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Presiding Officers’ Lives at Risk at Polls in 2027 – Former INEC Commissioner Igini Explains How Elections are Rigged

By The Insight Team February 19, 2026 179

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JAPA: Nigerian Man Tricked into Russia’s Brutal War Zone, Captured, Begs for Tinubu’s Intervention

By The Insight Team February 16, 2026 297

“…I was lucky to be captured by the Ukrainians. They are good people.”   By Emmanuel Kwada  A harrowing tale of deception, survival, and desperation has emerged from the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war, as a 32-year-old Nigerian man, Balogun Adisa Ridwan, now held as a prisoner of war by Ukrainian forces, publicly appeals […]Continue Reading

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Tinubu’s Govt is About Enrichment, Not Public Good – Nasir El-Rufai

By The Insight Team February 10, 2026 280

By Emmanuel Kwada Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai accused the government of prioritizing personal enrichment over the welfare of Nigerians. Speaking during an exclusive interview on Trust Television’s “30 Minutes” program, El-Rufai described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “party of thieves” and labeled Continue Reading

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Lives of Rural Villagers Hold Little Value to Authorities in Nigeria – American Missionary

By The Insight Team January 26, 2026 585

By Emmanuel Kwada American missionary Alex Barbir has issued a stark condemnation of the Nigerian government’s apparent indifference to ongoing violence in the Middle Belt, asserting that the lives of rural Christian villagers and indigenous communities “hold little value” to those in power. His comments come amid a recent trek into one of the Continue Reading

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“Coup Era Over” – Nigeria Winning War Against Insecurity, Gen. Musa Declares

By The Insight Team January 16, 2026 234

By Emmanuel Kwada  In a resolute address marking the somber anniversary of Nigeria’s first military coup, Defence Minister General Christopher Musa (Rtd) declared that the nation is nearer to achieving lasting security than at any time in recent history, while firmly rejecting any notion of future coups and urging citizens to withhold support from terrorists. […]Continue Reading

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Tinubu’s New Year Promises: Atiku, Others Question Impact on Poor Nigerians

By The Insight Team January 1, 2026 298

By Emmanuel Kwada  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s optimistic New Year’s address, touting 2025 economic gains and pledging further reforms, tax harmonisation, and security improvements for 2026, has faced immediate backlash from opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who branded the administration “incompetent” and accused 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 December 20, 2025 390

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 December 17, 2025 308

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 December 12, 2025 540

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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Tinubu Declares Nationwide State of Emergency on Security, Orders Massive Army, Police Recruitment

By The Insight Team November 26, 2025 365

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 November 22, 2025 371

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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Weekly Roundup: Doctors’ 19 complaints against FG

By The Insight Team November 7, 2025 409

By Emmanuel Kwada  This is another week of industrial action. Our hospitals are deserted by 11,000 resident doctors, leaving patients stranded nationwide. Reading the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) 19 demands unmet by government shows how things could be taken for granted in Nigeria. On the political front, INEC rallies voters for the Anambra […]Continue Reading