Nigeria’s security landscape remains deeply volatile as armed banditry, kidnappings, and insurgent violence persist across multiple regions, even as security forces intensify operations. In this edition of Security Update, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, we provide a verified, region-by-region breakdown of last week’s most critical security developments in Nigeria, Africa, and the global arena, with…
With about 14 months to the 2023 general elections, chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna South Senatorial District are already warming up to contest for the senatorial seat. The senatorial zone has been a stronghold for the PDP since 1999. However, recent political developments in the area, especially the 2021 Local Government…
The Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), an umbrella body for ex- students of Government College, Keffi, has appealed to the Nasarawa state government to include the association in the implementation of policies and programmes in their alma-mater. The association is also set to raise N1 billion to improve decaying infrastructures in the 73 year old…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of the federal government to implement its demands. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, the ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, said academic activities had been shut shown in all polytechnics and monotechnics across the country from 12am, April 6….
The Kaduna state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against “mass sack” of workers by the state government. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna, the state chairman of the union, Comrade Ayuba Suleiman, said Kaduna was faced with serious security challenges and dwindling businesses, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing…
Ten kidnap victims have been rescued while several bandits were neutralised in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Tuesday, Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, the bandits were dislodged from their camps by troops of “Operation Forest Sanity”, during clearance operations conducted across some hard-to-reach locations, spanning…
