Tag: insecurity in Nigeria
15 NYSC Members, Six Others Rescued from Kidnappers in Kogi
LOKOJA, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces have rescued 21 people, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, from kidnappers in Kogi State...
Kidnapping Crisis Deepens Across Nigeria as Ransom Payments Hit 7.78 billion...
Kidnapping has grown into an increasingly lucrative criminal business across Nigeria, with armed groups collecting nearly 5.8 million in confirmed ransom payments in just...
Insecurity Renews Push for Police Reform in Nigeria
Nigeria is moving to accelerate changes to its police system as persistent kidnappings, armed attacks and killings intensify pressure on the government to improve...
Tinubu Orders Urgent Rescue of Abducted Niger Residents
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate security operation to rescue hundreds of people feared abducted after gunmen attacked communities and worshippers in Niger...
Tinubu’s 2027 Reelection Campaign Begins as APC Faces Economic and Security...
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential campaign officially got underway Wednesday, putting President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term firmly at the center of the country’s...
Nigeria Rescues 308 Kidnap Victims in Record Security Operation
Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people held captive by armed kidnappers in what President Bola Tinubu described as the country's largest single day...
Tinubu Says Security, Economic Reforms Will Bring Prosperity
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is restructuring Nigeria's security institutions and implementing economic reforms that he believes will deliver long-term prosperity, despite...
Edo Governor Warns Insecurity Threatens Nigeria’s Democratic Gains
BENIN CITY, Nigeria — Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo marked Democracy Day with a stark warning that democracy means little to families who cannot...
Akpabio Urges Prayer Amid Nigeria’s Security Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria — Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Sunday urged Nigerians not to lose hope, recalling that he introduced monthly prayer sessions to combat...
“Nigerian Workers Threaten Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Wages, Rising Insecurity”
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP), Federal workers across Nigeria are threatening an indefinite strike, citing unpaid wage arrears and worsening insecurity that they say has made...
