, Confronts Team
FIFA has decided to beef up security at all World Cup stadia change rooms on match days after a security breach at Cape Towns Green Point Stadium on [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Govt Orders Airport, Harbour security Overhaul
The promise of enhanced security of life and property in the country by President Goodluck Jonathan received a boost yesterday in Lagos, with security overhauling at the airports and seaports across the [detalii...]
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Gambia: Private security Firms
It is indeed a good development that our lawmakers have approved the Private security Bill tabled before them by the minister of Interior, to put in place legislative measures for the legal establishment of private security companies in the country. Just as the minister himself stated whilst presenting the bill before deputies, the crime rate has increased, and the police alone cannot provide security at every point to people and their assets, hence the need for such [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Department of security Services Screens VP Candidates
Indications have emerged that four contenders for the post of vice-president are undergoing security screening at the Department of security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Institute Tasks FG On security
President of the Nigeria Institute of Industrial security, Alhaji Ozi Isa Salami, has asked the Federal Government to sit up on security matters, as fear of bombs pervades the [detalii...]
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Central Africa: security Council Calls for Concerted Efforts to Enhance Stability in Region
The security Council today encouraged the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) to form partnerships with other organizations to help countries in the region to address peace and security challenges, particularly the flow of illicit small arms, border security and the threat posed by the marauding Lords Resistance Army [detalii...]
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Sudan: On Darfur, security Council Focuses On Aid And security
The United Nations security Council (UNSC) Tuesday called on the Sudanese warring parties to protect Darfur civilians and to not impede humanitarian access to the affected [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Representatives Want Department for Homeland security
Members of the House of Representatives yesterday passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a new security outfit called the Department of Home Land security similar to what obtains in the United States of [detalii...]
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South Africa: Committee Gets Flak for Stadium security Walkouts
THE controversy over security contracts at several World Cup stadiums rumbled on yesterday, as opposition politicians united with trade unions to condemn a situation that has seen police officers forced to assume security duties after workers walked out in a wage [detalii...]
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Nigeria: security - Dambazau, Oni, Others Chat Way Forward
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday reiterated that intelligence-based security remains the fulcrum of tackling our national security challenges, even as he explained that the federal government was ready to do whatever needs to be done, within the scope of the rule law to bring about lasting peace in all parts of the [detalii...]
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Uganda: security Chiefs Promise Peaceful Poll
security chiefs have assured Ugandans of peace and stability during and after the 2011 elections. The security chiefs said they had the capacity to prevent poll related [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Jonathan Backs INEC, Assures On Adequate security
President Goodluck Jonathan,Thursday assured Nigerians that security agencies in the country would provide adequate security during the entire process of the rescheduled 2011 General Elections which commences on [detalii...]
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Zimbabwe: Military Chief Calls Tsvangirai Major security Threat
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai is a national security threat rather than a political one and security forces are justified to participate in politics to defend the country, Brigadier-General Douglas Nyikayaramba has [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Govt Plans Big security Spending
The Federal Governments jumbo budget for the security sector is to be partly used to buy advanced weapons and security gadgets, including armour tanks, bomb detectors, cellphone tracking system, and arms and ammunition, according to details of the 2012 [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Mark Backs EU security Plans
Worried by the lingering security challenges facing Nigeria, the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has endorsed the European Union (EU) strategic plan for security and development in Africa to tackle the [detalii...]
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Kenya: Nation Will Not Join Somali War
Kenya will not send its security forces to fight in Somalia. Internal security minister George Saitoti said on Sunday the government will instead beef up security at the border with Somalia to prevent the fighting from spilling over to [detalii...]
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Sudan: Spy Chief Calls On Juba to Safeguard Northerners During Referendum
Sudans National Intelligence and security Services (NISS), the state security watchdog, has announced its readiness to assert security during the referendum process on the independence of the semi-autonomous region of South [detalii...]
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Sierra Leone: Minister Hails Govt security Reform in Marking 9-11 Incident
Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation, S.E. Osmond Hanciles has commended the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma for reforming the national security sector, and especially the launching of the second security Sector [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Reps to Probe security Agencies
The Nigeria Police, the Army, the State security Service and other security agencies will come under legislative scrutiny over their individual efforts or negligence in averting recent cases of terror in the country when the House of Representatives resumes sitting this [detalii...]
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Kenya: Govt Pledges security After Court Rules on Polls Violence
Nation (Nairobi)-Internal security minister Prof George Saitoti on Sunday said Kenya will provide adequate security to deal with unruly cases after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling on [detalii...]
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Nigeria: U.S. Homeland security Secretary Due to Visit
U.S. Secretary for Homeland security, Janet Napolitano, is due in Abuja today on the invitation of the federal government to assess steps taken so far to strengthen aviation security at the nations international [detalii...]
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Cameroon: South west - security examined at Bangem regional meeting
The November 16 to 18, 2011 meeting x-rayed the prevailing situation in the region and identified strategies to stabilize security. Governor Koumpa Issa, flanked by the Attorney General of the South West, Chief Justice Fonkwe Joseph, all the six Senior Divisional Officers and heads of security forces, has called on the public to cooperate with local administrative officials to surmount security challenges during this sensitive end of year [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Rivers Police Command Assures On security of All
Commissioner for Police Rivers State command, who is also the Chairman of the Garden City Games security sub committee, Mr Suleiman Abba mni has assured all the participants at the Sports Festival of adequate [detalii...]
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Nigeria: security Agencies Identify Factors Responsible for Insecurity
security operatives in Bayelsa State yesterday identified injustice, inability to obey the laws of the country and impatience as factors responsible for unnecessary clashes among the various security operators in the [detalii...]
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Gambia: Boosting GAF
security is one of the most fundamental aspects of the development of every society. Guaranteed security gives people confidence to participate in the socio-economic development process. This is why our constitution provides for security services with the prime task of ensuring that the people live in an environment in which they can harness and utilise their potentials in a peaceful [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Intelligence, Panacea to security Challenge - Police Minister
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Caleb Olubolade, has said that the nations security agencies needed to improve their intelligence gathering mechanism in order to meet the recent security challenges facing the [detalii...]
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South Africa: security Ministers Secrecy Bill Remarks Hot Air
State security Minister Siyabonga Cwele has been lambasted for suggesting those criticising the governments "secrecy bill" lacked legitimacy and believed SA had no legitimate security concerns to [detalii...]
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Sudan: Chads President and Countrys Intelligence Chief Discuss Border security
The director of the National and Intelligence security Services (NISS) Mohamed Ata al-Moula was in Ndjamena on Friday for talks with the Chadian president Idriss Deby on security issues at the joint [detalii...]
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Nigeria: security Threats - The Wages of Discarding Okiros Groundwork
The primary responsibility of any government is to ensure the security of lives and property of the citizens and their welfare. To achieve the former, governments are known to commit vast amounts of their annual budget to defence and security matters. Nigeria is no exception as yearly; the budgetary allocation for defence has always been [detalii...]
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Nigeria: security Agent Says Babangida Aide Has Case to Answer on Bomb
A senior security operative told journalists in Abuja yesterday that the security team investigating the bomb blasts that claimed 16 innocent lives in Abuja on October 1 has downloaded 700 pages of telephone conversations-text messages and voices - which were being [detalii...]
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Somalia: Dozens Apprehended in Central Somalia security Operations
After of search operations in the town of Galkayo of central Somalia, a number of people related to insecurity activities have been arrested the security forces of Somalias Gal-mudug state in a bid to assure the [detalii...]
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Nigeria: 200 security Men to Man Baba Suwes Court Appearance
ABOUT 200 security operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) including mobile Policemen are expected to provide security at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, as Babatunde Omidina appears in court [detalii...]
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Sudan: UN security Council Endorses Abyei Peacekeeping Force
The UN security Council voted on Monday in favour of the formation of the UN Interim security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) - a 4,200 strong army of Ethiopian troops who will carry out a peace keeping mission in the conflict-ridden [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Polls - Kaduna Police Deploy 10,000 Men for security
Ahead of Saturdays elections, no fewer than 10,000 policemen and other security operatives have been deployed by the Kaduna State police command to ensure maximum security during the [detalii...]
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Angola: Sanatorium Hospital Holds Seminar On Bio-security
A seminar on bio-security and health is taking place since this Tuesday in the Sanatorium Hospital, in Luanda, with the objective of promoting the security of the institutions workers, since it deals with patients that have more serious [detalii...]
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London 2012 Olympics: question marks remain over security budget despite reports of reduced costs
security is the big unknown surrounding London 2012. Budget for that security is similarly underscored with a question [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Why State security Services Quizzed Lagos State Governor
The former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a special guest of the State security Service (SSS) yesterday at its headquarters in Abuja over what was described as "national security [detalii...]
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Central African Republic: Continuing Violence Sparks security Councils Concern
The security Council today voiced serious concern over the security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) as the country prepares for already delayed presidential and legislative elections next [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Experts Urge Dialogue, Effective Intelligence in Resolving security Challenges
Some security experts and psychologists have suggested the adoption of dialogue, surveillance and effective intelligence gathering by security agencies in confronting the Boko Haram insurgency in some parts of the [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Jang Presides Over security Council Meeting
Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang yesterday presided over the state security council meeting in line with the new security arrangement by the Federal [detalii...]
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Champions League 2010-11: security ramped up for Manchester United v Rangers games
Uefa will send a security officer to Old Trafford and Ibrox to help with security operation for Manchester United v Rangers [detalii...]
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Nigeria: ACF Wants Muslims in the Niger Delta to Be Watchful
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), South-South zone, yesterday advised Muslim communities from different parts of the country in the Niger Delta to be security conscious and report any security threat to relevant security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Jonathan Tasked On National security
Former Chief Whip in the Anambra State House of Assembly and the House Committee Chairman on security, Chief Frank Anthony Igboka, has said that the President Goodluck Jonathan administration is facing one of its most difficult moments since coming into being because of the serious security challenges posed to the nation by the activities of Boko [detalii...]
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Nigeria: U.S security Chief Arrives in Country
United States Homeland security Secretary Janet Napolitano arrived Abuja at about 7:30 pm on Saturday on the invitation of Nigerian government to take part in the discussion to bolster global aviation security. Aviation Minister Fedelia Njeze hosted the top US official to a dinner at the Transcorp Hilton hotel Abuja [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Bomb Scare - High security Alert in Lagos Sea, Airports
security chiefs in Lagos State, the economic nerve centre of Nigeria, rose frm an emergency meeting yesterday, and resolved to beef up security at strategic places in the metropolis, with particular attention on sea and [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Incessant Bomb Blasts - security Expert Proffers Solution
A security technology expert has cautioned that the increasing spate of bomb blasts in Nigeria may not be effectively addressed if government fails to put in place appropriate ICT-based technologies that can enhance the automation of our national security [detalii...]
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Sudan: UN Chief Welcomes Agreement On security in North-South Border Regions
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the signing of an agreement between the governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan on border security and a joint political and security arrangement, urging both parties to conclude and implement a cessation of hostilities pact as [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Major security Changes Imminent This Week
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to carry out sweeping changes within the security intelligence units in response to the bomb blasts that claimed 16 innocent souls and critically injured dozens in Abuja on Friday, a senior presidential aide told LEADERSHIP last night. The president also advised members of the opposition not to politicise the issue because it borders on national [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Investigate Role of security Personnel - TUC
Umbrella body for senior staff associations in the country, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has called on the intelligence hierarchy in the country to investigate the likely role of security personnel in the increasing bomb blasts and attacks in parts of the country, saying "something tells us that the choice of military and security targets in majority of the blast suggests a deep involvement of military and security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: National Assembly And the security Question
After the bombing of the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian police, the National Assembly (NASS) has been under 24-hour security watch by all the security agencies including the State security Service (SSS), Sergeant at Arms, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) men and the anti-bomb squad of the Nigerian police. The reason is not far-fetched: the National Assembly complex was just about one kilometre away from the Force Headquarters separated in distance by the Supreme Court and the Appeal [detalii...]
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Liberia: Joint security Warns Troublemakers
Though security warnings against hooliganism or lawlessness said to be incited by some politicians and their sympathizers has emerged from a joint security press conference addressed by Defense Minister Brownie Samukai; Justice Minister Christina Tarr; Deputy Police Directors for Administration and Operation Rose Stryker and Al Karley, and Information Minister Cletus Sieh, among [detalii...]
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Kenya: security Beefed Up After 14 Killed
security has been boosted in Todonyang following renewed attacks by militias from Ethiopia against members of the Turkana [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Eid-El Kabir Held Amid Tight security in Jos
There was tight security in the Plateau State capital on Sunday as Muslims celebrated Eid-el Kabir. security men were positioned at strategic points while some others conducted what is called "show of force" exercise round the city to forestall any [detalii...]
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Kenya: security Beefed Up in Isiolo, Samburu After Tourist Attacks
security has been beeped up at lodges in Isiolo and Samburu game reserves a day after a tourists van driver was shot dead and his passenger seriously injured. Upper Eastern regional commissioner Isaiah Nakoru said enough security officers have been deployed to patrol the game [detalii...]
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Africa: Shape of Aviation security After 9/11
Since September 11 suicide bombings of WTC in the US, aviation security has received much attention and huge resources have been spent to make both the domestic and global aviation systems safer. But analysts maintain that notwithstanding the huge outlay in security systems the only effective way to prevent terror attacks is to be proactive. IME AKPAN [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Expert Calls for Improved security At Airports
An expert in the aviation industry, Mr Olumide Ohunayo, on Sunday, called on the federal government to improve security at airports. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) in Ikeja, the expert said improved security would protect passengers and aircraft from external [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Bombings - Mark Seeks National security Review
Sympathisers abroad and citizens at home are increasingly agitated about Nigerias [detalii...]
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German security expert: World Cup in South Africa is safe
Cape Town - The security precautions taken by South Africa in the run-up to the football World Cup meet the highest standards, a security expert from Germanys parliament said [detalii...]
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Nigeria: No Plan to Help Country on security says Canada
Canada has said there is no specific security assistance plan at the moment to help Nigeria tackle its security situation as a result of the incessant bomb attacks in the country. There is no record of any formal request for such assistance from the Nigerian [detalii...]
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Southern Africa: Summit of the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and security
1. The Troika summit of the Organ on Politics, defence and security Cooperation met in Livingstone, republic of Zambia, 31 March 2011 to consider the political and security situation in the region, in particular in the Republics of Madagascar and [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Senate Summons security Chiefs
BOTHERED by the spate of bombings and general insecurity across the country, the Senate has resolved to have a closed-door session with the National security Adviser, the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the various security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Military Allays Fears On Threat to security
The military Special Task Force (STF) in Jos, Plateau State has allayed fears over an alleged impending outbreak of violence in the city saying "the STF and other security agencies are well on top of security situation in the [detalii...]
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Somalia: Forces Conduct security Operations in Parts of Mogadishu
The security forces of Somali transitional federal government on Wednesday morning started to conduct security related operations in parts of volatile capital [detalii...]
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Kenya: National security Threatened
The latest influx of Somali refugees are a threat to Kenyan national security, according Internal security minister George Saitoti. He says terror militia like the alshaabab may take advantage of the current situation to executive their evil acts within Kenyan territory. Saitoti says although surveillance has been increased along the border and the Garissa Nairobi highway, the number of refugees is getting out of hand, and the security forces are now stretched to the limit. He is asking the UN and other international donor groups dealing with the refugees to operate from inside Somalia, to limit the number of refugees coming to [detalii...]
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Kenya: Mashujaa Day Marked Amid Tight security
There was tight security yesterday in and around Nyayo stadium as the country marked its second Mashujaa Day with rains cutting short the programme. Kenyans were subjected to long queues as security agents who did not take chances frisked them in the wake of threats from Al-Shaabab to hit [detalii...]
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Nigeria: U.S., Israeli Anti-Terrorist Squads Besiege Abuja for Inauguration
Anti-terrorist experts and security operatives from the United States of America and Israel have besieged Abuja ahead of President Goodluck Jonathans inauguration on Sunday, May 29, in a bid to pre-empt any recurrence of bomb scare and acts of terrorism aimed at undermining security in the country.This is even as the federal government is said to have allotted the sum of 10 million for security during the inauguration ceremony. Governments decision to ensure heavy security presence for the event, unlike past presidential inaugurations, is coming on the heels of security alert by some agencies of government said to be working on counter- terrorism theories that they had uncovered a plot to foil the inauguration of President Jonathan on [detalii...]
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Sudan: Taha Reviews With Lamamra AU Efforts for Keeping security and Stability in Darfur
Vice-President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, reviewed Thursday in his office at the Republican Palace with the AU Commissioner for Peace and security, Ramadan Lamamra, the steps being adopted by the Union African in keeping security and stability in [detalii...]
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Nigeria: NSCDC and the Reward for Hardwork
In Nigeria, the security situation in recent time has become precarious, posing serious challenges to the survival of the nations nascent democracy. CHRISTIANA ESEBONU writes that the recent arming of the Nigeria security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in recognition of its giant strides, is part of government efforts to contain security crises and thus, provide a clement environment necessary for national [detalii...]
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Rwanda: New security Chiefs Appointed
President Paul Kagame, in his capacity as Commander in Chief, yesterday, named new officers to head the countrys security and intelligence [detalii...]
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Angola: CPLPs Food and Nutritional security Strategy Presented
The Angolan secretary of State for Agriculture, Jose Amaro Tati, on Wednesday in Rome presented the Food and Nutritional security Strategy of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP), at the 37th Session of the security Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organisation [detalii...]
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Sudan: Darfur Peace Process Reaches Critical Juncture, security Council Warned
The peace process in Darfur has reached a critical point, with the security situation deteriorating just as prospects for a negotiated settlement have slightly improved, a senior United Nations official told the security Council as he urged all parties to the conflict to step up their efforts to reach a [detalii...]
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Africa: security Sector Reform in African Countries Emerging From Conflict Vital, UN Says
The security Council today debated the need to reform the security sector in African countries emerging from conflict, with the United Nations peacekeeping chief calling it crucial to ensuring stability, reducing poverty and promoting sustainable [detalii...]
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Nigeria: White House Statement on Meeting with Nigerian National security Advisor
National security Advisor General James L. Jones welcomed Nigeria National security Advisor General (Ret.) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, to the White House on May 20, 2010.A General Jones, joined by members of the Presidents National security Staff, and General Aliyu Mohammed, who was accompanied by his delegation, discussed a range of topics of mutual interest bilaterally, regionally, and [detalii...]
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Kenya: security Survellance to Remain Up-Saitoti
Internal security minister George Saitoti says security surveillance will be increased, following the intelligence reports that the Somali based Al-shabaab terror group has plans to attack Kenya. Saitoti says the police will remain on high alert, especially along the borders. His statement comes days after three people were arrested along the Kenya Somalia boarder with bomb making materials. They have since been moved to Nairobi for further [detalii...]
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Cote dIvoire: security Council to Send More UN Troops to Cote dIvoire Ahead of Upcoming Polls
The security Council today urged parties in Cote dIvoire to ensure the holding of the countrys long-delayed presidential polls next month, and agreed to deploy up to 500 additional United Nations troops to assist with security during the election [detalii...]
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Sudan: Readout of the National security Advisors White House Meeting with AU Panel
From Benjamin Chang, spokesman for the National security [detalii...]
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Uganda: The Welfare of security Forces Should Concern Us All
In these tough economic times, there has been a lot of agitation from walk-to-work, to strikes by taxi drivers and business owners that has attracted the attention of security [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Sleeping With Both Eyes Open!
Earlier this year, when this column stated that the Federal Government was spending over N2 billion every day (including weekends) on security without corresponding results, the State security Service (SSS) made a fuss of arresting and detaining me for "incitement" - a funny basis for infringement of a citizens right indeed since the colonial era offence of sedition has been declared ultra vires by our constitution! But since that article was published, what has changed? Instead of an improvement, the security situation is evidently getting [detalii...]
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Uganda: Who Were the Brokers in the UPC Defections?
Top security officers were at the forefront of brokering the defection of the top three UPC officials who recently crossed to the ruling party. security sources say the Director General of External security, Mr Robert Masolo, Trade Minister Kahinda Otafiire and Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa held a series of meetings with the defectors before they finally met President Museveni on August 26 at State House in [detalii...]
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Ghana: Four Teachers and security Man Awarded On International Teachers Day in Bolgatanga
Four teachers and a security man at the regional Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) office in Bolgatanga were Wednesday, presented with awards for their outstanding performances. The security man, Mr. Francis Ayinnemi, took home GH A300 cash, a full piece of Ghana Textile Printing (GTP) wax, and a [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Army Will Tackle security Lapses
Following the growing security concern in the country, the Nigerian Army has vowed to rise up to the occasion by nipping the trend in the bud [detalii...]
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Uganda: Three Guards Held Over Murder
Three security guards attached to JAG security firm in Soroti are in Police custody for allegedly murdering their colleague at [detalii...]
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Uganda: Fire at World Heritage Site Puzzles security
GUNFIRE rocked Kasubi royal burial grounds as security fired to clear the way for President Yoweri Museveni to inspect the place [detalii...]
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security briefed to avoid SBW 'shemozzle' repeat
security guards have been warned to keep an eye on Sonny Bill Williams this weekend after he was mobbed by fans following Canterbury's ITM Cup victory over Otago on [detalii...]
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Kenya: Bad Attitude of Police Is Undermining Our security
Two well-executed attacks on the normally serene Lamu Islands tourist resorts have thrown the Kenyan security apparatus in a tailspin and, as usual, left them chasing [detalii...]
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Nigeria: Nigcomsat to Oversee Implementation of security Communication Network - Rufai
Following the recent security lapses in the country, the Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has been appointed by the Ministry of Finance to oversee the implementation of the public security communication [detalii...]
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Kenya: security Beefed Up in Ikolomani
security officers have been directed to deal firmly with reported cases of bribery and voter intimidation as voters in Ikolomani pick their new MP on [detalii...]