Hundreds of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Samo Village, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, today defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing worsening economic hardship, insecurity and declining public confidence in the ruling party. The mass defection took place at the ADC State Secretariat in...
•Soldiers on firing training The Nigerian Army has announced plans to recruit and train an additional 28,000 soldiers as part of efforts to boost its manpower and strengthen ongoing operations against insecurity across the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, disclosed this today during a press briefing in Abuja to herald [...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo Stata, has approved the extension of the curfew imposed on 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park by 24 hours. This was made known by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, in a memo issued yesterday. Recall that […]
•Femi Falana, SAN Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has warned that the creation of state police will not resolve insecurity in Nigeria unless the government addresses poverty and unemployment. Falana, who appeared on Channels Television last night, said the country’s insecurity challenge was often narrowly reduced to questions of securit...
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has tackled President Bola Tinubu over rising insecurity, saying the devastation caused by security challenges in the country is a source of concern. According to group, banditry, kidnapping for ransom, killings and other violent crime have become common, with hundreds of people including schoolchildren an...
•An open foodstuffs market Agriculture, maritime and trade experts have identified worsening insecurity, and Nigeria’s growing dependence on food imports as major factors fueling food shortagÂes and soaring food prices across the country. The stakeholders lamented that despite possessing vast exÂpanses of fertile arable land and abundant human...
•Obuesi Phillips The Executive Director of SWEEP Foundation NG and Convener of the Waste in the City Initiative, Amb. Obuesi Phillips, has said hunger, as well as insecurity and waste are killing the democracy Nigerians are celebrating on June 12. Obuesi spoke in his message to mark the 2026 Democracy Day, saying Nigerians need good […]...
•The protesters The coalition of civil societies in Osun State has commenced a protest against insecurity in the country as part of the celebration of June 12’s 33rd anniversary. The coalition, which includes OCSC, Take It Back movement, Coalition Against Insecurity and Bad Governance, FIWON, converged at Ayetoro area of the state capital and ...
•Falz speaks at the June 12 protest in Lagos Afrobeats singer and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, today criticised the federal government over worsening insecurity and economic hardship, urging Nigerians to use the democratic process to express their dissatisfaction with governance. Falz spoke while addressing demonstrators ...
•#EndBadGovernance protest Protesters today took to the streets of Lagos in a renewed #EndBadGovernance protest, using the occasion of Democracy Day to demand urgent government action on worsening economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment, and the rising cost of living. The protest, which drew activists, civil society groups, and concerned c...
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