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NIGERIA ON ITS KNEES: PFN Declares Three-Day National Fast as Fear, Faith and Hope Grip the Nation

As dusk settled over cities troubled by fear and villages scarred by violence, a solemn call echoed across Nigeria on Friday: “Let the nation...

Former Rep. Abba Anas Adamu: Sad, another dead delivered after ransom payment

The death of former Jigawa lawmaker Abba Anas Adamu after weeks in captivity has reopened one of Nigeria’s deepest national wounds: the grim reality...

Nigeria’s Security Crisis Deepens After U.S. Christmas Airstrikes, New Report Reveals

A new security analysis released by the Stefanos Foundation has painted a grim picture of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity in the months following the United...

Plateau: Attacks claim more lives, residents lament living in fear

By Yusuf Danladi Fresh violence has again rocked Plateau State as suspected gunmen reportedly killed at least 13 persons in a midnight attack on Ngbra...

ISWAP Storms Magumeri Military Base As North-East Insurgency Escalates

The Nigerian military has confirmed that fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a fierce overnight assault on the Forward Operating...

Police Move to Dismiss ASP Nuhu Usman, Five Officers Over Killing of Restrained Suspect in Effurun (+Video)

The leadership of the Nigeria Police Force has initiated dismissal and prosecution proceedings against six officers implicated in the fatal shooting of a civilian,...

Night of Terror in Plateau, Adamawa: How Rural Killings Are Evolving into a Deeper Crisis

Last Sunday night in Gako Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, the stillness was shattered by gunfire. By morning, a pastor, Rev....

RESCUE RACE IN KOGI: Gunmen Strike Orphanage, Children Freed as Search Intensifies

Fear and relief now hang side by side over Zariagi, a quiet settlement along the Kabba Junction axis of Lokoja, after a late-night raid...

Angwar Rukuba Killings: Plateau Moves Against Suspects as Court Orders DSS Remand

● Hearing adjourned to April 30 amid push for justice In a decisive legal move following the deadly Angwar Rukuba violence, the Plateau State Government...

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