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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Abdulrahoof Bello, has described bandits as jihadists, arguing that the federal government cannot deploy military force against them because there is no current law proscribing them as terrorists. Mr Bello said this during a Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. He noted that he was not aware of any law enacted by …

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has confirmed that a total of 11,566 Police officers attached to private citizens across the country have been recalled. The IGP gave the confirmation on Thursday while speaking at a meeting with strategic police officers in Abuja. Egbetokun added that the withdrawn personnel would be redeployed to various states of the federation to …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been evacuated from Guinea Bissau, according to the Federal Government. The Nigerian leader who led an election observer delegation to the West African nation was trapped there after the military took over government. Official results of the election were about to be declared when the military struck. Jonathan and many foreign observers could not leave …

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu has called on the people of the Southeast to use dialogue and peaceful means to tackle the recent imprisonment of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The Minister gave the advice at the 14th edition of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Day Celebration held at …

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, officially joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the coalition-backed party he has aligned with ahead of the 2027 elections. Coming exactly 130 days he resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a party on which platform he unsuccessfully ran for the presidency twice, ADC is the sixth party he would be joining …

As so often with Donald Trump it was a half-digested news item that prompted him to reach for his box of matches. After watching a segment on Fox News about attacks on Nigerian Christians, the US president took to Truth Social for one of his customary blasts. If Nigeria didn’t stop the killings, he warned, he would deploy the US …

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has urged lawmakers at both federal and state levels to refrain from politicising the nation’s security challenges. Speaking during a debate on a motion regarding rising kidnapping cases in Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger States, Mr Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) emphasised the importance of prioritising the safety of lives and property over political posturing. “And I …

A group under the aegis of the Arewa Youth Ambassadors (AYA) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Musa Nura Aljan, a civilian widely praised across Northern Nigeria for his role in assisting security agencies to combat banditry, kidnapping, and armed criminal gangs. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Comrade Yahaya M. Abdullahi, the group …

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has alleged a coordinated internal and external conspiracy aimed at plunging Northern Nigeria into deeper insecurity, accusing foreign interests, local collaborators, and political actors of fueling a dangerous propaganda narrative designed to destabilise the region. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi on Wednesday, the group said the recent …

Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar says terrorists and bandits now run an alternate government under President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his media office, Abubakar criticised comments from Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, made during an interview on Arise TV, regarding the release of abductees. Onanuga had said the federal government opted for …