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Every few months, a photo makes the rounds — British and Nigerian officials smiling beside flags, signing another “strategic security partnership.” The language is always the same: shared goals, mutual respect, renewed cooperation. But...

A Catholic Bishop in Niger State, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has issued a public appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging urgent action to address persistent insecurity in Agwara and Borgu Local...

Evidence has proven that the Nigerian government can move swiftly and decisively against any threat if it wants to. For one, the president did not stay quiet but declared a full state of emergency...

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Joint Task Force North East (Operation Hadin Kai) were targeted in a drone attack by terrorists operating in Borno State, leaving three soldiers wounded. The engagement took place...

Given that addressing Nigeria’s insecurity crisis has got to be President Tinubu’s number one priority this year, I think he should launch this 2026 Lake Chad Security Plan 

For nearly two decades, Nigeria has lived with terror like an unwanted houseguest, eating from the kitchen, sleeping in the living room, rearranging the furniture of normal life. We adjusted our schedules around kidnappings,...

It has now been almost two weeks since “terrorists” said to be fleeing joint Nigerian–American airstrikes on positions in Sokoto State reportedly struck Borgu LGA communities in Niger State, slaughtering more than 40 innocent...

In the past 48 hours, the United States military carried out large-scale airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets across Syria, the most recent wave in an ongoing campaign that has persisted for more than...

The United States launched a powerful strike against groups it says are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, a move announced by President Trump after weeks of rhetoric about terrorism...

In moments of national crisis, there is a tendency to reach for simple labels and explanations to make sense of complex tragedies. There are multiple types of conflicts unfolding in Nigeria which cannot be...