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The big picture issues on the security crisis in Nigeria.

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Boko Haram Attack on Borno Military Base Leaves Soldier Dead

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
DAMBOA, Nigeria - A soldier has been feared killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa...
Crime

Security Forces Thwart Oil Pipeline Attack in Rivers State

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria - The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, has announced the successful thwarting of a pipeline vandalism attempt in...
News

One Killed, Several Injured As Boko Haram Attack Yobe

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor -
GUJBA, Nigeria - Suspected Boko Haram militants launched a deadly attack on Gujba town in Yobe State on Saturday, March 8, 2025, killing a...
News

Bring Back Our Girls Movement Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged USAID Terror Funding

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has come under intense scrutiny following allegations that it indirectly funded terrorist organisations,...
Government

Tinubu Bows to Trump, Diverts French Defence Contract to U.S. 

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
ABUJA, NIGERIA — In a move that has reshaped Nigeria's defence procurement strategy and sparked diplomatic tensions with France, President Bola Tinubu has reversed...
News

Nigerian Army Arrests Suspected Gunrunner, Seizes Illegal Weapon in Taraba

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
MARABAN GOSSOL, Nigeria - In an operation against illegal arms trafficking, troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS)...
Government

Nigeria: NDLEA Marks 2024 as Landmark Year in the Drug War

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
LAGOS, Nigeria — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, declared 2024 a milestone year in its battle against drug trafficking, boasting impressive operational...
News

Cameroon’s Military Intercepts Boko Haram Arms Shipment Near Border

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
MAROUA, Cameroon - Cameroon’s military has announced the seizure of a significant cache of weapons and combat uniforms intended for Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants. The...
Crime

Jigawa: Deadly Ethnic Clash Between Indigenes and Fulani Herders Leaves 10 Dead

Abdul Jummai | Politics Reporter -
DUTSE, Jigawa - A violent confrontation between residents of Gululu village and a Fulani settlement in Yankunama, Miga Local Government Area of Jigawa State,...
Crime

‘Act of Terrorism’: 15 Dead, Dozens Injured as Man Drives Vehicle into New Orleans Crowd

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
NEW ORLEANS, USA - A man drove a vehicle into a crowd on New Orleans’ iconic Bourbon Street early Wednesday, January 1, 2025, morning,...
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