Nigeria witnessed one of its most troubling weeks in recent memory, marked by mass kidnappings, rising insurgent activity, school closures, and widespread panic. This week’s Security Update with Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the most significant security events across Nigeria, the Sahel, and the global arena. The week opened with two major school kidnappings: 25 schoolchildren…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has called for the termination of the contract awarded to Infioquest International Limited for the reconstruction of the Kaduna–Abuja expressway, alleging the company has demonstrated a lack of capacity to execute the project. The group also demanded the resignation of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for allegedly failing to…
Shehu Sani, a former senator from who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has called on northern political elites to address the root causes of insecurity in the region and stop politicising the crisis. Sani stated this on Tuesday at his residence in Kaduna when Open Heart Foundation and the Women Empowerment Centre, paid him a…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have been rescued. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He said the President commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing…
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has expressed deep concern over what it described as “disturbing reports” of delayed security response to attacks on Christian communities. In a statement on Tuesday, the clergies decried the “deplorable security situation” in the country. The statement was jointly signed by Archbishop Lucius Ugorji and Bishop Donatus Aihmiosion,…
