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Fifty elderly residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State remain in the grip of bandits more than two weeks after they were seized while attempting to broker peace with a notorious gang leader, even as Governor Dauda Lawal insists his administration will not negotiate with armed groups. The…
Peter Obi, the former Anambra State governor and a leading opposition figure ahead of the 2027 election, has declared his readiness to die for Nigeria, arguing that genuine leadership demands the ultimate sacrifice in the face of the country’s worsening security crisis. Obi spoke in a recent episode of the Black Box interview on…
The Osun State government has summoned an emergency security meeting following the mass abduction of students and teachers in neighbouring Oyo State. The state Ministry of Education met with local union leaders and state intelligence chiefs in Osogbo to draft defensive strategies. Governor Ademola Adeleke ordered the immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative to…
Rising public frustration over the federal government’s silence on school kidnapping rescue operations has drawn a direct response from the presidency, with a top aide defending what critics have described as a communication blackout around abductions that have claimed lives and left families in anguish across the country. Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to President…
President Bola Tinubu announced yesterday that the difficult period of his administration’s economic reforms has ended. In his Eid-el-Kabir message, the president declared that the nation has completed its walk through a dark tunnel. He claimed that three years of public sacrifice have stabilized the economy. The president now positions the country as a preferred…
The United States has disbursed $187.3m in foreign assistance to Nigeria as Washington considers applying stricter conditions to future funding. Data published by the US Department of State confirms the cash release, positioning Nigeria as the second-largest aid recipient in sub-Saharan Africa this period, behind Ethiopia. The bulk of the capital flowed directly through the…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked a school in Borno State on Friday morning, carting away an unspecified number of pupils in what witnesses described as a swift and unopposed raid deep within a conflict zone bordering the dreaded Sambisa Forest. The attack occurred around 9 am at Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Fadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, a move the Presidency says is designed to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security architecture and improve coordination among key security institutions. The appointment was announced through an official statement from the Office of the Secretary to…
Armed invaders killed at least four travellers along the Aila-Odugheho road in Benue State on Saturday. The victims fell into a lethal trap while moving through the Agatu Local Government Area. Locals named the deceased as Ochefije Elijah Ojema, Igojuju Husaini, Odiya Ochowechi, and Ochoyoda Adejo. This latest bloodshed highlights a shift in tactics by…
The family of John Arum Azi, a student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), has confirmed his release from captivity following 10 days of gruelling negotiations and the payment of a N6 million ransom to his abductors. Azi, who studies Early Childhood Education at the institution, was abducted while travelling from Jos, Plateau State, to…
