The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for cancelling his scheduled diplomatic visits to South Africa and Angola, describing the move as a superficial response to Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. The opposition party argued that merely calling off international travel does not amount to decisive leadership at a time when […]
Authorities in Plateau State have ordered the immediate closure of all basic schools across the state, citing growing concerns about safety and security. The directive affects both government junior and primary schools, and is intended to protect students, staff, and the wider community. According to the state’s education officials, government junior secondary schools […]
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been moved from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to a custodial centre in Sokoto State, according to his legal team. The development marks a significant shift in his detention arrangement following his recent conviction by a […]
Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has called for an urgent investigation into the circumstances that led to the withdrawal of military personnel stationed near the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga shortly before armed men stormed the facility and abducted numerous students. The early-morning attack left communities in the area shaken after gunmen […]
Gunmen in the early hours of Friday attacked St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in the Papiri community of Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, seizing an unconfirmed number of pupils and staff and leaving the community in shock. Survivors and relatives said the raiders arrived between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., forcing frightened children […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally arraigned Abdulazeez Obadaki, the alleged architect behind the July 2022 jailbreak at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, on multiple terrorism-related counts. Obadaki, also known by the alias “Bomboy,” is accused of orchestrating the jailbreak as well as coordinating a string of other violent operations. In court […]
The United States is considering a range of punitive and diplomatic measures including sanctions and expanded counterterrorism cooperation as it ramps up pressure on Nigeria to do more to protect Christian communities and address long-standing concerns over religious freedom. A senior U.S. State Department official, Jonathan Pratt, who heads the Bureau of African Affairs, […]
France has reduced the number of its diplomatic personnel in Mali following a worsening security situation and a jihadist-imposed fuel blockade, a French foreign ministry source confirmed on Friday. The ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the move follows similar actions by the United States and the United Kingdom, which have already […]
Celebrity nightlife promoter, Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, has called on the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to mobilise South-East leaders in a collective push for the release of detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Okechukwu made the appeal in a post on his X handle on Friday, […]
