A 40-year-old woman, Olarinde Doris Titilayo, has fled Nigeria following a series of attacks in June 2023 from people believed to be Boko Haram in Sabo Geri (an area which is predominantly occupied by Yoruba) in Borno State. We learned…
By Matthew Denis Proactive steps to ensure insecurity in the country, the Nigerian troops have recorded a major success in its fight against terrorism and oil theft, rescuing 113 kidnapped hostages and recovering 920,800 litres of stolen crude oil, 88,760…
By Atondu Titus, Makurdi Amidst killings, kidnappings, armed robbery and other criminal activities, a violent protest erupted in Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State on 3rd July, 2024. The protesters, though repelled by men of the Nigeria Police on duty,…
By Dakuku Peterside In the past ten years, the South-East and North-East geopolitical zones, more than other geopolitical zones, have been sites of experiments on insecurity and militia reign. Either terrorists, kidnappers, or militias were testing the will of the…
…Says West African bloc must leverage Nigeria’s expertise to combat terrorism …Commission President cautions against geo-strategic rivalries By Sodiq Adelakun and Matthew Denis President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States…
The Benue State Government on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew in Ukum Local Government Area (LGA), following serious security breaches in the area. Gov. Hyacinth Alia announced the measure at a news briefing in Makurdi shortly after the State Security…
The issue of insecurity has become a major challenge towards achieving developmental programmes and policies in the country. The hike in price of commodities in the market today is occasioned by insecurity factors as farmers couldn’t access their farmlands. The…
The House of Representatives has resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to find a solution to the worsening insecurity situation in the country just as they oppose a motion seeking engagement of mercenaries. The resolution of the House was…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Kaduna state government has commissioned 150 Hilux Operational Vehicles and 500 motorcycles to tackle insecurity in the state. This is as the government stated that the safety and security of citizens remain paramount to them and…
The recent spate of attacks and kidnappings across the country, particularly in the South-West, has once again brought to the fore the precarious state of security in Nigeria. The gruesome account of Nurudeen Olaitan Salami, a survivor of a deadly…
