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Nigeria has run out of alternatives to local policing. The country’s former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), argues that decentralisation is no longer a matter of political debate but an operational necessity. Decades of central control from Abuja have failed to secure the hinterlands. Insurgents and bandits routinely exploit the vast gaps…
A 36-year-old woman, Ms. Grace Aniekuoku, allegedly held in chains and confined in a single room by her own brother for more than one year and four months, has been rescued by detectives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Sanusi, disclosed the rescue on…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan warned that Nigerians are becoming dangerously desensitised to persistent insecurity and mass murder. Speaking at a book launch in Abuja, the former leader lamented that citizens now treat news of violent deaths as routine daily occurrences. He contrasted this current apathy with the national outrage that followed early insurgent attacks during…
Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s acting high commissioner to Abuja following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the order on Saturday after reports confirmed that Nigerian citizens and their businesses were targeted in several South African cities. This diplomatic escalation aims to halt a cycle of mid-level thuggery that…
Public scrutiny has intensified around the Nigerian Army following the death of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, in Dei-Dei, Abuja, with sharply conflicting accounts raising questions about what transpired in the early hours of Saturday. In an official statement issued on Sunday, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public…
The $6.23 million discrepancy case involving former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is at risk of further procedural stalling as uncertainty surrounds the appearance of a key witness. Indications from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court suggest that the prosecution may soon notify the court of the unavailability of Jim…
Taiwo Oyedele has officially taken the helm as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. He succeeds Wale Edun following a formal handover ceremony held in Abuja on Thursday. The transition aligns with the timeline established by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the cabinet reshuffle. Ministry officials confirmed the orderly completion of…
The internal fracture of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as the faction aligned with Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, formalised plans for the 2027 presidential primaries. This group has pegged the cost of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at a combined N51 million. The decision emerged from a…
The stark reality that more than half of Nigeria’s children sleep unprotected from malaria-carrying mosquitoes is drawing renewed focus as the nation prepares to mark the 2026 World Malaria Day. According to the Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) 2025, just 44.9 per cent of children sleep inside an insecticide-treated net (ITN), while a troubling…
Prominent opposition figures, including former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, converged at the residence of embattled African Democratic Congress National Chairman Senator David Mark on Tuesday for a closed-door strategic briefing held on the sidelines of the party’s national convention in Abuja. The meeting, focused on…
