Northern Nigeria faces a silent but dangerous shift. While headlines focus on political arguments between security elites like Nuhu Ribadu and Nasir El-Rufai, communities across Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Sokoto are entering into local peace deals with bandits. These agreements — involving ransom payments, ceasefires, and even “protection levies” — raise urgent questions about Nigeria’s…
The Kaduna State Police Command has invited former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and seven members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, for questioning over alleged criminal conspiracy, incitement of public disturbance, mischief, and causing grievous hurt. A letter of invitation dated September 4, 2025, and signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police…
Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal, has said that the major obstacle to ending the banditry in the state is that security operatives take instructions from Abuja rather than the state government. The governor who broke in tears while narrating recent attacks in a video that went viral said he has the capacity to wipe…
Local contractors under the aegis of Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (ICAON) on Wednesday stage a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding for payment for completed projects. The aggrieved contractors blocked the main entrance to the ministry, forcing the convoy of the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to follow an alternative…
“The only thing Kwankwasiyya has in common with NEPU and the PRP is mimicking wearing the red cap.” – An Anonymous Elder of Kwankwasiyya. In this month, seventy-five years ago, a momentous event unfolded in Sabongari, Kano: the founding of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) by eight radical young patriots. On…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In politics, words are currency. They shape perception, inspire hope, and — too often — distract from reality. That is why when the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, declared that the Tinubu administration is delivering fairness and inclusivity to all Nigerians, I paused Not out of surprise, and…
