In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu takes a deep dive into Nigeria’s worsening security challenges. Drawing from conversations with Nigerians across the North and South, the video explores the recurring claim that politics is fueling insecurity. Supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu argue that violence is being orchestrated by opponents determined to…
Notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ummaru, has warned law enforcement against a kinetic approach to tackling insecurity. He sounded the warning on Saturday, during peace talks between bandit groups and community leaders, in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina state. Agency reports quoted Ummaru saying that killing bandits only makes matters worse. He said, “If today…
Angry residents of communities along the Makurdi–Lafia road, on Saturday, blocked the highway in protest over the killing of five on their way to the farm in the outskirts of Makurdi, bordering Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. The protesters were said to have blocked the road with the corpses of three of the…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The recent massacre of over 60 civilians in Darajamal village, Borno State, has once again starkly highlighted the fragility of life in north-eastern Nigeria. The details of the attack are harrowing, the grief is profound, and the public’s outrage is entirely justified. In the wake of this tragedy, Governor Babagana Umara…
One person has been confirmed dead following an explosion on Saturday at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in Kaduna. Several other staff members sustained injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. Public Relations Officer of DICON, Maria Sambo, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday. According to her, the explosion…
The chairman of the fact-finding committee on killings in Plateau, Maj. Gen. Nicholas Rogers (rtd) has said that 11,749 people in the state have been killed between 2001 and 2025 due to various violent attacks. Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’, on Friday, Rogers said the committee presented its report to the Plateau…
