Some politicians depend on massive turnout to win; others thrive when citizens are too afraid to leave their homes to vote. The recent stream of videos from Benin City, of attacks on politicians and the vandalisation of a party state secretariat, reprises a familiar script in Nigeria’s fear based politics. They are harrowing reminders that this second logic is still an active strategy.

Seeing the sophisticated missile defence systems Israel and Iran are deploying as well as their drone capabilities should embarrass every Nigerian. We cannot even wipe out a ragtag army of religious zealots called Boko Haram 

In a decisive move to curb escalating violence, the Nigerian military has established a direct security presence in the Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State. This deployment follows a period of persistent banditry that has displaced residents and disrupted peace in the region.

Gaze has been fixed for quite some time on the United States Congress and its independent investigation into the alleged Christian Genocide claims in Nigeria. Consequently, in February 2026, a landmark joint report from the U.S. House Appropriations and Foreign Affairs Committees was delivered to President Donald Trump. This report, emerging alongside the "Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026," signals a profound shift in how the international community, and specifically a "Trump 2.0" administration, intends to engage with the escalating crisis of insecurity and religious persecution in Nigeria.

A series of devastating attacks over the last 72 hours has left at least 29 people dead and dozens missing across Northern Nigeria. These coordinated strikes, targeting religious worshippers and rural farmers in Adamawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Kwara states, underscore a deepening security crisis that continues to displace thousands and shatter the peace of vulnerable communities.

When Musa was sixteen, his biggest worry should have been preparing for his school exams. Instead, he was crouched in the back of a dusty pickup truck, the dry wind stinging his eyes as an older cousin shoved a rifle into his hands. His school bag, once filled with exercise books, had long been abandoned at home when his family could no longer afford his fees. “This is your chance to be a man,” his cousin told him. “Here, you’ll never be disrespected again.”Musa’s stomach twisted. He had once dreamed of becoming an engineer, of building things that lasted. But now, surrounded by poverty, hunger, and despair, weapons felt like the only door still open to him, a door that promised dignity but led only to destruction.

I hope that when President Tinubu visits London next month he uses the opportunity to unveil a Vision 2030 plan announcing to the whole world that Nigeria is open for business

In a significant step for Nigeria’s stabilization efforts, 117 former insurgents from Borno State have successfully completed the federal government’s Disarmament, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) program.

Lately, Abuja has embarked on signing or deepening defence partnerships with the United States, China, United Kingdom, Russia, France, India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and now Türkiye, often within overlapping timeframes and against a backdrop of conflicting insecurity. On paper, this looks like strategic diversification. But given Nigeria’s weak institutions and fragmented loyalties, these multi power deals risk multiplying internal vulnerabilities rather than delivering autonomy.

Recent developments in Northern Nigeria have once again exposed the fundamental illogicality of state governments attempting to "buy peace" from bandits and terrorists. Despite years of evidence proving these criminals are untrustworthy, authorities continue to pursue community-driven agreements that yield little more than temporary lulls followed by even greater violence.

MAKURDI – Security concerns have intensified in Benue State following the abduction of six travellers along the Naka–Makurdi road early Tuesday morning. The victims were intercepted at Kula Village, a community located on the outskirts of the state capital.

As Nigeria prepares for its first state visit to the United Kingdom in 37 years at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the 18th and 19th of March, 2026, expectations are high that this engagement will move beyond ceremonial pomp and diplomacy to translating into tangible commitments and steps toward ending the prevalent and escalating violence across Nigeria. At a time when citizens and communities continue to grapple with insecurity, displacement, and loss of lives and livelihoods, this visit represents a crucial opportunity to declare on a global stage the arrival of a reset Nigeria with priorities around peace, unity, social justice and prosperity for all.

Suspected armed bandits have reportedly kidnapped 14 passengers travelling from communities in the Igede area of Oju and Obi Local Government Areas in Benue State.

The remaining church members abducted during a violent attack on worship centres in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained their freedom.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amidst a diverse gathering of global faith leaders and policymakers at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit, a clear consensus emerged: the ongoing violence in Nigeria has reached a tipping point that demands immediate, sustained global intervention. For PSJ UK, the summit highlights the urgent need to move from rhetoric to accountability.

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that 13 people were killed in an attack by armed bandits in Doma community, located in Tafoki Ward of Faskari Local Government Area.

Nine people facing terrorism-related charges over the deadly assault on Yelwata community in Benue State have been ordered to remain in custody by a Federal High Court in Abuja.