Popular comedian and filmmaker Ayo Makun, widely known as AY, has issued a blunt and emotional critique of Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, warning that the country is fast slipping into a state of lawlessness while its leaders remain disturbingly quiet. In a candid post that has since triggered widespread...
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Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has assured families of the abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, as well as killers of the late Brigadier-General Musa Uba and the late Vice Principal of the school that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deeply troubled by the tragic incidents. He vowed that the...
Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed bandits stormed the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, in Eruku, injuring worshippers and leaving two people dead. The attack, which occurred around 6 p.m., has drawn sharp condemnation from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has now ordered urgent...
Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government, Kebbi State authorities, and security agencies to move swiftly to secure the release of 25 schoolgirls kidnapped by bandits in Kebbi State. The appeal was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Minority Leader Rep. Kingsley...
Northern governors lament ‘senseless’ kidnapping of Kebbi schoolgirls, demand swift rescue operation
Northern governors lament ‘senseless’ kidnapping of Kebbi schoolgirls, demand swift rescue operation
Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has denounced the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu area of Kebbi State, where 25 female students were kidnapped and a school official reportedly killed. Speaking in Gombe on Monday, the forum’s chairman and Gombe State Governor, Inuwa...
Nigeria has appealed to the international community to stop what it described as a “naming and shaming” approach when addressing the country’s security difficulties, insisting that genuine partnership is the only path to lasting solutions. The call was made in New York by Syndoph Endoni, Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires at...
As the killing of Benue people by herdsmen continued unabated, the Benue State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sought for divine intervention to end the incessant killings. Speaking during the three hour prayer, thanksgiving and praise at the CAN Secretariat in Makurdi, the Vice Chairman...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Component of the Joint Task Force of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has achieved a major operational breakthrough following precision air interdiction missions conducted on 14 November 2025 at the Sauri bandit camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Director of Public Relations and...
In continued efforts to disrupt the activities of armed criminals within the Joint Operations Area (JOA), troops of Sector 2 (Sub-Sector 2) Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) Bokkos, conducted a raid on suspected gunrunners’ hideout on 13 November 2025 at Fashoron Village, Daffo District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau...
Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Blessing Onuh (APC–Benue), has expressed deep concern over the growing wave of killings, kidnappings, and destruction of farmlands in her constituency and other parts of Benue State. Onuh, who represents the Otukpo–Ohimini Federal Constituency, spoke with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, describing...
Chairman of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto East Senatorial District, Hon. Sharehu Kamarawa, has dismissed allegations suggesting that he failed to act on intelligence reports about impending bandit attacks in his area. Describing the social media reports as “false and misleading,” Kamarawa said he promptly took proactive measures...
Federal Government has said it would not slide into panic mode but will continue to work assiduously with local and international partners to end terrorism and insecurity in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the...
As Washington amplifies its criticism of Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians, it is imperative for the United States to look inward before pointing fingers outward. While Donald Trump and his supporters posture as defenders of the Christian faith abroad, evidence within their own borders reveals a grim reality...
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized by troops of Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, with support from Nigerien Air Force when the terrorists attempted to invade Forward Operation Base (FOB) in Kangar, Mallam fatori town, Abbadam local area of Borno state. The incident which took...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on political leaders to prioritize Nigeria’s national interest over partisan considerations. The party made this known while reacting to comments made by the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, regarding the recent designation of Nigeria by...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has urged President Bola Tinubu to take a firm diplomatic stand against U.S. President Donald Trump, following a statement allegedly threatening military action against Nigeria. In a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, Gumi described Trump’s reported comment...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- A meeting is being planned between Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and U.S. President Donald Trump, as both leaders prepare to discuss security cooperation and clear up recent misunderstandings surrounding Nigeria’s internal challenges. Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, made this...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Nigeria, threatening possible military intervention if what he calls the “killing of Christians” in the country is not halted. In a fiery post on his Truth Social account on Saturday, Trump said he would...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- To curb kidnappings, killings, and other vices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike is expanding policing by erecting new police stations in rural and border communities. This is in fulfilment of his pledge to decentralise policing and bring safety...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has cautioned that negotiating peace with armed groups while allowing them to retain their weapons only serves to prolong violence and undermine state authority. The governor made this remark in Abuja during the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18...