Nigeria’s 66th Independence Week: Blood on the Roads, Bandits in the Forest — and a Military Aircraft Falls from the Sk

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 practical machinery required to win a nationwide election. #Nigeria2027#The2027Race#AtikuVsTinubu#ElectoralAct2026#NorthCentralVotes#NigeriaDecides2027 In this edition of The 2027 Race, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the developments reshaping the...

Your weekly Nigeria and Sahel security briefing — 13 events, fully sourced, fully analysed. This week: nine people killed across Plateau State. Bandits abduct 28 in Sokoto — 16 still missing. A military intelligence ambush kills 18 bandits in Katsina. Security forces rescue 94+ kidnap victims in...

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 ongoing conflict to ask the questions most people aren't asking. Why did this crisis escalate so sharply after 2015? What does Lake Chad's...

ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Armed Forces of Nigeria rescued 655 kidnapping victims and engaged in 367 operational encounters across various regional theatres during September, the Defence Headquarters disclosed in its latest monthly security briefing in Abuja. Addressing newsmen at the Defence Headquarters operational press conference, the Director...

A daring counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region has resulted in the capture of more than 250 Russian soldiers using advanced technology, including ground robots and explosive-laden armoured vehicles, according to a report by CNN. The offensive, dubbed "Operation Vivaldi," marks a significant tactical shift for...

Nigeria 2027: 18 Presidential Candidates, but the Real Contest Is for the States and Votes Nigeria's 2027 presidential contest has entered a more defined phase following the publication of INEC's final candidate list. Eighteen candidates are in the presidential field, including President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and...

A new documentary series from Ndeya Live opens with the question Nigeria has avoided for over a century: what do you call the land between the north and the south? By Rimamnde Shawulu   |   The Middle Belt Files, Episode 1 There is a region of Nigeria that does not...

Can Nigeria's opposition unite behind one presidential candidate against Bola Tinubu in 2027—or will competing ambitions and policy differences keep Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Seyi Makinde and other challengers apart? #Nigeria2027Election#G100Coalition#NigeriaElectionWatch#ElectoralGeography#OppositionPolitics#RoadTo2027 In this edition of The 2027 Race, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, we examine the G100 talks involving...

Boko Haram and ISWAP are not the same organisation—and they have operated as distinct, frequently hostile insurgent factions since their violent split in 2016. Understanding the difference between Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, or JAS, commonly associated with the Boko Haram name, and Islamic State West Africa Province,...

The 2027 general elections are not two years away. They are already happening — in registration offices, party caucuses, and security briefings that never make the front page. In Episode 01 of The 2027 Race, Ndeya Live tracks: → The APC's northern base problem — and what...

On August 21, 2026, Lakurawa-linked fighters stormed mosques in Borgu, Niger State during Friday prayers — abducting more than 60 worshippers and posting a video of the captives online. Who are the Lukarawa, the Jihadists gaining grounds in Nigeria   Most Nigerians still don't know who Lakurawa is. This video changes that. This video...

Nigeria’s security picture this week is defined by mass killings, mass abductions, rapid-response rescues and renewed pressure along the country’s northern border corridors. Nigeria: In Plateau State, at least 25 people were reported killed in an overnight attack in the Mangu area, with women and children among the...