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Rising insecurity grip Kogi West as group seeks federal intervention

Insecurity in Kogi West Senatorial District has assumedalarming proportions, with residents increasingly living in fear amid frequent cases of kidnapping, banditry and violent attacks...

My Tiger Base Owerri experience

By Chinedu Agu Distinguished members of the press, leaders of civil society, my learned colleagues at the Bar, comrades in the human-rights movement, ladies and...

Blood on the Altar: Grief and fear as bandits ravage Kogi communities

Sunday, meant to be a day of worship and quiet reflection, descended into horror and mourning across parts of Kogi State as armed bandits...

Explosive new accusations against Defence Minister Matawalle: Ex-Zamfara aide alleges support for terror leaders

The cloud of suspicion around the country's Minister of State for Defence's link to terrorists has swirled again as a former Senior Special Assistant...

No word on priest as wife, worshipper shot dead in armed attack on Anambra church

Two people — including the wife of the resident priest — were killed when armed assailants stormed St. Andrews Anglican Church, Isiokwe, in Lilu...

Fulani group pushes back: Miyetti Allah says pastoralists, not Christians, face “25 Years of systematic killing”

A major counter-narrative has emerged in Nigeria’s heated debate over violence in rural communities, as the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore socio-cultural association claims that...

US imposes visa ban on Nigerians over religious-freedom violations

On Wednesday, Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, announced a sweeping visa-restriction policy targeting Nigerians alleged to be involved in anti-Christian violence, including supporters...

DSS reveals N50 million payment to alleged negotiator in Kaduna train attack

In a dramatic turn at the ongoing trial over the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train attack, a witness from Department of State Services (DSS) told the...

Pregnant woman, children abducted near Eruku as Presidency says govt knows locations of bandits

The Presidency has revealed that security agencies have identified the bandit groups responsible for a string of recent mass abductions, including the attack on...

Under Siege: 2,496 students abducted in 92 school attacks since Chibok

Fresh assaults on schools last week, including two major abductions in Niger and Kebbi states, have revived painful memories of earlier tragedies and renewed...

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