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The big picture issues on the security crisis in Nigeria.

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IGP Egbetokun Says Cannot Stop Protecting VIPs, Here’s Why

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has said the Nigeria Police Force cannot completely withdraw officers assigned to protect Very Important Personalities...
Government

Baba-Ahmed Says El-Rufai’s Allegations of Bandit Payment Too Serious to Dismiss

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has called for a serious probe into former Kaduna governor...
Government

El-Rufai Hits Back at Ribadu, Says Bandit Payments Fueling Insecurity

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai has sharply criticised the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Kaduna State...
Government

Ribadu Denies El-Rufai’s Claim of Ransom Payments to Bandits

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has rejected allegations by former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai that the federal...
Crime

Kidnappers Demanded ₦48 Billion in Ransoms, Over 4,700 Victims in One Year

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Kidnappers across Nigeria demanded more than N48 billion in ransom payments between July 2024 and June 2025, according to a new...
Government

US Approves $346 Million Sale of Weapons to Nigeria

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
WASHINGTON, USA — The United States Department of State has approved a possible $346 million sale of precision bombs, rockets, and ammunition to Nigeria,...
Herdsmen Militia

Suspected Herdsmen Kill 3 in Yelwata, Women Protest Military Inaction

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
YELWATA, Nigeria — Suspected herdsmen on Monday, August 11, 2025, killed three people and left three others critically injured in a morning attack on...
News

Dozens Feared Dead as NAF Jet Strikes Wedding of Armed Bandits in Zamfara

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
GUSAU, Nigeria — In a major breakthrough for Nigeria’s military campaign against terrorism in the North West, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched...
Crime

Governor Lawal: Kidnap Victims Not Related to Me, Decries ‘Attention-Seeking’ Bandits

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
GUSAU, Nigeria — Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has dismissed claims by two kidnapped men who alleged in a viral video that they are...
Herdsmen Militia

IGP Egbetokun Confirms Arrest of 26 Suspects in Yelwata Massacre

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 26 individuals directly linked to the Friday, June 13,...
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