The heat is on President Bola Tinubu as calls grow louder for the removal of Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, amid rising insecurity and fresh terrorist attacks across the country. Over the weekend, the Afenifere Youth Vanguard for Peace in Nigeria (AYPN) threw their weight behind Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, a federal lawmaker from Plateau…
Kaduna, May 10, 2025 — In response to worsening insecurity in Northern Nigeria, 14 out of the 19 Northern Governors, under the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), met today in Kaduna to demand a comprehensive review of the nation’s security strategies. The high-level meeting, which included members of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council—such as Emirs and…
Kaduna, May 10, 2025 — The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has voiced serious concern over the escalating insecurity in Northern Nigeria, warning that the crisis has reached a critical and dangerous level. Speaking at the joint meeting of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and the Northern Traditional Rulers Council…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated a newly completed Accident and Emergency Centre at the Federal Medical Centre in Epe, marking a major milestone in emergency healthcare delivery in the region. The world-class facility, donated by Custodian Foundation, is the first of its kind in Epe and is equipped to handle trauma and life-threatening…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s strong commitment to fighting insecurity in Nigeria by reclaiming ungoverned territories from terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits, especially forested areas often used as hideouts by criminal elements. Speaking during a state dinner with elders and leaders of Katsina State at the Government House on Friday night, President Tinubu…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Governors of Benue and Zamfara States—Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal—alongside their respective state Houses of Assembly, to appear before it on Thursday, May 8, 2025. This move follows a petition filed by a civil rights group, the Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law,…
Borno State is in mourning following a fresh wave of deadly attacks by Boko Haram terrorists, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 30 persons across Chibok and Kala Balge on Monday. In Chibok Local Government Area, 14 persons, including seven mourners, were gunned down during a third-day prayer for a late community leader…
As Nigeria grapples with escalating insecurity, groups like the Nigerian Forest Security Service, Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, Agbekoya Farmers’ Society, and the Oodua Peoples Congress are urging the Federal Government (FG) to officially empower them to combat bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other terrorist groups hiding in Nigeria’s forests. With terror attacks surging across…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised a serious alarm over the regrouping of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in parts of the Lake Chad region and the Mandara Hills within the Sambisa Forest. Speaking in Maiduguri on Friday during a visit by the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, and the Chief of Defence Staff,…
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has officially confirmed the abduction of Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Amos, the parish priest of St. Gerald Quasi Parish, Kurmin Risga, located in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to a statement issued by Rev. Fr. Jacob Shanet, Chancellor of the Diocese, the kidnapping occurred around 12:15 am on…
