President Bola Tinubu has urged herders across the country to abandon open grazing, surrender all illegal weapons, and adopt ranching as part of a broader national plan to end the decades-long farmer–herder conflict. In a statement on Wednesday, the President said the Federal Government is committed to implementing sustainable solutions to curb violent clashes between…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the police, army and DSS to immediately expand recruitment and deploy thousands of fresh personnel in response to a surge in kidnappings and terrorist attacks across multiple states. He directed the Nigeria Police Force to recruit 20,000 additional officers, bringing the current intake to…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has announced plans to begin a nationwide crackdown on illegal gold miners and mineral smugglers, as part of renewed efforts to safeguard Nigeria’s natural wealth and plug massive revenue leakages. The move comes after the Council expanded the mandate of its Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft Prevention and Control,…
A major rift has erupted between the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Presidency over claims of Christian persecution, with CAN accusing President Bola Tinubu’s media team of “twisting facts” and “trivialising the blood of martyrs.” The controversy erupted after a statement from the Presidency claimed that CAN had dismissed allegations of a “Christian…
Two sisters were involved in a dramatic altercation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after missing their United Airlines flight on Sunday. Eyewitnesses say the fight began when both women arrived late and discovered that boarding had closed. What started as a verbal disagreement quickly turned violent, as the sisters exchanged blows and threw…
A retired Nigerian Army officer and former Director of ICT at the Army Signals Headquarters, Brigadier General Peter Aro (retd.), has blamed the recent resurgence of Boko Haram and banditry on weak governance, porous borders, and political manipulation. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Aro said insurgent groups thrive in chaos, taking advantage of “collapsed livelihoods…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara South, Comrade Abdul-Rahoof Bello-Labelabe, has criticized federal lawmakers representing the zone for what he described as their “failure to rise to the occasion” in addressing the worsening insecurity in Igbomina land. Labelabe, a retired Political Science lecturer and advocate of Igbomina liberty and Northern Yoruba…
Four soldiers have been confirmed dead and five others injured following an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on a military post in Ngamdu, along the Damaturu–Maiduguri highway in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident reportedly occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Friday. Confirming the attack in a statement, the spokesperson for Operation Hadin…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHD) killed over 25 terrorists in coordinated night airstrikes at Bula Yobe and Banki, four days ago. Director of NAF Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said on Friday that the operation was based on intelligence from ground…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has described the recent wave of killings across Borno, Edo, Sokoto, and Katsina states as “frightening,” warning that Nigeria is now in the grip of a full-blown security emergency. In a statement on Sunday via his X handle, Obi lamented that over…
