•Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle Retired Army intelligence officer and national security strategist, Captain Umar Babangida Aliyu, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against what he describes as creeping political control of Nigeria’s defence architecture, warning that recent administrative decisions could limit the effectivene...
•Solomon Dalung A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said that the removal of the fuel subsidy has not delivered the expected relief, adding that it has instead resulted in poverty, hunger, inflation, and insecurity. At his swearing-in in May 2023, President Bola Tinubu declared an end to the subsidy regime with his famous [&hellip...
•A classroom The federal government has announced the reopening of the 47 unity schools earlier shut down due to security concerns. This was disclosed in a statement by the Federal Ministry of Education today. It said that the decision to reopen the affected colleges across the country reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to safeguarding stude...
•NLC protest The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Enugu chapter, has commenced its planned protest against insecurity in Nigeria. The protest led by the NLC chairman of the state, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo, lamented the level of insecurity in the country, urging the government to step up the security of lives and property of its citizens. … [&he...
In a last minute effort to forestall a disruption in normal daily business activities and public order today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, late last night met with leaderships of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The meeting, called ahead of today’s planned protest by the Organised Labour against insecu...
•Bishop Fagbohun The Presiding Bishop of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church, Nigeria (OCAC), Ekiti State, Raphael Fagbohun, has called on President Bola Tinubu to draw lessons from the leadership style and reforms of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as a pathway to national recovery from insecurity and corruption. Fagbohun made the call in A...
•Bandit leader, Bello Turji Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has accused two former northern governors of fueling insecurity in the country, especially in the North. He also confirmed participating in a series of peace meetings with the Zamfara State government during the administration of a former governor of the state, but vehemently de...
•Aso Villa, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday held separate closed-door consultations with the governors of Kaduna, Benue, and Cross River states at the State House, Abuja, amid ongoing security and governance challenges in parts of the country. The governors, Uba Sani of Kaduna, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, and Bassey Otu of Cross River,...
•Governor Bala Mohammed The Bauchi government has fixed Jan. 4, 2026, for the reopening of schools in the state. The schools were shut in November due to insecurity and attacks on schools in some states, reports NAN. Muhammed Lawal, Commissioner for Education, said this in a statement in Bauchi today. He said the measure was […]
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today reaffirmed his directive that police officers currently attached to VIPs be withdrawn and redeployed to conflict-prone areas, insisting that the nation cannot afford to keep essential security manpower away from pressing security theatres. The president restated the order just before the commencement o...

