By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE WHEN U.S. Senator Ted Cruz stood before Congress last week to introduce the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, his message was clear — and damning. He accused the Nigerian government of enabling what he described as the “systematic extermination of Christians.” The Texas senator’s speech, later echoed on his podcast […]
By TOSI ORE THE National Council of State has approved an increase in the Nigeria Police Trust Fund’s (NPTF) allocation from 0.5% to 1% of the Federation Account to ensure sustainable funding for police operations. It also endorsed the repeal and re-enactment of the NPTF Act 2019, removing the six-year sunset clause to make the […]
By SANI BATURE THE North-Central region of Nigeria — once the country’s breadbasket and cultural heartland — is now a landscape of fear, flight, and forgotten promises. From Benue’s emptied farmlands to Kwara’s lithium-fueled bloodshed, the region’s agony captures the tragedy of a nation struggling to contain violence that has hollowed out its rural communities […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS WHEN Abubakar Shekau, the ruthless leader of Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021, few imagined the ripple effect it would unleash. Yet, his death set off an unprecedented wave of defections in the Lake Chad Basin: thousands of men, women, and children linked to Boko Haram began […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS NIGERIA’S streets are drowning in blood and silence. Behind every headline of robbery, kidnapping, or assassination lies a chilling reality: too many murders remain unsolved, and too many families are left waiting for justice that never comes. The brutal killing of 29-year-old TV anchor and lawyer, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, is only […]
By TOSI ORE MEDICAL expert Dr. Abib Olamitoye has called on Nigerian hospitals to prioritise saving the lives of gunshot and robbery victims before demanding police reports, stressing that delays in treatment have cost many lives unnecessarily. Speaking in Ibadan on Tuesday, the Founder and CEO of Ibadan Central Hospital urged medical facilities to establish […]
By HAUWA MAGANA A City Divided, A People Scarred IN 2003, as violence spread across Jos, Blessing Emmanuel lost her home, her belongings, and the stability she once knew. Hers was not an isolated experience. Plateau State had already become synonymous with ethno-religious conflict, with clashes in 2001 and 2004 claiming thousands of lives. Old […]
By TOSI ORE FILM curator Don Pedro Aganbi says Nigeria can curb rising online piracy by combining technology with stronger laws and enforcement. He noted that tools like AI, digital watermarking, content fingerprinting, and blockchain tracking can monitor and flag pirated works across websites, social media, and file-sharing platforms. He also urged telecoms and ISPs […]
By TOSI ORE THE German government has donated a state-of-the-art canine facility to Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a move expected to boost the country’s fight against narcotics. Commissioning the centre in Lagos, NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) described it as “a milestone” that will enhance drug interdiction at airports, […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS ZAMFARA State was rocked by two deadly incidents on Friday. In Yandoto village, Tsafe LGA, bandits attacked a mosque during dawn prayers, killing five worshippers, injuring several others, and abducting an unknown number before fleeing into the forest. Locals described the assault as “gruesome and terrifying,” noting it mirrored a […]