Gunmen kidnap bride, baby, 13 others in Sokoto
Armed bandits kidnapped 14 people including a bride, her bridesmaids and a baby in Sokoto. Read about Nigeria's escalating security crisis and government response.
Armed bandits kidnapped 14 people including a bride, her bridesmaids and a baby in Sokoto. Read about Nigeria's escalating security crisis and government response.
Human Rights Watchdog demands Tinubu declare state of emergency in Zamfara after Governor Lawal freed 500 inmates, including hardened bandits. Read full details.
Federal Government announces emergency fund to combat gender-based violence and support survivors. New initiative launched during 16 Days of Activism against GBV.
Primate Elijah Ayodele reveals five powerful individuals are behind Nigeria's terrorism surge. He warns President Tinubu against negotiating with bandits as security emergency continues.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces economic challenges as China tensions escalate and inflation threatens her political honeymoon. Will her stimulus package work?
Kano State Fire Service successfully rescued 65-year-old Khadija Muhammad after she fell into a well in Gafiyawa town. The emergency response team acted swiftly following a distress call. Learn about safety measures to prevent such incidents.
Nigeria's Senate begins process to amend Terrorism Act, classifying kidnapping as terrorism with death penalty. Committee investigates Safe School Initiative amid rising abductions.
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf welcomes President Tinubu's national security emergency. Read how Kano is combating banditry in border communities and ensuring citizen safety.
Southern Nigerian governors have agreed to create a regional security fund and enhance intelligence sharing to combat rising insecurity. The move aims to strengthen coordinated responses across state lines.
Armed bandits kidnapped six girls and one boy in Gidan-Bijimi, Abuja, raising security concerns. Residents flee as police remain silent. Read full details.
A Nigerian man expresses outrage over First Lady's dinner invitation to senators while the nation grapples with mass abductions and killings. Read his powerful response.
President Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, orders mass recruitment into security forces and supports state police establishment. Southern governors unite on decentralized security approach.
Nigerian Movement for Actionable Change storms National Assembly, demands immediate release of 253 abducted pupils and declaration of state of emergency on insecurity.
President Tinubu announces a nationwide security emergency, mandates ranching over open grazing, and orders massive police and military recruitment to combat banditry.
President Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, approves 20,000 police recruits, deploys DSS forest guards. Full list of decisive actions to protect Nigerians.
President Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, orders 20,000 police recruits and army expansion. New measures include forest guards activation and VIP guard redeployment.
President Tinubu asks National Assembly to review constitution for state police establishment amid security emergency. Details on new security measures and kidnap victims.
President Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, orders police and army recruitment, VIP guard retraining, and DSS forest guard deployment to combat banditry.
Severe flooding in Thailand and Malaysia has claimed 33 lives and displaced tens of thousands. Emergency measures deployed as climate change intensifies extreme weather.
DSS witness reveals alleged terrorist negotiator Tukur Mamu received N50m from Abuja-Kaduna train attack ransom fund. Case adjourned to February 2026.
UNICEF warns Nigeria faces child welfare emergency with millions out of school due to insecurity and collapsing services. Stakeholders demand urgent action to protect children's future.
UN warns rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria could push 35 million into severe hunger during 2026 lean season. WFP emergency resources deplete by December without urgent funding.
House of Representatives committee warns of deepening ecological crisis in Niger Delta as ₦1.65 trillion environmental funds remain unimplemented four years after PIA enactment. Urgent action needed.
African trade unions vow to move beyond lamentation, launching a coordinated peace effort and a humanitarian fund to support workers in conflict zones across the continent.
Nigeria Union of Teachers declares national emergency over school attacks, threatens nationwide strike if government fails to secure classrooms and protect staff.
Tragedy strikes as customer collapses and dies while waiting for food at Bulawayo eatery. Police investigation ongoing. Learn emergency response tips.
Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi urges President Tinubu to declare nationwide security emergency, recalling retired military officers and suspending governors' immunity in terror zones.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio warns Nigeria's health funding falls critically short of commitments. The Senate moves to pass key bills, including doubling the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, to tackle systemic crises.
Nigerian rapper Falz calls for citizens to demand security accountability from lawmakers beyond social media activism. He questions government handling of recent kidnappings in Kwara and Niger states.
Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with Federal Fire Service to train 7,400 Nigerians across all 36 states and FCT on essential fire safety skills and emergency response procedures.