By HAUWA MAGANA AS Christmas approaches, growing insecurity and soaring transport costs are reshaping Yuletide travel plans across Nigeria. Many citizens who traditionally journey home for festive reunions are now choosing to stay put, citing safety fears and economic pressure. In Imo State, residents expressed mixed reactions. While some, like Ikechukwu Ibezim, […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM NORTHERN governors have approved a joint security plan that will see all 19 states contribute ₦1 billion each monthly for a year—amounting to ₦228 billion—to strengthen regional security operations and deploy advanced technology against banditry. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed the decisions, explaining that the funds will support […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE US Delegation Meets Ribadu in Abuja Amid Heightened Security Diplomacy and Controversial Genocide Claims A high-powered United States Congressional delegation arrived in Abuja this weekend for critical security talks with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, marking a significant escalation in diplomatic engagement between both nations. The visit comes at a […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM NIGERIA’S security collapse is no accident. From Boko Haram and ISWAP in the Northeast to heavily armed forest bandits, organised kidnapping rings and rising communal violence, the country faces an intertwining crisis that has hollowed out farmland, emptied classrooms, shuttered markets and produced millions of internally displaced people. What […]
By ANITA KNIGHT THE United States House Appropriations Committee will hold a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday to examine the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session will be led by Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chair Mario Díaz-Balart, alongside colleagues from the Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services Committees. Representatives from the […]
By HAUWA MAGANA KOGI State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, has ordered all social, religious, and community activities to conclude by 4 pm daily until further notice. The directive, issued during an emergency meeting with security agencies and traditional rulers at the Government House, Lokoja, is aimed at curbing bandit activities in the state. […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS NIGERIA’S security crisis deepened last week as fresh kidnappings, killings, and coordinated raids across multiple states intensified pressure on President Bola Tinubu’s declared nationwide security emergency. From Kogi and Kwara to Kano, communities continue to reel amid attacks that highlight persistent vulnerabilities and rising public anxiety. In Kogi State, gunmen […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS NIGERIA’S agricultural sector is under mounting strain as banditry, insurgency, and climate change converge to threaten food production and deepen hunger across the country. Experts warn that without urgent government intervention, the nation may face one of its worst food crises in 2026. The latest alert came from the United Nations World […]
By TOSI ORE Behind Tinubu’s ‘Aerial Siege’ — Fresh Abductions, Tactical Failures, and a Corridor of Impunity Widening Across Three States THE Tinubu administration entered the week determined to project strength. The rescue of 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi State and 38 church worshippers in Kwara State was framed as evidence that […]
A New Tone in Washington: What the US Rejection of Military Intervention Really Means for Nigeria FOR years, discussions about Nigeria’s worsening insecurity—whether terrorism in the Northeast, banditry across the Northwest, or separatist violence in parts of the South—have drifted in and out of the global spotlight. But at a landmark Congressional hearing in Washington, […]