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The big picture issues on the security crisis in Nigeria.

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Viral Video: Nigeria Police Reject Claim That Officers Escorted Bandits in Katsina

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
KATSINA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force and security officials have rejected claims circulating online that police officers helped armed bandits move through parts...
Government

50 Zamfara Elders to Remain in Captivity as Governor Lawal Rejects Negotiations With Bandits

Abdul Jummai | Politics Reporter -
GUSAU, Nigeria — Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has defended his refusal to negotiate with bandits after elderly residents from Magamin Diddi village...
Crime

How Widow of Retired General Who Died in Kidnapper’s Captivity Was Rescued

Abby Bassey | News Editor -
KATSINA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military said it had rescued Amina Abubakar, the widow of a retired major general who died while being held by...
Crime

Abductors of Oyo Pupils and Teachers Demand Release of Terror Suspects, ₦1 Billion Ransom

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
IBADAN, Nigeria — Armed men holding dozens of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have issued a series of demands, including...
Metro

Police Rescue Sister of Former Power Minister and Her Twin Sons After Abduction

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
IBADAN, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul,...
News

Donald Trump Confirms Killing of ISIS Deputy Global Leader in Joint U.S.-Nigeria Operation

Hope Sampson | Sub Editor -
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as the second-in-command of the Islamic State globally,...
Government

Nigeria’s Military Spending Rises to $2.1 Billion in 2025, Report Finds

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria increased its military expenditure to $2.1 billion in 2025, marking a 55 per cent rise from the previous year, according...
Metro

Terrorists Attack Kogi School, Abduct 23 Pupils, 15 Freed in Swift Security Response

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
LOKOJA, Nigeria — Suspected bandits abducted 23 pupils and a woman from a school facility in Kogi State late on Sunday, April 21, 2026,...
Crime

Nigerian Troops Arrest 5 in Ebonyi Over Alleged Killing of Police Officer in Delta

Silas Ebeh | Crime Reporter -
ABAKALIKI, Nigeria — Troops of Sector 2 of Operation UDO KA, under Operation Eastern Sanity, have arrested five suspects in Ebonyi State in connection...
News

8 Killed as Terrorists Bomb Bridge in Niger State

Abdul Jummai | Politics Reporter -
MINNA, Nigeria — Eight people were killed on Monday, March 30, 2026 after a vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Niger State, police...
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