News
Tinubu appoints Garba Laka National Coordinator for National Counter-Terrorism Centre
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major-General Adamu Garba Laka new National Coordinator of the National C0ounter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
According to a statement by the State House, Abuja, General Laka served in various capacities in the North East, Nigeria, where he deployed tactical means to degrade terrorist groups.
He also served in Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of Congo under the United Nations and was part of Nigerian contingent to the US AFRICOM exercise in Senegal.
He holds a Master’s degree in National Security from the National Defence University, Pakistan, and in International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy.
The President anticipates that General Laka will bring his vast experiences into this critical role to effectively remove security threats through pre-emptive, proactive and diligent counter-terrorism coordination.
-
Latest5 days agoFull List: Meet the 2026 Nobel Prize winners across six categories
-
Football5 days agoPremier League Matchweek 7: Five Fixtures That Could Shape the Weekend
-
Latest4 days agoUmahi defends Lagos-Calabar highway route changes amid public outcry
-
Business3 days agoDangote Refinery IPO: 70% Subscription claim meets fourfold demand assertion as investors seek clarity
-
Business4 days ago
Dangote Refinery IPO Extension: Was the 70% subscription report overhyped?
-
Latest2 days agoUCTH faces morgue crisis as 50 unclaimed corpses await mass burial
-
Featured4 days agoEl-Rufai, ADC governorship candidate’s court appearance puts Kaduna opposition politics in focus
-
Latest5 days agoMakinde’s Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, resigns