•The protesting youths besiege Government House in Ilorin Youths from Kwara North have demanded an immediate end to the incessant killings and bandit attacks ravaging communities in Edu, Patigi, and Kaiama Local Government Areas of Kwara State. The protesters, under the aegis of the Coalition of Kwara North Youths, stormed the Government House...
•Terrorists On a humid Wednesday night, February 18, 2026, silence hung over Ahungha Village in Akure North, Ondo State, until it was shattered by gunfire. They came like phantoms in the dark, heavily armed and merciless, reports Saturday Vanguard. Their target was neither a rival gang nor a security outpost. It was a palace , […]
•Keke Marwa Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area has announced an indefinite restriction on tricycle operation within its jurisdiction, citing escalating security concerns tied to recent violent incidents. The Council said the decision followed security reports indicating that some recent killings in the area were perpetrated using tricy...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the worsening insecurity, poverty, and humanitarian challenges confronting Northern Nigeria, warning that terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping are increasingly displacing communities and disrupting livelihoods. The alarm was raised yesterday by ACF Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, ...
•Falz Renowned rapper and activist Falz has publicly criticized the Nigerian government over its handling of insecurity, following the recent violent attacks in parts of Kwara State. In a video shared on his Instagram page, Falz expressed deep frustration at what he described as the government’s silence, slow response, and misplaced priorities...
•Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara State Two Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kwara State—Edu and Ifelodun—have imposed a 24-hour curfew amid growing concerns over banditry and kidnapping. The councils said the restriction of movement is aimed at supporting ongoing security clearance operations being carried out by security agencies in ...
•Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd) and war veterans The federal government has unveiled plans to deploy military veterans to help secure Nigeria’s ungoverned spaces as part of strategies to strengthen national security and drive economic activities in conflict-affected areas. This followed the inauguration of an 18-member co...
•Youth Corps members Thousands of prospective corps members and their families are apprehensive as the 2026 Batch A (Stream 1) orientation exercise of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) commences across the country, particularly in states plagued by bandit attacks, kidnappings, and bomb scares. From Zamfara to Kaduna, Borno, Yobe, Plateau...
•The aircraft arrived Nigeria today The United States has delivered military supplies to Nigerian security agencies to bolster security operations in several parts of the country. This was disclosed in a post via X today by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). “U.S. forces delivered critical military supplies to our Nigerian partners in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted manual registration for party members in parts of the North East, North West and North Central regions affected by insecurity and the destruction of telecommunications infrastructure by insurgents and bandits. The National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, disclosed this today duri...
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