Audio By Carbonatix
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned abruptly, as Africa's most populous nation fights a northeastern insurgency and rampant kidnappings.
Mohammed Mohammed, who headed Nigeria's mission to Libya, will lead the National Intelligence Agency. Adeola Ajayi will helm the Department of State Security.
The previous agency chiefs, appointed by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018, gave no reason for their resignations.
They could have taken the fall for the country's poor security performance, or have been purged along with government personnel from the north to replace with Tinubu's own Yoruba ethnic stock, said Confidence MacHarry, lead security analyst at consultancy SBM Intelligence.
Following incessant attacks by armed groups, Tinubu is boosting intelligence gathering to deal with nationwide kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs and a more than decade-old insurgency in the northeast.
Latest Stories
-
Mammography available in only 5 regions, making breast cancer screening difficult – Radiologist
8 minutes -
Pastor Daniel Amoateng pays for release of 23 Nsawam prison inmates
9 minutes -
Government to equip health facilities with mammography, radiotherapy machines – Deputy Health Minister
12 minutes -
Floodwaters recede in Hohoe as residents begin returning home – NADMO
23 minutes -
Celine Dion kicks off Paris Fashion Week with surprise performance
23 minutes -
4 years of kidney failure: 28-year-old nurse appeals for $100,000 to undergo life-saving kidney transplant
32 minutes -
Hohoe flood: About 5,000 affected as NADMO begins emergency relief
33 minutes -
Why must I renew my vehicle’s registration number every 2 years?
35 minutes -
Parliamentary Privilege and the Limits of Personal Liberty: A study on the immunity of members of parliament from arrest in Ghana
36 minutes -
Kwabenya Court denies bail to six accused in alleged 3.9-tonne cocaine shipment
37 minutes -
Ghana opposes calls to abolish ICC, urges stronger action against crimes against humanity
44 minutes -
Cedi remains under pressure due to Christmas demand; going for GH¢11.90 at forex bureaus
45 minutes -
NDC opens nominations for 2026 regional executive elections on October 6
46 minutes -
Ghanaian nurses to receive higher pay, health insurance and rent allowance under new Saint Kitts and Nevis agreement
54 minutes -
JoyNews’ Emmanuel Adu Gyamfi named ‘Digital Tourism Icon of the Year’ in Ahafo Region
59 minutes