•Major Bashir Galma (retd) In this interview, a security expert and retired Major, Bashir Galma highlights the reasons behind the escalation of banditry in Katsina State. The retired Major, who described the issue as political, also proffered solutions, reports Weekend Trust. Excerpts: What are the factors responsible for escalation of banditr...
•Bandits Communities across the North West gathered in Kaduna today to express deep concerns over emerging threats linked to conflict and violent extremism, warning of growing alliances between bandits, old insurgent groups, and kidnappers. The communities also raised alarm over the increasing radicalisation of youths in Internally Displaced P...
•Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and Founder, The Kukah Centre (TKC), Matthew Hassan Kukah, says over 12,000 persons have lost their lives to insecurity in Northwest Nigeria over the past decade. The cleric also said that 76 per cent of abductions which occurred in Northern Nigeria, occurred in the [&hellip...
•Abbas Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, today raised alarm over rising cases of drug abuse and domestic violence in the northwestern part of the country, saying there is the need for urgent actions. The Speaker spoke at the flag-off of sensitisation campaign against drug abuse and domestic violence in the north-west zon...
•House of Representatives The North-West, South-West and South-South geo-political zones of the country may not field a presidential candidate in the 2027 general election if ongoing moves to alter relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) scales through. It was exclusively gathered that a bill “For an Act to alter the provisio...
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