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President Bola Tinubu has finally asked the Senate to dismantle the federation’s centralised policing model. Speaking at an interfaith dinner in Abuja, the President urged lawmakers to amend the 1999 Constitution to permit subnational police forces. The shift reflects a grim admission: the federal government can no longer secure the hinterlands on its own. Decades…
On Sunday morning, while the traders of Kugbo Furniture Market were at prayer, their livelihoods were reduced to charcoal. The fire, which razed fifteen shops and several homes, was not particularly sophisticated; it was fueled by the predictable cocktail of sawdust, varnish, and polyurethane foam. Yet, the real accelerant was not chemical, but administrative. The…
The Nigerian presidency has a penchant for polite fiction. On Tuesday, the official word was that Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, had resigned to attend to “family issues.” The reality is more clinical. Mr. Egbetokun was summoned to the Villa on Monday evening and told his time was up. In the language of Abuja’s…
ABUJA — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 26.50 per cent. This pivotal decision emerged following the 304th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso confirmed that all committee members unanimously supported the rate cut from its…
Gunmen have killed one person and abducted 15 travellers along the Utonkon–Okpoga Road in Benue State, in another incident highlighting rising insecurity in the North-Central region. The attack occurred around 7pm on Monday in the Utonkon axis of Ado Local Government Area. The victims were travelling in a commercial bus en route from Iheijwo Market…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed 16 terrorists and rescued 11 hostages in a series of coordinated military operations in Borno State, reinforcing ongoing counter-insurgency efforts in Nigeria’s North-East. The Nigerian Army disclosed that the operation followed a failed attack by ISWAP fighters on the Forward Operating Base in Auno on February 5, 2026….
Gunmen have abducted nine worshippers from Saint John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State, in what residents describe as a fresh blow to security in rural communities. The abduction occurred on Sunday night during a vigil held within the church premises. Witnesses said the attackers stormed the compound…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have intensified security operations in Kogi State, successfully overrunning a terror camp and rescuing 14 kidnapped victims in a coordinated assault along the Lokoja axis. The operation, carried out by troops of the 12 Brigade, followed sustained offensive actions targeting criminal enclaves within forested areas of the state. According to…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based auto parts dealer, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, after he was caught attempting to smuggle cocaine to China through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. Izueke was apprehended on Saturday, January 31, 2026, during passenger clearance for Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari was deeply pained by his inability to do more to resolve Nigeria’s lingering security challenges before leaving office in 2023, according to his former Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. Gambari said , insecurity remained one of the issues that weighed most heavily on Buhari, despite notable gains recorded during his…
