Communities in Lere and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State have cried out over renewed attacks and kidnappings by bandits. In separate press statements issued on Tuesday in Kaduna, the communities called on the Kaduna State and federal governments to take adequate steps to protect citizens from frequent killings and attacks by bandits….
Over the past week alone, more than 80 people were killed across Nigeria, with Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, and Niger States emerging as the worst-affected flashpoints. The dominant threats remain banditry, insurgency, and kidnapping for ransom, with armed groups increasingly targeting civilians, markets, and security formations. #NigeriaKillingsTracker#SahelConflictMonitor#LakeChadInsurgency#NigeriaConflictWatch#AfricaCrisisBrief#ElectionSecurityNigeria#WeeklySecurityBrief In Borno State, insurgents linked to ISWAP and Boko…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria proclaims itself a secular republic, yet religion continues to dominate the national imagination and shape political judgement. The recent calls for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, are a troubling reminder that public institutions in Nigeria are often assessed less by…
The village head of Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Ishaku Dan’azumi, has disclosed that 80 worshippers abducted during an attack on the community have escaped while 86 others remain in captivity. Bandits had, on January 18, invaded the community and launched a coordinated attack on three churches, abducting 177…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In 2025, I wrote an article titled “Power, politics, and the north: Ganduje’s exit and the battle for 2027” published in this medium on July 7, 2025. The piece was about the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In that piece, …
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has rejected calls by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) for the removal of Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Bashir Umar, President of the SCSN, had made the call at the Council’s 2026 Annual Pre-Ramadan Lecture on Tuesday in Abuja. Umar said …
