Nigeria and Insecurity: When prayer is an affront
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu My ill-fated country, those you have affronted with them you must be equalized by sharing the same affront. Those you have denied human rights, Allowed to…
US directs Embassy staff and family to exit Abuja, cites insecurity
Lists 23 States as ‘Do Not Travel’ The US Department of State has directed non-emergency US government employees and their family members to vacate its Abuja Embassy, citing what it…
Is Insecurity overshadowing Tinubu’s achievements? (2)
By Magnus Onyibe Following the shooting down of a U.S. airforce aircraft by the lranian military and the bailing out of an airman before it crashed, the lranian authorities offered…
Is insecurity overshadowing Tinubu’s achievements?
By Magnus Onyibe That question is no longer confined to opposition critics. It is increasingly being asked by concerned Nigerians as reports suggest the country’s position on global insecurity rankings…
Gunmen abduct JSS student in Ibadan
A Junior Secondary School (SS2) student of Monarch Model College, Ibadan, has been kidnapped, sending shockwaves through the community and Oyo State. An account by eyewitnesses revealed that the kidnappers,…
Seven arrested over brutal bandit attack on Old Oyo National Park
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits linked to the deadly attack on Old Oyo National Park that claimed five lives earlier this month. The arrests followed…
Bandits attack police division in Ondo community
Panic erupted as bandits attacked a police station in the Ipele-Owo community, located in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening while Christians…
Daily struggles and systemic failures test the nation’s patience (2)
By Chiwuike Uba Healthcare infrastructure is particularly neglected. Despite pledges under the Abuja Declaration to allocate at least 15 per cent of public expenditure to health, Nigeria’s budget falls far…
Peter Obi initiated into ADC, warns Nigeria is being ‘looted into poverty’
Mr. Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has warned that Nigeria is being “looted into poverty” as he announced his defection to the African Democratic…
Amotekun vows watertight security across Southwest
The Western Nigerian Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, has assured that the South-West region of the country will be fully fortified against bandits and terrorists facing military…