Archive: November 26, 2025

Browsing through all stories published on November 26, 2025.

Trump’s Threat to Send Troops to Nigeria Risks Worsening Insurgency (Part 2)

Trump’s Threat to Send Troops to Nigeria Risks Worsening Insurgency (Part 2)

Expanding Trump’s threat to send U.S. troops to Nigeria through the lens of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine shows that foreign military interventions often worsen insurgencies, erode sovereignty, and create long-term instability rather than solving the root causes of violence.

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Trump’s Threat to Send Troops to Nigeria Could Worsen the Insurgency Crisis (Part 1)

Trump’s Threat to Send Troops to Nigeria Could Worsen the Insurgency Crisis (Part 1)

Expanding Trump’s threat to send U.S. troops to Nigeria through the lens of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine shows that foreign military interventions often worsen insurgencies, erode sovereignty, and create long-term instability rather than solving the root causes of violence.

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Guns Alone Will Not Save Nigerians From Bandits and Terrorists

Guns Alone Will Not Save Nigerians From Bandits and Terrorists

Analysts and security experts argue that guns alone will not save Nigerians from bandits and terrorists. They stress that while weapons are necessary, the real solution lies in stronger institutions, intelligence-driven operations, community engagement, and addressing root causes such as poverty, governance failures, and corruption.

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Wase Raises Alarm: Boko Haram Members Found on Army, Police Recruitment Lists

Wase Raises Alarm: Boko Haram Members Found on Army, Police Recruitment Lists

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, has revealed that suspected Boko Haram members and other criminal elements were once discovered on the recruitment lists of the Nigerian Army and Police, warning that such infiltration poses a grave threat to national security.

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AfDB Approves $500m Loan to Boost Nigeria’s Energy Transition and Fiscal Reforms

AfDB Approves $500m Loan to Boost Nigeria’s Energy Transition and Fiscal Reforms

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $500 million loan to Nigeria to finance the second phase of its Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Programme, aimed at strengthening fiscal reforms and accelerating the country’s shift to cleaner energy sources.

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Five Killed, Six Injured in Ogun Road Crashes

Five Killed, Six Injured in Ogun Road Crashes

At least five people have died and six others sustained injuries in separate road crashes across Ogun State, with authorities blaming reckless driving and mechanical failure for the tragedies.

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Radda Signs N897.8bn Katsina 2026 Budget, Oborevwori Presents N1.66tn Delta Appropriation Bill

Radda Signs N897.8bn Katsina 2026 Budget, Oborevwori Presents N1.66tn Delta Appropriation Bill

Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has signed into law the state’s N897.8 billion 2026 budget, while Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has presented a record N1.66 trillion appropriation bill to the State House of Assembly, underscoring contrasting fiscal priorities across Nigeria’s regions.

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Policeman Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Teenager in Oyo

Policeman Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Teenager in Oyo

A 14-year-old student, Kehinde Alade, was shot dead in Ibadan by a police corporal during a traffic enforcement operation, prompting the Oyo State Police Command to arrest the officer and members of his patrol team.

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Police Launch Manhunt for Edo Man Who Bathed Girlfriend With Acid

Police Launch Manhunt for Edo Man Who Bathed Girlfriend With Acid

The Edo State Police Command has begun a manhunt for one Timothy Gilbert, accused of bathing his 40-year-old girlfriend, Angela Ogah, with acid during a violent attack in Benin City.

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NDLEA Seizes N6.7bn Opioids, Arrests Drug Kingpin and Five Others in Lagos

NDLEA Seizes N6.7bn Opioids, Arrests Drug Kingpin and Five Others in Lagos

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major drug cartel in Lagos, arresting an alleged baron and five accomplices while seizing opioids valued at over N6.7 billion from a secret warehouse in a residential estate.

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Tinubu Declares National Security Emergency, Orders Recruitment of 20,000 New Police Officers

Tinubu Declares National Security Emergency, Orders Recruitment of 20,000 New Police Officers

President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers and authorising sweeping reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping.

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Tinubu Urges National Assembly to Legalise State Police Amid Escalating Insecurity

Tinubu Urges National Assembly to Legalise State Police Amid Escalating Insecurity

President Bola Tinubu has called on the National Assembly to amend Nigeria’s laws to allow the creation of state police, declaring a nationwide security emergency and insisting that decentralised policing is critical to tackling the country’s worsening insecurity.

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Sanwo-Olu Presents Record N4.2 Trillion 2026 Lagos Budget to Assembly

Sanwo-Olu Presents Record N4.2 Trillion 2026 Lagos Budget to Assembly

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled a proposed N4.237 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, tagged the “Budget of Shared Prosperity,” before the Lagos State House of Assembly, pledging to consolidate infrastructure, diversify the economy, and ensure inclusive growth for residents.

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Atiku Abubakar: Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Release Not a Victory, But Proof of Security Failure

Atiku Abubakar: Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Release Not a Victory, But Proof of Security Failure

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Federal Government’s celebration of the release of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, insisting that their freedom should not be hailed as a victory but as evidence of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

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LASU Professor Advocates Seven-Year Single Term to Stabilise Nigeria’s Governance

LASU Professor Advocates Seven-Year Single Term to Stabilise Nigeria’s Governance

A Lagos State University (LASU) scholar has called for a constitutional amendment to replace Nigeria’s current two-term system with a single, non-renewable seven-year tenure for elected officials, arguing that such reform would reduce political tension and strengthen governance.

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Ogun Governor Abiodun Declares State Police Non-Negotiable Amid Rising Insecurity

Ogun Governor Abiodun Declares State Police Non-Negotiable Amid Rising Insecurity

Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, has insisted that the establishment of state police is no longer negotiable, stressing that decentralizing Nigeria’s policing system is critical to tackling worsening insecurity across the country.

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Wike Condemns Unauthorized FCT School Closure Directive, Orders Sanctions on Officials

Wike Condemns Unauthorized FCT School Closure Directive, Orders Sanctions on Officials

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has denounced an unauthorized directive ordering schools in Abuja to shut down, calling it embarrassing and misleading, and has vowed to sanction officials responsible for issuing the false security alert.

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Senate Commends Tinubu, Security Agencies After Successful Hostage Rescues Amid Rising Insecurity

Senate Commends Tinubu, Security Agencies After Successful Hostage Rescues Amid Rising Insecurity

The Nigerian Senate has praised President Bola Tinubu and the country’s security agencies for the swift rescue of dozens of kidnap victims in Kwara and Niger States, while warning that escalating attacks on schools and places of worship demand urgent federal intervention.

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