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ANALYSIS: Fintiri flips Atiku's home state as PDP crisis deepens

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State on Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a move that significantly reshapes th... Read More


25 killed in Adamawa attacks as UN warns of deepening North-east crisis

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- At least 25 people were killed on Tuesday in coordinated attacks across Adamawa State, including 21 in a market, in what security officials describe as one of the deadliest inciden... Read More


Over 50 killed in latest Zamfara attacks - Lawmaker

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- More than 50 people were killed in the attacks carried out by bandits between Thursday and Friday night in Anka and Bukuyum local government areas of Zamfara State, a state lawmake... Read More


"The town is empty": Broken peace with bandits drives Katsina community's residents into exile

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Doma A no longer looks like a town. The farms that once framed the settlement lie unattended. Compounds stand open, doors swinging in the wind. No children run through the narrow ... Read More


Zamfara governor alleges political bias in FG's palliative distribution

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has alleged that the federal government excluded his state from a N500 billion palliative programme because he belongs to an opposition party. ... Read More


Church distributes Ramadan food to Tsangaya schools in Kaduna

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The Church of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State, has distributed food items to Muslims, Tsangaya Islamic schools and some internally di... Read More


Fresh violence tests Katsina peace deals after DPO killed in anti-rustling operation

Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) during an anti-rustling operation in Katsina State has raised fresh concerns about the durability of recent peace deals with armed ... Read More


Villagers sleep in bush after security alert in Borno community

Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Residents of Lagunasara community in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State say they spent nights sleeping in the bush after soldiers allegedly advised villagers to le... Read More


Bandits kill 13 in fresh Katsina attack - Police

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- At least 13 people were killed on Tuesday after bandits attacked the Doma community in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, according to the police. However, locals ... Read More


How bandits gunned down three mobile police officers in Katsina

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Bandits ambushed a police patrol team on the Guga-Bakori road in Katsina State on Tuesday, killing three officers, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and injuri... Read More