Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has warned that Nigeria is steadily losing control of significant portions of its territory to insurgents and other non-state actors, describing the situation as a grave failure of leadership. Sowore

  Panic engulfed residents of Ora Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State on Monday night as armed bandits stormed the ancient town, killing the leader of non-indigenes and abducting a former customs officer, Mr Emmanuel Owolabi, from

  Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to broaden their understanding of banditry, insisting that the menace goes far beyond kidnapping and cattle rustling, particularly in the North. Mohammed made the assertion on Monday

  The Kwara State Government has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that armed bandits arrested in Ifelodun Local Government Area were linked to the state government. The government’s clarification followed a viral video in

  Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has denied allegations that he received N30 million or any material inducement from the Zamfara State Government during peace negotiations, insisting that the engagements were strictly aimed at reducing violence in the state. Turji’s

  The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to go beyond reshuffling security chiefs, stressing that Nigerians expect tangible results in the fight against insecurity. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, made the remarks on Friday in