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The big picture issues on the security crisis in Nigeria.

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Northern Christian Leader Slams Security Agencies Over Kaduna Abduction Denials

Ekamma Jacobs | Staff Reporter -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Joseph Hayab, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the northern region, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 criticised...
News

Nigerian Troops Say Mass Grave of 20 ‘Terrorists’ Found in Borno as Operation Expands

Abdul Jummai | Politics Reporter -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Troops of Nigeria’s Joint Task Force North East, under Operation HADIN KAI, discovered a mass grave containing the corpses of about...
Impact

Meet the Nigerian Activist Whose Reports Helped Shape Trump’s View of the Christian Genocide

Hope Sampson | Sub Editor -
ONITSHA, Nigeria — Emeka Umeagbalasi, who runs a civil liberties organisation from his home in the commercial hub of southeast Nigeria, says he has...
Metro

Police Say Situation Under Control After Explosion at Kebbi Hospital

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
BAGUDO, Nigeria — The Kebbi State Police Command said security agencies had stabilised the situation after a loud explosion occurred at the General Hospital...
News

How US Drone Strikes Took Out Foreign Terror Cells in Sokoto, AFRICOM Confirms

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — United States Africa Command and Nigeria’s military on Thursday confirmed that coordinated airstrikes in Sokoto State on December 25, 2025 hit...
News

Nigeria: Donald Trump Announces U.S. Drone Strikes ISIS Cells In Sokoto

Hope Sampson | Sub Editor -
WASHINGTON, USA — United States forces carried out aerial strikes in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Eve following what officials on both sides described as...
Herdsmen Militia

Sheikh Gumi Calls Kidnapping a ‘Lesser Evil’ Than Killing Soldiers, Stirring Outrage

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric who has long drawn national attention for his engagement with bandits in northern Nigeria, has reignited...
Government

Governor Bago Hosts 100 Kidnapped Pupils With More in Captivity

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
MINNA, Nigeria — One hundred pupils from St. Mary’s Catholic private primary and secondary school in Papiri, north-central Nigeria, were received on Monday, December...
News

Marco Rubio Announces US Visa Restrictions on Nigerians Accused of Undermining Religious Freedom

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
WASHINGTON, USA — The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting Nigerians and other foreign nationals accused of undermining religious freedom, in what...
Government

Badaru: I Stepped Down for Health Reasons, Not Alleged ‘Bombing of Our Brothers’

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Mohammed Badaru, the former Minister of Defence, has dismissed as “entirely false” an online publication alleging he resigned due to objections over joint...
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