Between Fear and Fratricide: The Survival Story Igbos Won’t Tell Themselves BEADYSWORD SPECIAL REPORT Why Do Many Southeasterners Stay Silent? The Untold Story of Fear, Survival, and a War That Never Truly Ended More...
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, who died while in the custody of bandits—a development officials have described as a tragic loss to both the state...
The House of Representatives has passed a constitutional amendment bill to establish state police across Nigeria. This is a major step in the country’s long-running debate on decentralising policing and tackling insecurity. How the...
Comptroller Joseph Anani has officially started his role as the Customs Area Controller of Tincan Island Port Command. Right from the start, he hit the ground running with visits, inspections, and meetings aimed at...
A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, has died. He represented the Kwami/Funakaye/Gombe Federal Constituency of Gombe State. Tongo was first elected in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
The Nigerian government has begun the evacuation of its citizens from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, with the first batch of 268 returnees arriving in Lagos this morning. Minister of State for Foreign...
Eight Nigerian soldiers have reportedly been killed in a deadly ambush in Kaduna State by a group described as “repentant” bandits, according to family sources and local reports. A relative of one of the...
Armed bandits have abducted about six residents in a late-night attack on Rukpete Village in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, According to a community source, the incident occurred at approximately 11:00...
Abubakar Kawu Baraje, a top chieftain of the APC, has made a stunning claim. He says the party, APC, brought in Fulani bandits from Mali to help secure victory at the polls. But after...
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the National Assembly’s N110 billion spending on vehicles and allowances is illegal. The court said the spending broke procurement laws, the Constitution, and the public...
A fresh legal battle has emerged against the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), with a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the party....
The Nigerian Law School Class of 1988 expresses deep concern and outrage over the persistent and disturbing incidents of kidnapping of school children across Nigeria. Recent abductions of pupils, students, and teachers in different...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, narrowly escaped a mob attack on Friday at the popular Ladipo Market in Lagos State. Igbokwe shared the incident in a video on his...
As Nigeria’s 2027 general elections draw closer, the political partnership between Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has become one of the most talked-about — and contested — alliances...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has hit a new milestone. It has increased its crude oil processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), surpassing its original design capacity of 650,000 bpd. The achievement was...
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Nigerian Army base along the Mandara–Buratai Road in Borno State. At least eight soldiers were killed and several others wounded, according to military sources. A source at the...
The Acting Customs Area Controller of PTML Command, DC Nura Miko, has called for stronger teamwork between customs, terminal operators, and other stakeholders to improve cargo clearance operations. During his visit to the Grimaldi/PTML...
Armed bandits have struck in Ondo State, destroying two buildings and kidnapping a nine-year-old boy in a brazen early morning attack. The incident occurred in the Igbosi area of Idogun, Ose Local Government Area,...
The United Nations has reported that weapons looted during the 2011 conflict in Libya have been traced to Nigeria and other parts of the Sahel region, where they continue to fuel extremism and violence....
The Nigerian government has started making plans to bring back more than 1,000 of its citizens from South Africa. This is because of growing anti-foreigner feelings in the country. Screening for people who want...
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed social media claims that the abducted school children and teachers from Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities have been freed. In a statement, police spokesperson Olayinka Ayanlade said these...
Residents of Borno State are criticising President Bola Tinubu’s federal government for its silence and perceived neglect following the abduction of 42 students at Mussa School. After the attack, families and community members reported...
We’re working to rescue kidnapped retired Major Gen Abubakar, the Defence headquarters tells Nigerian. On May 30, 2026, suspected terrorists abducted Major General Rabe Abubakar (retired) and his wife in Katsina State, Nigeria. The...
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Lawal, who said he quit the ADC because Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential...
Civil society groups staged a protest on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, demanding urgent government action over the recent abduction of pupils and teachers in the state. The demonstration came days after...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five suspects believed to be arms couriers for the gunmen who attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, on November 21, 2025. Two of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State and directed a specialised security unit to intensify efforts to rescue pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire...
A teacher from Federal Government College, Anka, Mustapha Yahaya Maru, has been killed by armed bandits even after his family paid a ransom for his release. Maru was abducted earlier in May while travelling...
The Nigerian police authorities have ordered personnel living in the Command Barracks in Owerri to vacate the premises, sources have told SaharaReporters. The reason for the directive remains unclear, but affected officers and their...
Residents of Chikakore in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are raising the alarm over the deteriorating condition of the Kubwa-Bwari road, accusing both the government and the contractor of...
The price of liquefied petroleum gas, known as cooking gas, surged for the second time in three days amid the Eid al-Adha celebration in Nigeria. A market survey by Beadysword blog showed that the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is currently opposing a lawsuit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which seeks to invalidate fuel import permits issued to rival market. The NNPC warns that granting...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was not disqualified from its governorship primary. According to the party, he voluntarily stepped down after passing all required screenings. APC...