Insecurity

Kidnappers get N2.57bn ransom as Nigeria’s abduction economy booms

Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom crisis has hardened into a profitable criminal enterprise, generating at least N2.57...

EU Parliament decries Nigeria school kidnappings, says Christians “targeted”

The European Parliament has decried the abduction of hundreds of schoolchildren in Nigeria and...

Nigerian Senators amend terrorism law to include mandatory death sentence

Nigeria lawmakers are pushing for a sweeping set of security reforms as the nation...

US to impose visa bans over attacks on Christians in Nigeria

The United States says it will begin imposing visa restrictions on individuals responsible for...

Obasanjo: If Tinubu govt can’t protect Nigerians, the world should step in

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo delivered one of his most forceful public interventions in years...

What Tinubu’s nationwide security emergency means – what you need to know

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, announcing sweeping measures...

Trump doubles down: “I’m really angry about killings in Nigeria. It’s a genocide”

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday intensified his criticism of Nigeria’s handling of...

₦3.8bn ransom demanded in Kwara Church kidnapping as terrorists raid Niger school

Terrorists who abducted about 35 worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Igan, Eruku,...

Tinubu faces fierce backlash over wave of deadly attacks

Public anger is boiling over in Nigeria after a string of deadly attacks across...

U.S. draws up military plans for Nigeria after Trump’s order

The United States military has begun drafting possible intervention plans for Nigeria after President...