Army arrests 69 suspected oil thieves in Niger Delt The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested 69 suspected oil thieves, dismantled nine illegal refining sites, and recovered 32,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the Niger Delta. Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday….
The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an umbrella body for the Kuteb ethnic nationality in Taraba state, has raised the alarm over alleged plots to launch massive attacks on Kuteb communities. Emmanuel Ukwen, President of the KYN, disclosed this at a press conference on Saturday in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. Ukwen urged security agencies…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu examines how dictatorship corrodes society — from destroying the rule of law, silencing free thought, fueling corruption, and weaponizing ethnicity, to crippling institutions that should safeguard democracy. Using Nigeria as a case study since 1999, this documentary-style analysis highlights: How governors evolved from powerful state leaders…
A former military administrator of Plateau state Brig. Gen. Mohammed Mana (rtd) is died. He was aged 75. He died Friday evening in Abuja, two days after he was said to have been discharged from an Abuja hospital. Abdurrahman Kwaccham, a member of the deceased’s family confirmed the death to Daily Trust. Kwaccham said Mana…
A former finance minister, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman has said that the social contract between the Nigerian state and its citizens has broken down, leaving development efforts stranded. Usman stated this on Thursday night at national dialogue on development attitude organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Thursday night at Arewa House, Kaduna. The…
https://youtu.be/QCQddd4S-Ac This documentary traces how extremist and separatist movements—from ISIS and Al-Shabaab to Boko Haram and IPOB/Amba activists—leveraged Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram to recruit, fundraise, intimidate, and broadcast. It explores Nigeria, Cameroon and the wider Horn/Sahel, and the ripple effects felt in London, New York, Nairobi and beyond. We examine the cat-and-mouse game…
