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Ruto to UN: You Can’t Call Yourselves ‘United Nations’ While Punishing 54 Countries for Being African

By The Insight Team September 24, 2026 69 0

Key Points: Africa provides the largest UN peacekeeping contingents and bears the heaviest cost of instability. Africa remains the only continent without a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, despite having 54 member states. African nations borrow at 2-4 times higher rates than developed economies due to subjective credit ratings. Two Veto Powers or […]Continue Reading

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FG Advances Food Security Through ONSA AgriShield Initiative 

By The Insight Team September 21, 2026 100 0

By Chido Onumah The Federal Government is strengthening the connection between national security and food security through the AgriShield Initiative, led by the National Counter Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser, in partnership with TAG International. The Borno State pilot focuses on a concern that reaches every Nigerian household: farmers Continue Reading

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“We Watched Them Die One by One”: Survivors Recount How 37 Miners Died in NSCDC Custody

By The Insight Team September 18, 2026 147 0

By Emmanuel Kwada Survivors of the detention of suspected illegal miners in Niger State have recounted harrowing moments inside an overcrowded Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) facility, alleging that detainees cried for help as their colleagues died one after another. At least 37 suspected illegal miners died after being arrested during enforcement Continue Reading

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‎EXPLAINER: What the UN ‘Correct the Map’ Vote Really Means

By The Insight Team September 14, 2026 139 0

Key points: Nigeria, 163 countries voted yes, US voted no, six abstained. Togo led negotiations on behalf of the African Group Resolution asks for equal-area maps showing true country sizes. Mercator maps distort size, making Africa look much smaller. Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland, not equal. No borders change. No countries join or […]Continue Reading

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Vice-President Shettima to Unveil Biography of the late Brigadier Musa Usman on Monday

By The Insight Team September 10, 2026 241 0

By The Insight Vice-President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to unveil a posthumous biography of the late Brigadier Musa Usman, the pioneer Military Governor of the former North-Eastern State, on Monday, September 14, 2026. A press release, signed by Hassan Tanimu Musa Usman (FCA), on behalf of the family, says the public presentation of the 363-page […]Continue Reading

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Dr Omakoji Simeon Oyiguh: Fighting insecurity in Kogi State with bare hands

By The Insight Team September 7, 2026 463 0

By Theophilus Abbah Angels had snatched my mother from the gate of death. We had to ferry her to the foremost tertiary hospital that shone as the glory of our State- Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja. That was in December 2025, when the unfriendly humidity from the mountains encircling the capital city was fierce and […]Continue Reading

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Kogi East Neighbourhood Watch Honours Traditional Ruler, Others for Contributions to Security

By The Insight Team September 3, 2026 139 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The Kogi East Neighbourhood Watch has honoured individuals who have made significant contributions to peace and security in the region, presenting them with awards at its 2026 Annual Conference in Dekina, Kogi State. The conference, held on August 29, 2026, brought together community leaders, security stakeholders, traditional rulers and other Continue Reading

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Nigerian Army, Police Rescue 21 Kidnap Victims from Forests in Kogi

By The Insight Team September 3, 2026 108 0

By Emmanuel Kwada Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, working in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), local hunters and vigilante groups, have rescued 21 victims abducted along a major road corridor in Kogi State. The victims were rescued on August 31, 2026, following a coordinated security operation in […]Continue Reading

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Beyond Revenue: How Nigeria Customs is Building Human Capital to Drive Trade, Economic Growth

By The Insight Team September 2, 2026 157 0

By Clement Omanibe The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has maintained its pedigree as Nigeria’s frontline revenue generation giant. But beyond this household name status, the Service is increasingly moving beyond revenue generation and border enforcement basic responsibilities to trade facilitation and value addition to the nation’s economy. The NCS carries out Continue Reading

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Osun Decides 2026: Adeleke Wins Second Term, Takes 19 LGAs with 511,067 Votes

By The Insight Team August 16, 2026 233 0

By Emmanuel Kwada Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke has secured a second term in office after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Adeleke, who contested the election on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat […]Continue Reading

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Five Days to 2027 Campaigns: How Prepared Are Nigerians for the Battle Ahead?

By The Insight Team August 14, 2026 189 0

Key points:  Campaigns begin Aug 19, 2026; elections Jan and Feb 2027. New voters added, but final register and PVC figures pending. Presidential turnout fell from 53.7% in 2011 to 26.7%. Osun has 385 flashpoints, raising national election security concerns. 2027 success depends on credible polls, peace, and voter trust.   By Emmanuel Kwada Five […]Continue Reading

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Three arrested as Customs intercepts wildlife traffickers, rescue two lion cubs at Abuja Airport

By The Insight Team August 14, 2026 157 0

By Clement Omanibe, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted an international wildlife trafficking operation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Operatives of the Service rescued two live lion cubs in the operation. They also arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the illicit movement of the animals. This was disclosed in a report […]Continue Reading