Nigeria: Troops Foil Midnight Attack On Chibok Communities in Borno - Army

The Nigerian Army says troops of 28 Task Force Brigade have foiled a planned midnight attack on Chibok communities in Borno State. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Army Rescues 12 Kidnapped Girls in Borno - Official

PREMIUM TIMES reported that 13 girls, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on 23 November while working on their farmlands. Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Southern Governors, Traditional Rulers Back State Police, Adopt Security Measures

Governor Abiodun said the forum reaffirmed its commitment to a united and secure Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Navy Promotes 127 Senior Officers

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Idi Abbas, a vice admiral, congratulated the newly promoted officers and urged them to rededicate themselves to their duties. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Five Things to Know About Guinea-Bissau, the West African Nation That Just Experienced a Coup

This has drawn criticism across West Africa, with several governments and regional blocs calling for a return to constitutional order. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Soldiers Dislodge Terrorists, Recover 91 Rustled Cattle in Taraba

According to the statement, troops carried out coordinated offensives in Akesha, Zambana Forest, and Ayu village in Takum and Donga local government areas Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Akpabio Sacks Two Committee Chairmen As Senate Leadership Meets Tinubu

The Senate said the committees had failed to provide the chamber with timely and relevant security information despite rising cases of kidnapping and banditry. Read more »

Nigeria: Violence in Nigeria - Fact, Fear, and the Politics of a 'Christian Genocide,' By Humaid Rabiu Shehu

Ultimately, the path forward requires truth and balance. Sensational claims may attract global attention, but they seldom solve real problems. Read more »

Nigeria: Fresh Abductions in Kwara, Kano Mar Celebration of Kebbi Schoolgirls' Rescue

Barely 24 hours after the presidency announced the liberation of the 38 Eruku worshippers, crediting the operation to "pressure from DSS and the military," the bandits struck again… Read more »

Nigeria: Security Coordination in Zamfara 'Won't Work Without Me' - - Defence Minister Matawalle

Bello Matawalle warns that any security efforts without his involvement "will amount to nothing." Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Control Kwara Forest, Say Freed Worshippers

Several survivors, who spoke to TVC News and Channels Television, recounted the attack and the days spent in captivity. Read more »

Nigeria: How Bandits Abducted 40 Women, Children in Kebbi Before Abducting Schoolgirls

A resident told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that an LGA in the southern district of the state is under the siege of terrorists. Read more »

Nigeria: Worsening Insecurity - Armed Persons Attack Police Officers in Bauchi, Kill Two

The latest incident adds to the escalating insecurity across Nigeria, where armed groups terrorise the citizenry, killing and kidnapping at will. Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Church Abductions - Terrorists Demand N100 Million Ransom Per Victim

The secretary of the church, Josiah Agbabiaka, said the abductors divided the captives into clusters. Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Church Releases Names of 38 Abducted Members Emerge Amid Growing Pressure On Security Agencies

According to the Ilorin-based newspaper, "the youngest victim is seven years old and the oldest is 64," while "30 of the 38 abductees are women." Read more »

Nigeria: Gangsterism and Nigeria's Season of Anomie, By Jibrin Ibrahim

It has been another tough week for Nigerians confronted with political gangsterism from the highest levels of the State that is tearing Nigeria at the seams. There is apparently a… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Dawn Commission Seeks Urgent Legislative Backing for State Police

The commission expressed worry over the increasing scale and frequency of attacks by terrorists, bandits and other criminal groups. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Lost 454 Soldiers to Ambushes Between 2019 and 2025 - Report

The report documents a sustained pattern of deadly ambushes orchestrated mainly by Boko Hara, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and armed bandit groups. Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Governor Seeks More Troops As Youths Block Highway Over Eruku Church Attack

Governor AbdulRazaq condemned the incident and directed security agencies to reinforce deployment in Eruku and other vulnerable communities in the Ekiti Local Government Area Read more »

Nigeria: Four Vigilantes Killed, Four Soldiers Missing in Fresh ISWAP Attack in Borno

While retreating, the ISWAP terrorists burned two trucks belonging to the Borno State Ministry of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and Resettlement and killed four labourers. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Worried About Mass Killings, Kidnappings, N100m 'Tax' Imposed On Zamfara Communities

The lawmakers asked the Ministry of Defence and the service chiefs direct a robust and well-coordinated operation in the affected areas. Read more »

Nigeria: Late Brigadier General Musa UBA - a Brave Soldier Who Survived Many Battles

Military sources, including his coursemates at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Uba was a brave officer who fought many battles in the North-east,… Read more »

Nigeria: Catholic Reverend Father Abducted in Kaduna

Suspected terrorists have abducted Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish of the Catholic Church in Kushe Gugbu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Three Villagers Still Held As Bandits Sack Kwara Community

The young man, who did not reveal his name for fear of reprisal, recorded a video from the deserted settlement on Sunday Read more »

Nigeria: Zulum Identifies Boko Haram's Hideouts, Calls for Military Joint Operations to Defeat Terrorists

The governor said a coordinated military offensive involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force to target insurgent strongholds in the Lake Chad area, specifically at Tumbus, Mandara… Read more »