The Osun Masterminds, TOM, has raised an urgent alarm over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis and the worsening state of its power sector, calling for immediate government action to stem the decline. Speaking during the April edition of the ‘State of the State’ address on Monday, TOM Executive Director, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, warned that Nigeria’s security … Read more
The Katsina State Police Command has successfully thwarted a bandit attack along the Yantumaki–Tashan Icce road in Danmusa Local Government Area, rescuing victims and forcing the assailants to retreat. The attack occurred around 9:00 p.m. on Monday when a group of heavily armed bandits ambushed vehicles near Dorowa village, opening fire on unsuspecting travelers. Security … Read more
A chilling video from Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) has exposed the escalating feud between the group and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The nine-minute clip, titled Kill Them Wherever You Find Them: A Struggle Between the Believers and the Apostates Inside the Islamic Caliphate, depicts violent clashes that occurred on … Read more
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese has urged the Federal and State Governments to address unemployment and religious extremism to tackle Nigeria’s insecurity. In his 2024 Christmas message, he called insecurity a product of corruption and urged leaders to take immediate action. He stressed that unemployment and violent extremism fuel violence and instability. … Read more
A damning report by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024, painting a grim picture of the country’s worsening insecurity. The shocking data also disclosed that 2.2 million Nigerians were kidnapped and 614,937 killed within the same period, … Read more
Banditry in Zamfara State has severely impacted communities, especially the education system. In Gwashi, a village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area, Abubakar Sani recalls how the violence escalated over time. Initially, the bandits looted stores and stole livestock, but they soon began kidnapping people and demanding ransom. These actions instilled fear in the residents, especially … Read more