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Police finally admit mass abduction of worshippers in Kaduna

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- A day after denying reports of the abduction of worshippers from three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the police reversed their po... Read More


Community releases names of Kaduna abducted worshipers

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The names of the worshippers abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released. The list was attached to a statement is... Read More


Bomb kills miner on Niger rural road

Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- An improvised explosive device (IED) has killed an artisanal miner, Abubakar Dahiru, on a rural road in Niger State. Sources in the area said the incident happened Monday afternoo... Read More


Niger governor labels attack site 'market of thieves' after terrorists massacred locals in Borgu

Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has described Kasuwan Daji, the village where more than 40 locals were recently killed by Boko Haram fighters in Borgu Local Government Area, a... Read More


From Ballots to Battlefields: Nigeria can repurpose election tool to fight terrorism

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- Nigeria's war on terror continues to be framed through the lenses of firepower, troop strength and defence budgets. Far less attention is paid to a quieter but consequential failur... Read More


US delivers military supplies to Nigeria amid intensified operations against terror groups

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), has announced the delivery of military supplies to its "Nigerian partners" in Abuja. The mission disclosed this in an X post on Tuesday... Read More


Police arrest Abuja 'one-chance' robbery syndicate after lawyer's murder

Nigeria, Jan. 12 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a notorious "one-chance" armed robbery syndicate linked to the murder of a legal practiti... Read More


Nigerian Army opens application for Direct Short Service Commission, sets requirements

Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of applications for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 29/2026, inviting eligible Nigerians to apply for commission a... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Islamic cleric detained over alleged link to coup plot against President Tinubu

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- A prominent Zaria-based Islamic scholar, Sani Khalifa, has been held in detention for 23 days over his alleged link to a coup plot against President Bola Tinubu. Multiple sources f... Read More


2025: Mass abductions, killings, Trump's rhetoric overshadow Tinubu govt's war on terror

Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- By mid-2025, Nigeria's security situation had drifted far from the early wins of President Bola Tinubu's administration. What unfolded instead was a year defined by jihadists' infil... Read More