A United Nations expert on freedom of religion and belief Nazila Ghanea, began a two-week visit to Nigeria on Monday, amid renewed international scrutiny of religious violence and allegations of Christian persecution in Africa’s most populous nation. Nazila Ghanea, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, is scheduled to visit Abuja, Kano...
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The Rubber-Ruler Fallacy: A Response To Recent Claims On Price Changes Under The Tinubu Administration
In periods of economic adjustment, citizens naturally judge government performance through the prices they encounter in markets, petrol stations and grocery stores. Those experiences are real and deserve serious attention. Yet sound economic analysis requires more than observing nominal price movements. It requires measuring those changes against the value of the currency itself. When that...
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Military Confirms Eight Death In Boko Haram Attack On Borno Base
Boko Haram militants attacked a Nigerian Army forward operating base in Mandaragirau, Borno State, in the early hours of Friday, killing five soldiers and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), the military said. According to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Haruna Sani, acting media information officer of Operation HADIN KAI, the attack...
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Presidency Says State Police Constitutional Amendment Near Completion
The Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Femi Gbajabiamila has revealed the country has made significant progress toward establishing state police, with a constitutional amendment expected soon after months of consultations involving the Presidency, the National Assembly and security agencies. Speaking after a consultative meeting on state police at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Gbajabiamila...
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Lagos Council Restricts Motorcycle Operations To 10 p.m. – 6 a.m, Night Events Over Security Concerns
A Special Security Council meeting of the Badagry local government, Lagos Southwest Nigeria has approved new restrictions on commercial motorcycle operations, night-time social events and metal collection activities as part of measures aimed at strengthening security and public safety within the area. The resolutions were adopted during a special security council meeting convened by the...
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Misplaced Accountability And Nigeria’s Security Crisis – Kunle Lawal
Every time a major kidnapping occurs in Nigeria, there is an almost automatic rush to blame governors. While governors cannot escape scrutiny for the security atmosphere within their states, the Constitution is very clear about where primary responsibility for security lies. The Chief Security Officer of a state is often assumed to be the governor....
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Ogun Police Dismiss Banditry Claims, Assure Residents Of Safety
Police in Ogun State on Tuesday dismissed social media reports alleging bandit attacks and arrests of suspected bandits in parts of the state, saying there had been no security breaches in the affected communities. The Ogun State Police Command said reports of attacks on schools and communities in Ota, Ifo, Atan-Ota, Ijoko, Sango-Ota and neighbouring...
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CAN Annouces Three-Day Mourning Over Nigeria’s Security Crisis, Declares June 14 “Black Sunday”
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day national mourning period from June 12 to June 14 to honour victims of violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry across the country, as concerns mount over Nigeria’s worsening security situation. CAN also designated June 14 as “Black Sunday” to be observed in churches nationwide in solidarity...
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Adeboye Demands Terrorism End Within 90 Days Nationwide
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has called on Nigeria’s service chiefs to end terrorism within 90 days or resign from office, expressing frustration over the country’s prolonged security challenges. Speaking during a church programme shared on X, Adeboye said military and security leaders should be given a...
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Buratai Says Security Forces Can Track Bandits, If They Can Monitor And Track Citizens
Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, said Nigeria’s security agencies have the capacity to locate and track bandits, arguing that criminals should not be harder to find than ordinary citizens. Buratai while responding to questions about the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State by suspected gunmen said he did not believe security...