By HALIMA TAKWAS SUSPECTED members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly carried out a deadly ambush on Nigerian troops near Damasak in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, killing seven soldiers and capturing 13 others. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Monday, took place along the Maiduguri–Damasak road, an area […]
Airstrikes and an Unintended Escalation WHEN United States warplanes struck suspected terrorist hideouts in Sokoto State on Christmas Day, 25 December 2025, Nigerian authorities publicly welcomed the move, describing it as a strategic boost to the country’s counterterrorism campaign. The strikes, carried out with federal approval, were aimed at degrading Islamic State-affiliated cells operating along […]
Police Reverse Earlier Position THE Nigeria Police Force has admitted that a mass abduction of worshippers did occur in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, barely 24 hours after dismissing reports of the incident as false. The reversal followed widespread public condemnation of the police’s initial denial and mounting pressure from […]
By TOSI ORE Analysts Warn South-West Becoming New Haven for Displaced Bandits PUBLIC anxiety is mounting across the South-West following the recovery of the remains of five Forest Guards killed in a bandit attack on the National Park Service office in Oloka, Oyo State, an incident that analysts say signals a dangerous shift in Nigeria’s […]
By TOSI ORE Oloka Attack: National Park Service Targeted in Deadly Assault SUSPECTED bandits launched a deadly late-night attack on the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing at least five personnel and leaving others critically injured, security officials and eyewitnesses confirmed. The assault occurred at about […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M. M. M.) IBRAHIM Bandits Strike Police, Civilians in Farin Ruwa GUNMEN identified by locals as armed bandits have killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and at least five villagers in Farin Ruwa village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in a brazen assault that highlights the region’s deteriorating […]
By TOSI ORE Human Impact, Intelligence and Institutional Fragility Lens 2025 proved that Nigeria’s war on terror was fought—but fragility, not firepower, became the country’s biggest enemy. The year began with measurable military outcomes but closed with deeper questions around intelligence failure, border porosity, forest-based insurgent mobility, […]
State Failure & Security Accountability Delayed Response, Deadly Consequences: How the Lamurde Crisis Exposed Nigeria’s Security Gaps A Protest Against Inaction THE women of Lamurde did not march for politics or power. They marched against delay. As violence flared between the Bachama and Chobo communities in Adamawa State, residents say security forces were slow to […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS A humanitarian group, Equipping The Persecuted, has raised alarm over an alleged plot to carry out coordinated attacks in parts of northern Nigeria on Christmas Day, triggering concern among security watchers even as the Presidency dismissed the warning as questionable. The group’s founder, Judd Saul, disclosed the intelligence during […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS TENSION escalated across Adamawa State on Tuesday as residents of Numan LGA staged a mass protest over the alleged killing of women by soldiers deployed to quell communal clashes in neighbouring Lamurde. The unrest followed renewed violence between the Bachama and Chobo communities, which flared on Monday. Local sources reported that between […]