By MAX AMUCHIE | The Sunday Stew There is a different kind of silence in the countryside. It is not…
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By MAX AMUCHIE | The Sunday Stew There is a particular kind of silence that follows a kidnapping. It is…
The 2026 Global Terrorism Index report (GTI), released last week by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), shows that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week Wednesday, declared a nationwide security emergency in response to the escalating wave of kidnapping,…
The events and atmospherics of the past few days in Nigeria feel eerily and frighteningly familiar. They are redolent of…
By Senator Iroegbu Kidnapping and banditry remain among Nigeria’s most pressing security challenges. From Zamfara to Kaduna and down to…
21 abducted victims have been rescued, and N4.8 million in ransom money has been recovered, according to the Nigeria Police…
By Sani Usman Kukasheka mni fnipr The crises of banditry and kidnapping in Nigeria, particularly in the Northwest and Northcentral…
Stephen Okolo, an operative from the Department of State Services (DSS), provided key testimony in a Federal High Court in…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called for increased collaboration and funding for…