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The big picture issues on the security crisis in Nigeria.

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Emir Sanusi: Nigeria Lives with Bandits and Boko Haram—The Crisis Has Begun

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has issued a stark warning over Nigeria’s escalating security challenges, declaring that the country...
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IED Explosion in Borno State Kills 9, Injures Dozens

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At least nine people were killed and several others injured on Saturday, May 31, 2025, when an improvised explosive device detonated...
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Nigerian Military Arrests 4 Pakistani Nationals Over Alleged Ties to Terror Groups

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
MAIDUGURI — The Nigerian military has arrested four Pakistani nationals suspected of aiding terrorist activities in the country’s insurgency-plagued North-East region. The arrests, according...
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Suicide Bomber Killed in Failed Attack on Abuja Military Cantonment

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that a deadly explosion near a military facility in the capital on Tuesday,...
Government

Governor Zulum Meets Tinubu Over Escalating Insurgency, Backs Forest Guard Initiative

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has vowed that no local government area in the state will be surrendered to insurgents,...
Crime

Bandits Kill Security Commander and 4 Officers in Ambush in Katsina State

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
KATSINA, Nigeria — The persistent wave of violence plaguing parts of Katsina State claimed the lives of a local security commander and four operatives...
Crime

Catholic Priest Shot, 2 Abducted by Suspected Bandits in Benue State

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
MAKURDI, Nigeria — A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Solomon Atongo, was critically wounded on Friday, May 23, 2025, after being shot by suspected herdsmen...
Government

Governor Zulum Says Army Lacks Equipment to Defeat Insurgents Using Drones

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has warned that the Nigerian Army lacks the equipment necessary to effectively counter the increasingly...
Government

Governor Zulum Raises Alarm as Boko Haram Threatens Last Remaining Town in Marte LGA

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has sounded the alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Marte Local Government Area, warning that...
News

Atiku Claims Obasanjo Government Crushed Early Boko Haram Insurgency ‘Within Weeks’

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the administration he served under, led by then-President Olusegun Obasanjo, decisively ended Boko Haram’s...
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