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Nigerian parliament opens special session to address security concerns as speaker flags escalating threats

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The House of Representatives has dedicated its entire plenary to a special session on Nigeria's worsening security crisis, with Speaker Abbas Tajudeen declaring that the moment dem... Read More


Kwara governor sets up committee to address rising insecurity

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up a cabinet-level committee to develop short and long-term responses to the state's growing security challenges. The committee ... Read More


Gumi says he would campaign for Nnamdi Kanu's release if .

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has said he would lead the calls for the release of the convicted leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, if the la... Read More


The drama of abductions and impunity, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Clearly, the most compelling and confusing development in Nigeria in recent times is the recurring spate of abductions, the reign of impunity and the apparent failure of the Nigeri... Read More


Kwara suffers new bandit attack as pregnant woman, 10 others abducted in Isapa

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Barely 48 hours after the rescue of 38 abducted worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State has recorded another bandit attack, this time in the neighbouring community of Isapa, in Ekiti Loc... Read More


MDC 2025: Experts raise concerns over declining press freedom, welfare in Nigeria, West Africa

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Media leaders and civil society actors on Monday warned that Nigeria's independent media is facing mounting pressure, citing political ownership, weak regulation and a rapidly shri... Read More


BLERF: Where Stories Live Forever, By Uboho Bassey

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- A few days have passed, yet I still cannot get over the thrill of my visit to BLERF-the Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. This is one man's dream that seems like a proje... Read More


Akwa Ibom seals off plaza for 'maintenance' after PREMIUM TIMES' report

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has sealed off Ibom Plaza, a popular public space in Uyo, three days after a PREMIUM TIMES' report exposed widespread infrastructural decay in the st... Read More


Insecurity: Ex-minister challenges Tinubu, security chiefs to deliver results or resign

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- As Nigeria grapples with growing security challenges, a former minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has accused President Bola Tinubu administration of ... Read More


Backlash over Akwa Ibom govt's response to criticism on broken public infrastructure

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- For many residents, Uyo, the capital of oil-rich Akwa Ibom State, was once a symbol of order: clean streets, running fountains, coordinated landscaping and smooth roads that made d... Read More