Troops rescue kidnap victims in Plateau, recover N8m ransom
Troops of the Operation Enduring Peace deployed in Sector 9, Shendam, Plateau state, have rescued…
Troops rescue kidnap victims in Plateau, recover N8m ransom
Troops of the Operation Enduring Peace deployed in Sector 9, Shendam, Plateau state, have rescued kidnapped victims and recovered N8m ransom paid by a family of one of the victims. Some of the suspected kidnappers were also said to have been arrested during the intensive operations carried out by troops at the weekend. The operation,…
Terrorists kill 21 in Adamawa community
No fewer than 29 people have been killed in an attack by terrorists in Guyaku community, Gombi LGA of Adamawa state. According to reports by Reuters, the attackers invaded the community late on Sunday and carried out sporadic shootings for several hours, killing residents and destroying property. The report said, Adamawa state governor Ahmadu Fintiri,…
Obasanjo raises alarm over insecurity, leadership deficit, says a government that fails to secure lives has no right to exist
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that any government that fails to guarantee the security of life and property has no justification to exist. Obasanjo made this known in an interview with News Central Television at the weekend. He lamented the worsening insecurity and leadership challenges confronting Nigeria, noting that the country has lost its…
Reframing media accountability in Nigeria
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman “NGE and NUJ Chasing Shadows,” an opinion piece by Jide Oluwajuyitan published in The Nation newspaper on 14 April 2026, presents a critical assessment of Nigeria’s major media professional bodies, arguing that they are increasingly preoccupied with reactive institutional responses rather than engaging the deeper structural crises confronting journalism in the…
APC stakeholders loud “improved security” in Southern Kaduna, endorse Tinubu, Sani, Sylvester for 2027
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have praised President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani over improved security and governance in Southern Kaduna. The commendation came during a rally in Zonkwa, where party supporters endorsed the two leaders and Anthony Sylvester, a House of Representatives…
JNIM and the Shifting Sahel Threat to Nigeria, By Abdul Mahmud
The reports of attacks on Bamako, the capital of Mali, have drawn renewed attention to the activities of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin, commonly known as JNIM, a coalition of militant groups aligned with al-Qaeda that has steadily expanded its reach across Mali, Burkina Faso, and western Niger. What is unfolding in Mali and…