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Kidnapping Children Is a Lesser Evil; Tinubu Must Negotiate With Bandits – Gumi

In a fresh wave of controversy, Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has doubled down on his claim that the kidnapping of schoolchildren is a...

Gani Adams: How to end banditry, kidnapping, terrorism in six months

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has thrown his weight behind the move to establish state police, insisting that Nigeria’s deepening...

Kidnapping: Police arrest 87 suspects, rescue 20 victims in Adamawa

The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested 87 suspected kidnappers and rescued 20 victims in the past three months in the state. The Commissioner of...

CAN boils as gunmen abduct over 22 clerics in one year

No fewer than 22 clerics have been abducted by gunmen between June 2021 and June 2022 in Nigeria. Recently, the Prelate of the Methodist Church...

Troops rescue 669 captives from terrorists

No fewer than 669 captives held by terrorists have been rescued by troops in the last three weeks. Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said 23 terrorists were...

Kanu’s abduction will not stop killing in the North, Mbaka tells Buhari, others

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has said the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...

I’m disappointed in Ortom- Buhari

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday said the President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “disappointment and...

44 Civil Rights Groups Move To Shut Down Nigeria Over Insecurity

The Civil Society Joint Action Coalition, a coalition of 44 civil rights groups, has vowed to shut down the country from Monday, May 26,...

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The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria is about to change

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its...
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Cancel trips, return to protect Nigerians in S’Africa, Ezekwesili tells Tinubu

The Founder, School of Politics, Policy and Governance, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, has called on President Bola Tinubu to cut short his ongoing foreign visit to...

Why Obi, Kwankwaso’s Defection Is a Strategic Necessity in Nigeria’s Shrinking Political Space

By Alade Abiodun In a healthy democracy, defection is often viewed as opportunistic, even destabilising. In Nigeria’s current political climate,...

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The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria is about to change

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you...

Cancel trips, return to protect Nigerians in S’Africa, Ezekwesili tells Tinubu

The Founder, School of Politics, Policy and Governance, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, has...