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Over 100 Killed Across Four Nigerian States as Violence Ushers in 2026

By The Insight Team 84
mostbet mostbet sekabet By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria entered the new year amid widespread mourning following a series of coordinated and deadly attacks across parts of the country’s northern and North-Central regions. Armed bandits and jihadist groups carried out violent raids in Niger, Plateau, Kebbi, and Adamawa states, leaving more than 100 people dead, scores abducted, and thousands displaced Continue Reading
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Boko Haram’s Brutal Third Strike in Six Days Leaves Hong, Adamawa in Ruins: 23 Killed, Scores Injured

By The Insight Team 94
By Emmanuel Kwada  Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have launched their third major assault in less than a week on communities in Hong Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State, marking a troubling escalation in violence as 2025 draws to a close. The most recent raid targeted the villages of Mubang, Zah, Yadul, and Kijing on […]Continue Reading
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OPINION: When the State Arms the Terrorists- How Nigeria’s Security Architecture Is Collapsing from the Inside

By The Insight Team 119
Steven Kefas On December 12, 2025, Nigerian security operatives arrested a group of armed Fulani militants in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. What followed should have triggered an immediate national security emergency. In a video recorded during interrogation, one of the suspects calmly explained that the AK-47 rifles and patrol vehicle in their […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria Among 15 Countries Facing U.S. Travel Restrictions Over Terrorism Concerns

By The Insight Team 146
By Emmanuel Kwada  The United States has expanded its travel restrictions, adding Nigeria and 14 other countries to a list facing partial entry limitations, while imposing full suspensions on several others. The measures, announced in a presidential proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on December 16, aim to address deficiencies in screening, vetting, Continue Reading
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Gumi: A Sheikh above the law in Nigeria

By The Insight Team 236
By Emmanuel Kwada  This week in Nigeria unfolded with gripping debates, bold accusations, and renewed calls for action as insecurity, governance failures, and regional tensions dominated the national mood. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s controversial claim that the Nigerian Army “cannot defeat bandits” fuelled nationwide outrage and intensified demands for a Northern Continue Reading
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Shedding of Innocent Blood is Over, We Have No Time – New Defence Minister Declares

By The Insight Team 173
By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria’s newly appointed Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has issued a forceful declaration on his first day in office: the era of senseless killings and insecurity that has traumatised millions of Nigerians is over. ‎Speaking shortly after taking over at the Ship House headquarters of the Ministry of Defence […]Continue Reading
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Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers’ Kaduna Summit: Full Inside Account

By The Insight Team 173
Key points: 19 Governors pledge ₦1bn monthly each to new Security Trust Fund Immediate 6-month nationwide mining suspension demanded Full-throated push for State Police as “non-negotiable” Urgent Almajiri reform   By Emmanuel Kwada In a landmark show of unity rarely seen in recent years, the 19 governors of Northern Nigeria, alongside the region’s most powerful […]Continue Reading
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Tinubu Declares Nationwide State of Emergency on Security, Orders Massive Army, Police Recruitment

By The Insight Team 213
By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday declared a nationwide security emergency in response to the recent surge in violent attacks and kidnappings across several states. The President announced sweeping measures, including mass recruitment into the police and armed forces, accelerated training programmes, and the deployment of forest guards to confront Continue Reading
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WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Kanu’s Conviction Caps a Decade-Long Separatist Battle as Insecurity Deepens With Mass Kidnappings, Doctors’ Strike Hits Day 21, Nigeria Misses World Cup 

By The Insight Team 211
By Emmanuel Kwada  Nigeria has witnessed a turbulent week marked by major legal, security, health, and sporting developments. From the conviction of Nnamdi Kanu in a decade-long separatist battle, to nationwide grief as over 400 people were kidnapped in just 72 hours, the nation is confronting multiple crises at once. Doctors remain on strike for […]Continue Reading
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EXPLAINER: What Trump’s CPC Label Means for Nigeria – A Tough Warning or a Risky Fight?

By The Insight Team 326
By Emmanuel Kwada  President Donald J. Trump made a big announcement on October 31, 2025, from his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. He called Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) because of what he says is a “mass slaughter” of Christians by radical Islamist groups. This label comes from a 1998 U.S. law called the […]Continue Reading
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