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President Bola Tinubu has tied a significant share of Nigeria’s insecurity to the breakdown of governance at the local level, describing functional council administration as central to national development and stability. The president made the remarks in his Democracy Day address to the nation on Friday, June 12, 2026, marking 27 unbroken years of…
Thirty-three years after Nigerians voted in the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, a civic group has warned that the very governance failures that vote sought to address remain unresolved and are deepening, even as the country marks another Democracy Day under the shadow of mass school abductions and a biting cost of living…
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the Take It Back Movement Nigeria traded accusations on Thursday over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with each group blaming the other for a violent confrontation that broke out during an earlier protest in Ibadan. The two bodies…
A broad coalition of civil society organisations, trade unions, youth groups, community associations, social movements, faith-based bodies and concerned Nigerians has declared June 12, 2026, a day of nationwide protest and mass action against worsening insecurity, economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions across the country. The planned demonstration coincides with Nigeria’s Democracy Day, a…
The Oyo State Government on Monday demolished a three-bedroom bungalow allegedly used as a hideout by kidnappers involved in the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and her children. The property, located in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun-Anaye Road area of Ibadan, was pulled down by…
A renewed dispute over Nigeria’s uneven security response has erupted after Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, condemned critics who questioned the swift rescue of the family of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu, equating their mindset with that of terrorists. Olusegun made the remarks in a series of posts…
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…
Angry women from the Gashish community in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, destroyed a military checkpoint on Monday, citing total loss of confidence in the security forces. The protest followed a weekend of bloodshed across the region that claimed at least six lives in twin attacks. Residents argue that the presence of soldiers has failed to…
Gunmen killed six people during coordinated night raids in Plateau State. The attacks hit the Shonun community in Riyom and Hurum in Barkin Ladi. Assailants armed with high-grade weapons arrived on foot to slaughter residents. Four died in Hurum, while two perished in Shonun. Many survivors now remain in the hospital with severe injuries. The…
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, along the Makurdi–Otukpo Road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when the vehicle was attacked on Wednesday night. A source, who spoke…
