Nigeria: 'Worry About Tinubu's Age, Identity, Not Atiku's Party Choice', Ex-VP Camp Tackles Lagos APC

The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired back at the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing it of hypocrisy and deflection… Read more »

Nigeria: Senator Ndume Blames Security Lapses On Lack of Satellite Coverage

The Senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has blamed Nigeria's security challenges on insufficient satellite coverage, saying the nation's limited… Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorism - Oshiomhole Faults Judge for Reducing Death Sentence to 20-Year Jail Term

Senator representing Edo North senatorial district, Adams Oshiomhole, has condemned what he described as a disturbing judicial trend where convictions for capital offences were… Read more »

Nigeria: 12,000 Lives Lost, 420 Communities Attacked in 25 Years - Governor Mutfwang

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has disclosed that over 420 communities were attacked, nearly 12,000 lives lost, and countless livelihoods destroyed by bandits in the state… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Kidnapping of Niger Schoolchildren, a Sad Development', PDP Says During Visit to Bago

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has regreted the recent tragic incident of the kidnapping of schoolchildren at St Mary's Catholic Church… Read more »

Nigeria: 12,000 Lives Lost, 420 Communities Attacked in 25 Years - Plateau Governor

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has disclosed that between 2001 and May 2025, over 420 communities were attacked while nearly 12,000 lives were lost in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Lawyers, Security Experts Back Tinubu's Emergency Declaration

Lawyers and security experts have expressed their views over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's declaration of emergency on security. Read more »

Nigeria: ADC National Leadership Ratifies Expulsion of Kogi Federal Lawmaker Abejide

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has upheld the expulsion of Hon. Leke Abejide from the party, endorsing an earlier decision taken by… Read more »

Nigeria: Publisher Mamu Not Mandated to Negotiate With Terrorists, Witness Tells Court

A witness of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that a Kaduna-based newspaper publisher, Tukur Mamu, standing trial over… Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Risks $3bn Yearly Loss Over Failure to Meet EU Deforestation Rules

Nigeria could lose over $1 billion in direct agricultural export earnings and more than $3 billion in total economic value each year if it does not align with the European Union… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Bandits Hibernate in Kainji National Park to Attack Niger, Kebbi, Kwara, Benin Republic', Lawmaker Claims

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jafaru Mohammed Ali, has claimed that bandits are currently using the Kainji National Park in Niger State as their harbour and base… Read more »

Nigeria: Growing Sophistication of Criminals Worries Kano Deputy Governor

Kano State deputy governor, Comrade Aminu Abdusalam Gwarzo, has warned that criminal groups across the country are becoming increasingly sophisticated, while government response… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Welcomes Freed Kebbi Schoolgirls, Orders Push to Rescue Others

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the Tuesday's release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Danko-Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Orders 24-Hour Aerial Siege On Kwara, Kebbi Forests

President Bola Tinubu has ordered an aggressive, round-the-clock aerial siege on forests in Kwara, Kebbi and parts of Niger State as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to… Read more »

Nigeria: 25 Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

The twenty-five (25) schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, have been rescued. Read more »

Nigeria: Canada Flags Nigeria, 16 Other African Countries in High-Risk Travel Alert

Canada's latest high-risk travel advisories, issued between November 13 and 15, 2025, mark one of its most extensive reassessments of security risks in Africa, covering 17… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Kaduna Is 90% Better Against Banditry After Adopting My Approach' - Sheikh Gumi

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that the security situation in Kaduna State has improved significantly because authorities are beginning to apply elements… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Repeal of 20-Yr-Old Legal Practitioners Act With New Law

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the Legal Practitioners Bill 2025 to the Senate, marking a pivotal step toward overhauling Nigeria's legal framework and strengthening… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Assembly Threatens to Shut Down Over Abducted Catholic Schoolchildren

Apparently disturbed by the security situation in some parts of the state leading to abductions from St Mary Catholic School Papiri, Agwarra local government area, the Niger State… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Officials, Others Present As Lawmakers Lament Over Insecurity At Special Plenary

It was a day of lamentations in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers expressed deep sorrows over the rising insecurity across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: 'You Lack Sense, You're Very Stupid', Governor Bago Blasts Protocol Officer At Public Event

Niger State governor, Umar Bago, has been caught on video publicly insulting his Director of Protocol, Abdullahi Yarima, during a security council meeting in Minna, the State… Read more »

Nigeria: Police, Borno Government Debunk Rumoured Attack On Girls College

The Borno State Police Command has debunked a rumoured attack that caused pandemonium at the Government Girls College Maiduguri as students scampered to safety on Monday evening. Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged Troop Withdrawal Before Abduction...Reactions As Kebbi Governor Asks National Assembly to Probe Military

Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has called on the National Assembly to investigate the withdrawal of military personnel from the Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School,… Read more »

Nigeria: Kebbi School Attack - DHQ Probes Alleged Troops Withdrawal From Facility

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has directed the probe of circumstances surrounding the alleged withdrawal of troops from a girls school in Kebbi State where students were abducted… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Vows to Intensify Fight Against Insecurity

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to tackling insecurity across Nigeria, stressing that he will not rest until all citizens were protected. Read more »