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The Senate on Tuesday passed a far-reaching set of resolutions aimed at confronting Nigeria’s escalating wave of kidnappings, banditry, and school attacks, classifying all kidnapping-related offences as acts of terrorism to attract the maximum death penalty. The plenary, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, adopted the resolutions after an extensive debate on a motion of urgent national importance sponsored …

Venerable Edwin Achi, Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero, Kaduna, has died in captivity. A source disclosed this to Daily Trust on Wednesday night but did not go into details. But Reverend Joseph John Hayab, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), confirmed the tragic incident. “This …

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday made a shocking revelation, stating that Boko Haram members, armed robbers and other criminal elements were once discovered on recruitment lists for the Nigerian Army and Police. Wase, who spoke during a special plenary session dedicated to addressing the worsening security crisis, said the infiltration of Nigeria’s security …

Idris Wase, former deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has asked President Bola Tinubu to reconsider the directive to withdraw police officers attached to the very important persons (VIPs). On Sunday, the president ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers guarding VIPs across the country. Wase spoke during a plenary session of the house of representatives on Wednesday. “I …

The senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Musa, on Wednesday delivered an indictment of Nigeria’s security architecture and the Federal Government’s handling of banditry, declaring on the Senate floor that authorities “know who the bandits are” yet continue to shield them through opaque negotiations and unexplained operational failures. Speaking after the Senate was informed of the release of 24 kidnapped schoolgirls …

The White House, the United States’ seat of power, was reportedly placed on lockdown on Wednesday following a shooting involving members of the U.S. National Guard near the nation’s capital, raising security concerns in the area. The shooting occurred close to the Farragut Metro Station, coinciding with a controversial troop deployment to Washington, D.C., ordered by President Donald Trump. In …

President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered additional recruitment into the armed forces. In a statement on Wednesday, the president said the police and the army are authorised to recruit more personnel. “The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000,” Tinubu said. The president noted that while he had previously approved …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is currently trapped in Guinea Bissau where the military announced take-over earlier in the day. The Nigerian leader alongside hundreds of foreign observers are unable to leave the country where elections took place and results were about to be officially declared. Hundreds of foreign observers who raced to the airport in a bid to leave the …

Military authorities in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday declared that they had assumed full control of the country, announcing the suspension of all electoral activities and an immediate closure of national borders. The development comes just three days after the nation conducted its legislative and presidential elections. The declaration followed reports of heavy gunfire earlier in the day around the presidential palace …

President Tinubu has nominated non-career ambassadors for three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The postings will be finalised following Senate screening. The three nominees are Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are, and Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu. Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu previously served as Nigeria’s ambassador to South Korea during President Buhari’s administration, having been …