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Nigeria 2027 Election: Supreme Court, Atiku vs Tinubu and the Battle for North Central Votes

Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race is moving from speculation to hard political tests: court rulings, candidate eligibility battles, opposition fragmentation, regional vote strategy and the...

Plateau Attacks · Sokoto Bandits · Lakurawa Crisis · Katsina Ambush · Sahel Cross-Border Threat

Your weekly Nigeria and Sahel security briefing — 13 events, fully sourced, fully analysed. This week: nine people killed across Plateau State. Bandits abduct...

Causes of the Middle Belt Conflicts Nobody Tells You Middle Belt Files epi 3.

How does a cow walking into a farm turn into 50,000 deaths? In Episode 03 of The Middle Belt Files, we go underneath Nigeria's deadliest...

Nigerian Military rescues 655 kidnap victims in nationwide operations as Senate prepares for high-level security summit

ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Armed Forces of Nigeria rescued 655 kidnapping victims and engaged in 367 operational encounters across various regional theatres during September,...

Nigeria 2027: Muslim-Muslim Ticket Debate Returns as Religion Re-Enters Presidential Politics

As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 presidential election, the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket has returned to the centre of national debate, raising questions about religion,...

₦54 Billion for Religion: When Faith Enters Nigeria’s Federal Budget

Nigeria’s relationship with religion is complicated enough without introducing billions of naira in public money. Yet an examination of detailed projects in the 2023...

Can Charms Stop Bandits’ Bullets?

As banditry, kidnapping and insurgency spread across Nigeria, some traumatised communities are turning to charms, ritual fortification, magic and ancestral spirits for protection. This...

Europe Has Not Closed Its Doors—It Has Changed the Rules, By Rimamnde Shawulu

Few subjects generate as much speculation among Nigerians today as migration to Europe. Social media has been flooded with claims that Europe has closed...

State Police Will Not End Nigeria’s Insecurity—But It Could Make Nigeria Safer

For nearly two decades, Nigeria has searched for a single solution to an increasingly complex security crisis. Every few years, a new proposal emerges,...

When Generals Are No Longer Safe, What Hope Is Left for Ordinary Nigerians? Security Crisis Deepens

The kidnapping and death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar has once again forced Nigeria to confront a deeply troubling question: if senior military...

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