Author: Aminu Imam

“Overhaul your security architecture”, Afenifere urges Tinubu 

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Afenifere urges

…Alleges sabotage The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently overhaul the country’s security architecture following recent attacks in Kwara and Kebbi States. Afenifere, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said that the pattern of attacks suggested sabotage aimed at eroding public confidence in the government. “The level of insecurity is calling for a thorough overhauling of the country’s security architecture”, he said. He noted that sabotage could no longer be ruled out, saying: “high-level complicity, sabotage and…

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Insecurity: “Let’s not bully Nigeria” – US Congresswoman 

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US Congresswoman

United States Congresswoman, Pramila Jayapal, has asked her colleagues not to bully Nigeria over the ongoing wave of insecurity in the country. Jayapal made the call Wednesday, at the US Congress Public Hearing on Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ CPC, which is investigating Trump’s redesignation of the country. She was reacting to President Donald Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria if the killing of Christians does not end. She stressed that Trump’s threat to intervene militarily violates both U.S. law and international norms: “Any unilateral military action…

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“Nigeria’s insecurity rooted in post-Libya, Egypt uprisings, not religious genocide” – SGF Akume

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SGF Akume on Nigeria’s insecurity

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said Nigeria’s decade-long security crisis cannot be separated from the destabilisation that followed the 2011 uprisings in Libya and Egypt, stressing that the violence ravaging several regions of the country is driven by ideology and economics – not religion. In a detailed strategic statement issued on Thursday, Akume outlined the evolution of Boko Haram, ISWAP and North-West banditry, the regional and economic forces sustaining insecurity, and the Federal Government’s official position on recent claims of “Christian genocide”. Akume…

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Alleged Genocide: “You must help Nigeria denounce ‘misleading’ narratives”, FG urges broadcasters 

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Minister Idris 2 broadcasters

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged the media to help in correcting the negative narrative about the country. Idris made the call at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria, (IBAN), yesterday in Abuja. The conference, with the theme: “Broadcasting for Information Sovereignty, National Cohesion and Digital Security”, was organised by IBAN. The Minister said the theme speaks directly to Nigeria’s present realities and shows the crucial role the media must continue to play in shaping a stable, secure,…

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“No genocide in Benue”, Gov. insists

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Benue, Gov. insists

…Says he’s working with ‘fear of God’ Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has refuted claims suggesting that any form of genocide is occurring within the state, insisting that while insecurity remains a challenge, it should not be misrepresented as the targeted extermination of any group. At a public function on Wednesday, the governor, who is a Catholic priest, stressed that his commitment to truth is rooted in his calling and moral duty. He said: ‘I am a Reverend Father, so being in governance does not take that away…

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Alleged Christian Genocide: “Trump doesn’t make idle threats” – U.S lawmaker warns

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U.S lawmaker warns

United States (U.S) Congressman, Riley Moore has reaffirmed Washington’s hardline position on alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, telling a visiting high-level Nigerian delegation that the United States, under President Donald Trump, expects “tangible action” to protect vulnerable communities and curb extremist violence. Moore made the remarks during a meeting on Wednesday with the team led by Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribaɗu, which included senior security chiefs and top government officials. The delegation travelled to Washington to address growing concerns over a global campaign portraying Nigeria as hostile…

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Kwara: Bandits kill 2 farmers, abduct 4 in fresh attack

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Kwara fresh attack

‎Suspected bandits have launched another attack in Kwara State, abducting four rice farmers in Bokungi village, Edu local government area. This came barely 24 hours after gunmen attacked a church in Eruku, Ekiti LGA, killed two people and abducted some others. ‎ ‎Sources said that the latest incident occurred on Wednesday evening while the victims were working on their rice farms during the peak of the harvest season. ‎ ‎According to a community source, the attackers arrived suddenly and surrounded the farmers as they were gathering their harvested rice. ‎“It…

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FCTA to enforce ground rent, land fees from Nov. 26

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FCTA enforces

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it will begin enforcement against individuals and organisations that have not paid their ground rent and land use change/conversion fees starting November 26. This was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to Nyesom Wike, FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka. According to him, the enforcement will also cover unpaid Right of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills. It will also apply to property owners who have not completed…

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UNICEF enrols 15,000 Katsina out-of-school children into school

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UNICEF enrols

The United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), has said its efforts over the last three decades have led to about 15,000 out-of-school children being absorbed into the formal school system across Katsina State. UNICEF also said that a total of 112 Tsangaya, or Islamic, schools were integrated into the formal, or Western, education system across the state during the same period. The Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah, stated this in Kano State yesterday, during a zonal commemoration of World Children’s Day and the unveiling of the…

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DSS uncovers IPOB group funded by Simon Ekpa

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DSS uncovers IPOB

…7 suspects charged to court The Department of State Services, (DSS), has filed terrorism charges against seven persons it says are commanders of the banned separatist group, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB). In a statement issued yesterday, the DSS said the charges were filed on Wednesday against the suspects who “were accused of receiving funds and other material support from Simon Ekpa and other foreign-based members of IPOB”. Ekpa is a Nigerian-Finnish separatist who was arrested in Finland on 21 November 2024 for terrorism-related incitement and, in 2025, sentenced to…

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