Insecurity

Nigeria raises alarm as militants tighten grip on Mali

Nigeria has warned that the worsening militant crisis in Mali could destabilize West Africa...

15 seized in Calabar–Oron waterway attack amid rising coastal insecurity

Gunmen have abducted at least 15 passengers travelling by boat between Calabar and Oron,...

Tinubu’s delayed response to fresh Plateau, Kaduna killings angers Nigerians

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the latest wave of killings in Plateau and...

Gunmen kill at least 30 in Plateau university community, curfew imposed

At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a university community in...

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...