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UN condemns killing of over 50 civilians in Borno attack

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- The United Nations has condemned the killing of scores of civilians in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Darajamal village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. In a s... Read More


Benjamin Hundeyin assumes duty as new Nigerian police spokesperson

Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin has formally assumed duty as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. Mr Hundeyin, who unt... Read More


Nigeria police appoint new spokesperson

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Lagos Police Command's spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). Mr... Read More


El-Rufai insists Nigerian government is paying bandits

Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- The former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has reiterated his claim that government officials are paying off bandits under the guise of a "non-kinetic" security strategy. T... Read More


Nigerians paid N2.57bn in ransoms in one year as kidnappers abduct 4,722 - Report

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Nigerians paid at least N2.57 billion to kidnappers between July 2024 and June 2025, while abductors demanded N48 billion in the same period, according to a new SBM Intelligence st... Read More


Killings, abductions, cattle rustling surge across northern states

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Terrorists have increased their violent campaigns in Kaduna, Niger, Kwara, Kano and Sokoto states, rustling livestock, abducting locals and displacing them. The displacement is mo... Read More


Tracing Al-Qaeda's Footprints In Nigeria: From war-torn Sahel to Nigeria's forest reserves

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Nineteen-year-old Ba Gado still remembers the chaotic night of 30 October 2022. Motivated by the successful Kuje prison break led by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a ... Read More


Military alone can't defeat terrorism, says Nigerian governor

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said that military operations and law enforcement measures alone cannot end violent extremism and terrorism in Nigeria's North-west. Speak... Read More


Blood and Beef: Sahel's armed groups now use cattle rustling to fund violence

Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- In the war-torn Sahel, armed groups including an al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), its opponent, Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel) and state-back... Read More


Minister urges calm as ADC, SERAP blast Niger governor for shutting radio station

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The suspension of Badeggi FM, a privately owned radio station in Minna, Niger State, continued to draw criticism from political parties and rights groups, even as the Minister of In... Read More