Bandits, Politics & 2027: Why Nigeria’s Security Crisis Keeps Getting Worse as FG Blames Politicians

In this episode of Update with Rimamnde Shawulu, we break down Nigeria’s worsening security crisis — from the Katsina mosque massacre where 32 Muslim worshippers were killed, to renewed bandit attacks across the Northwest and Middle Belt. The Federal Government has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators, while Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa,…

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Army arrests 69 suspected oil thieves in Niger Delta

Army arrests 69 suspected oil thieves in Niger Delt The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested 69 suspected oil thieves, dismantled nine illegal refining sites, and recovered 32,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the Niger Delta. Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday….

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How Authoritarianism Fails Societies |Creeps into Governance, kills innovation and breeds decay

In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu examines how dictatorship corrodes society — from destroying the rule of law, silencing free thought, fueling corruption, and weaponizing ethnicity, to crippling institutions that should safeguard democracy. Using Nigeria as a case study since 1999, this documentary-style analysis highlights: How governors evolved from powerful state leaders…

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Usman, ex-finance minister decries failed leadership, says Nigeria’s social contract with  citizens has broken down

A former finance minister, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman has said that the social contract between the Nigerian state and its citizens has broken down, leaving development efforts stranded. Usman stated this on Thursday night at national dialogue on development attitude organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Thursday night at Arewa House, Kaduna. The…

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