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FOLLOWING the rising wave of kidnapping in Kwara and Kogi states, Agbekoya warriors have moved to some villages in Oyo State to flush out terrorists hibernating there. Similarly, the South West Amotekun commander, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, yesterday, promised to strengthen security across the zone and its forests. Speaking after its meeting in Ibadan, the Agbekoya Farmers Association also expressed deep concern over the spate of insecurity challenges in Nigeria, particularly the recent incidents in Kwara, Kogi, Kebbi and Borno states. Agbekoya, in a statement by its State Governor and National Public Relations Officer,  Olatunji Bandele and  Olatunde Ashagidigbi respectively, denounced the series of abductions, kidnappings and killings of innocent citizens in some parts of the country. The statement reads: “To prevent the occurrence of these kinds of tragedies in Oyo State, we decided to mobilise some of our security men to some villages and communities considered as flash poi...

Badaru Abubakar THE Minister of Defence, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. Abubakar, in a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, said he was quitting on health grounds. A statement by the Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, last night said: “Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation. “President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.” Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21,  2023, by President Tinubu.   His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.   Badaru’s last public comments were in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, where he highlighted the risks of bombing bandit hideouts. He had said that some of them are located in forests that ...

Group of Norther governors *Warn region will collapse if... *Terrorists abduct nursing mother, 10 others in Kano *Panic at Abuja school as students mistake soldiers for kidnappers *Police foil planned mass kidnap attack in Abuja, kill 3 bandits *Abducted Niger schoolchildren are doing fine, will return soon - Ribadu *Tinubu must enforce emergency declaration on security — Experts Northern governors havewarned that the region on the brink of losing its future to insecurity and deepening poverty, unless leaders took urgent, decisive action. They also called for state police as a way out of the high level insecurity in the north, and asked for a 6-month ban on mining in the region. This is even as Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, urged his peers and traditional rulers to close ranks and confront the region’s growing security threats with honesty and unity. The governors spoke at a time residents of Tsamiya village in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State weekend came under a...

*State policing, panacea to insecurity in Nigeria - Reps member THE Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to seek local and foreign help in addressing the country's insecurity challenges. It also noted that the sovereignty and corporate existence of the country is being threatened, adding that the Federal Government appears helpless about it. In a communique by its Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Prince Justice Faloye, the Yoruba body expressed worry over the worsening state of insecurity in the country, urging the Federal Government to decisively put an end to the killings of Nigerians. The communique reads: "Afenifere notes with particular concern that the state of insecurity is such that the sovereignty and corporate existence of the country is being threatened while the Federal Government appears helpless about it. "Afenifere insists that the unsavoury situation is the consequence of the c...

*Urge FG  to declare child welfare emergency STAKEHOLDERS  at a UNICEF-Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, and DAME symposium, have warned that Nigeria's worsening child welfare indicators require urgent action, citing widening disparities in access to water, education, health, and protection. At the symposium, which featured representatives from UNICEF, government ministries, media executives, and civil society, they all agreed that Nigeria must accelerate reforms to protect children amid rising insecurity and declining social services. Speaking, President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, Mr Eze Anaba, said Nigeria is in a "state of emergency" over the worsening conditions affecting children, citing rising insecurity, school disruptions, and weak health and education outcomes. Anaba said: "If we did not know before, we should know now. At no other time in our history, except during the Civil War, has the condition of our children been this uncertain. The bloodshed...

•As UK, Canada, Australia launch joint campaign against visa fraud THE British High Commission in Nigeria has said persons attempting visa fraud risked travel bans of up to 10 years. In a statement yesterday, the high commission noted that visa fraud cost victims millions of pounds annually and exposed them to financial loss, legal trouble, and, in some cases, exploitation. This comes as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia launched a joint campaign to combat visa fraud and protect Nigerians from fraudulent immigration facilitators. The #FightingVisaFraud initiative was launched during International Fraud Awareness Week (November 16–22) and represents an unprecedented level of cooperation among the three countries to tackle a shared global threat. The campaign comes amid rising concerns over visa fraud and illegal immigration facilitation, with criminal networks using sophisticated tactics to deceive prospective applicants. Victims are often promised guaranteed visas, jobs without...