The Nigerian military has confirmed that findings from an investigation into 16 detained personnel have linked some officers to an alleged attempt to overthrow the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This disclosure was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba. According to the statement, officers against…
Residents of Gidan Waya community in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State have expressed concern over the non release of 13 people abducted by bandits, despite paying a N40 million ransom Addressing a press conference on Monday in Kaduna, Rabo Sambo, Chairman of the Community’s Elders Forum, said residents were forced to sell over…
Across Nigeria’s North-West and parts of the North-Central, a dangerous idea has quietly taken root: that peace can be bought by negotiating with armed bandits who have not been defeated. Exhausted communities and desperate local authorities have embraced ceasefires, dialogue, and informal agreements with violent groups in the hope that insecurity will subside. The evidence,…
Gbenga Hashim, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the federal government and elements within the security apparatus of complicity in the nation’s worsening security challenges. In a statement on Sunday by his media office, Hashim warned that “terrorism and mass kidnappings cannot be defeated amid official denials, suppression of facts, and…
The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has described the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, as a critical instrument for nation building, national unity, integration and the development of forward thinking citizens. Sani stated this at the swearing in ceremony of the 2026 Batch A, Stream One corps members at the NYSC temporary orientation camp…
Stakeholders working on conflict prevention have warned that avoidable deaths and rising criminality will persist in Nigeria unless early warning systems are backed by faster and coordinated response. The warning was issued in Kaduna at a workshop on strengthening and capacity building of conflict early warning and early response, organised by the Strengthening Peace and…
