CRIME
US Lawmakers Meet Today Over Increased Killings In Nigeria
The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced. According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the session, joined by fellow Appropriators...
Bandit Attacks, Justice Delays And Massive NNPC Debt Dominate Today’s Nigerian Newspaper Headlines
In today’s edition of Today in the News, major Nigerian newspapers highlight a wave of security, governance, and economic concerns gripping the nation. Vanguard leads with disturbing reports of bandit attacks across Kogi, Kano, Sokoto and Kwara States. The paper also features Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf voicing alarm over the growing number of inmates awaiting trial, warning that prolonged...
Army Chief Pledges Top-Quality Care For Wounded Soldiers, Says Their Sacrifice ‘Will Never Be In Vain’
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has assured soldiers wounded in action that they will continue to receive the highest standard of medical care, reaffirming that their sacrifices for the nation will never be forgotten. His message was delivered on Sunday by the Chief of Administration at Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Isah Abdullahi, during a working visit to the...
State Assemblies Commence Plans On Establishment Of State Police Over Insecurity
Several state Houses of Assembly have begun moves to consider the creation of state police, a long-debated reform that President Bola Tinubu last week urged the National Assembly to legalise as part of sweeping constitutional amendments amid rising killings, mass abductions, and growing security failures across Nigeria. Nigeria has recently witnessed a resurgence of violent banditry and terrorist attacks, while...
Obasanjo Charges FG To Desist From Negotiating With Terrorists, Take Action
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected calls for negotiations with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must take decisive action and embrace international assistance to confront escalating insecurity. Obasanjo, who spoke at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival held in Jos, the state capital, on Friday, asked the Federal Government to stop apologising and negotiating with terrorists. His position comes...
VIPs Seeks NSCDC Security After 11,000+ Policemen’s Recall
Following the withdrawal of 11,566 policemen by the authorities, prominent Nigerians have revealed plans to apply to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for orderlies and security escorts. The move, ordered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is part of an aggressive push to redirect overstretched security manpower to escalating nationwide threats—including kidnapping spikes in Kwara, Kebbi, Niger and other...
Man Who Shot Pope John Paul II Removed From Iznik Ahead Of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit
Turkish authorities escorted Mehmet Ali Agca — the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 — out of the town of Iznik on Thursday, just hours before Pope Leo XIV was scheduled to arrive, according to Turkish media reports. Agca, a Turkish national, fired multiple shots at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in May 1981,...
Tinubu Declares Emergency Over Worsening Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared a security emergency and ordered the army and the police to recruit more personnel Amid worsening security situation in the country. The President also told the National Assembly to begin the process of reviewing the law to allow states willing to establish state police do so. Tinubu in a statement he personally signed, directed the Department...
Court Adjourns Ganduje, Seven Others’ Trial Over Alleged Misappropriation Of Public Funds
A High Court in Kano State on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others until Feb. 3, 2026, for the hearing of all pending motions. NAN reports that the Kano State Government instituted an 11-count charge bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds running into billions of naira against Ganduje and...
Atiku Faults FG Over Terrorists Running Alternative Govt
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the recent abduction and release of schoolgirls in Kebbi State, warning that the development is not a security success but evidence that terrorists now operate as an “alternative government” in parts of the country. In a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku criticised the Special...
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