In Northwest Nigeria, insecurity is fueling medical deserts
A blood bag is hung on a wall, its contents trickling through an intravenous line into Sadiya Ibrahim’s right arm as she lay almost lifeless on a raffia mat. The …
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Police announce capture of ‘notorious terrorist’ in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe State has announced the capture of Haruna Mohammed, 40, who is believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist gang”. Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s …
Army to deploy new 5,937 soldiers to fight banditry, secessionist agitation, others – COAS
The 5,937 soldiers that recently passed out from the Depot will be deployed to fight banditry, cattle rustling and related crimes, the Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja, …
CSOs in Osun ask Tinubu to end hunger, hardship, insecurity
As Nigerians celebrated 25 years of unbroken democratic rule on Wednesday, Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC) and social activists took to the streets …
Tinubu recieves Senegalese president, seeks collaboration against terrorism, human trafficking
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to effectively address the challenges confronting …
Successes, challenges of military operations across Nigeria in 2023
Nigeria has been in the grip of long-running trends of security challenges that have affected no fewer than 32 out of the 36 states in the country. The challenges of …