Insecurity in Nigeria

FG has rescued over 1,000 abductees without ransom payment — NSA Ribadu

The National Security Adviser, retired AIG Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has successfully rescued more than 1,000 kidnapped people without paying ransoms....

Growing helplessness of Nigerians over insecurity by Dakuku Peterside

The impact of insecurity in Nigeria is significant, encompassing substantial losses in terms of lives, economic setbacks, and the emergence of humanitarian crises....

FG to strengthen security forces to rid Nigerian forests of bandits, kidnappers, terrorists – Minister

The Federal Government says it is poised to dislodge bandits, kidnappers and terrorists from Nigerian forests. To this end, the Bola Tinubu administration...

Insecurity, dastardly attacks shrink NRC’s revenue by N1.3bn in Q1 of 2023 — NBS

Insecurity and dastardly attacks on the rail transportation have drastically reduced patronage by passengers across the country in the first quarter of 2023...

U.S., UK Terror Advisory: National Security Adviser, service chiefs should go now — Arewa Youth Assembly

The apex umbrella body of Northern youths groups — Arewa Youth Assembly — has renewed its call for the immediate sack of the...

Insecurity: Is Nigeria’s seat of power beleaguered?

Following the growing insecurity in the nation’s capital as well as other parts of the country, residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

Insecurity: Senate leadership in closed-door meeting with Service Chiefs 

The Senate leadership has held a closed-door meeting with Service Chief over escalating cases of insecurity across the country. Persecondnews reports that the...

Insecurity: Senators give Pres. Buhari six-week ultimatum, threaten impeachment

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senators on Wednesday gave President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week deadline to curtail the country’s deteriorating security situation or...

Insecurity: Zamfara Gov. assures farmers of safety, urges a return to cultivate their farmlands

With a promise of improved security situation in the North, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle, says farmers could return to their farms this raining...

Buhari, Ngige, Gambari brainstorm on Southeast insecurity, Gov. El Rufai’s face-off with labour, JUSUN strike

  Following escalating insecurity in the Southeast Nigeria and national labour crises, President Muhammadu Buhari has held a closed-door meeting with his Chief...

Nigerian First Ladies raise alarm over insecurity, poverty, join forces with governors over scourge

Upset by the worsening security situation across the country, the Conference of Wives of State Governors has declared support for their husbands to...

Beleaguered Nigeria: Ex-NNPC boss, Andrew Yakubu, calls for interfaith prayers by Christians, says challenges surmountable

  “There is no doubt that we are not in the best of times today; there is no doubt that we do not...

Insurrectionists, arsonists: Buhari spits fire, says time up, enough is enough

“Those misbehaving in certain parts of the country were obviously too young to know the travails and loss of lives that attended the...