•Bandits The head of Woro village in Kwara State, Umar Bio Salihu, has revealed that armed bandits attacked his community for nearly 10 hours before security forces arrived, leaving scores dead and villages razed. Speaking during an interview on ARISE News today, Salihu said distress calls to authorities were made shortly after the attack bega...
•The protesters People from three communities in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State yesterday protested alleged delay in the disbursement of a sum of N400million relief fund to them. The communities, which include Obe Nla, Obe Adun and Obe Jedo, said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa approved the relief fund for victims of recent violence in [&...
•Ndigbo Despite various intensive campaigns against harmful traditional/cultural discriminatory practices and inhuman treatment that deprive citizens of certain rights and privileges, some of these practices are still going on in many communities in Igbo land, causing animosity and tearing hitherto peaceful communities apart. Particularly, acc...
•Terrorists In just two weeks, Nigeria has been gripped by a wave of coordinated kidnappings stretching from the Federal Capital Territory to the far edges of the North-West, an unsettling synchrony of attacks that has plunged communities into fear and pushed the government into an emergency stance not seen in years. It always begins quietly. ...
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has revealed that between 2001 and May 2025, bandits have attacked over 420 communities in the state, claiming nearly 12,000 lives and destroying countless livelihoods. Speaking through his deputy, Ngo Josephine Piyo, at a Senate security hearing in Jos, the gove...
•Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) A former Minister of Interior, Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), yesterday, decried the high level of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, saying it has reached a level where bandits and insurgents have taken over some communities, tax and make laws for them. The retired Chief of Army Staff at the [&helli...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State There is an emerging trend in Anambra State where various communities and groups are competing with one another in contributing funds to support the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim in the November 8 Anambra election. In the past, the trend was for governo...
•Submerged by flooding The Ogun State Government has warned residents of communities adjoining the Ogun, Ilo, Iju, Owa, and Yemule rivers, such as Isheri, Warewa, Akute, parts of Abeokuta, Ayetoro, Itele, Iju, and those of the coastline of Makun, Oni, Iwopin, Igele, Ifaara (Ogun Waterside), Ebute-Imobi (Ijebu East), Tungeji Island, and Agosasa...
•CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) host communities to protect national assets located within their areas. Musa made the appeal at a monthly stakeholders’ meeting organised by Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) in Port Harcourt yesterday. Represented by Navy Capt. Lassie ...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia The persistent violence across Benue State has been traced to a complex mix of unresolved boundary disputes, competition over mineral-rich lands, activities of armed Fulani herdsmen and militia groups, politics and cult clashes. At least 270 people were killed by armed invaders between April 1 and June 1, 2025 across 10...
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