Tension is mounting in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State following the killing of Alhaji Ibrahim Nagode, 60, father of a wanted bandit leader, during a raid conducted by personnel of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who monitored the unfolding development, quoted sources as saying the shooting occurred when the bandit leader, Haruna Ibrahim, popularly called Fada, was reportedly returning to Na’alma village after a recently negotiated peace accord between bandits and surrounding communities in the area. According to the sources, the locality had been on edge after intelligence reports suggested that armed…
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The Delta State Police Command has declared the Owelle of Onicha-Olona, Chief Jerry Nkeeshe, and members of an armed group wanted over a deadly attack that claimed the lives of three youths near the “B” Division area in Asaba on November 24, 2025. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, and monitored by newsmen. According to Edafe, preliminary investigations indicate that the traditional leader allegedly led a combined group of local vigilantes and suspected cult members to a disputed land parcel at Okwe community along the Asaba–Onitsha Road…
A butcher in Adamawa State, Umaru Usman from Shelleng Local Government Area, has regained his freedom after serving 17 years in prison over a N150,000 debt. Usman was earlier sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by the Shelleng Area Court on charges of criminal breach of trust and cheating, and was remanded at the Numan Correctional Centre. InfoStride News reports that his release followed the visit of a special court panel constituted to decongest correctional centres by reviewing questionable convictions, which inspected the facility in Numan. He was subsequently freed by the Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee, led by the state…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Adewale Adebayo, has warned that Nigeria is heading toward a one-party state, accusing the ruling APC of stifling opposition voices and shrinking democratic space. Adebayo gave the warning on Tuesday during a visit to the Kaduna State SDP Secretariat, urging nationwide mobilisation to resist what he called anti-democratic manoeuvres. The SDP flag-bearer alleged that some political actors had “conspired” to concentrate power in a single dominant party, weakening political competition and citizen choice. “They forgot that God created this country,” he said, adding that hunger, unemployment, and…
The African Democratic Congress has criticised the Federal Government for shutting down schools due to insecurity, saying the decision signals a collapse of the state’s responsibility to protect learning institutions. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known on Wednesday during an appearance on the Politics Today programme on Channels Television, monitored by pressmen. Abdullahi warned that school closures embolden extremist narratives opposed to Western education. “When you close schools because bandits could kidnap children, you are saying you are no longer capable of protecting your schools,” he said. He added that the shutdown reinforces Boko Haram’s anti-education ideology.…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has expressed optimism that the rising wave of insecurity ravaging parts of Northern Nigeria is “a phase” that will end soon. Sule made the remark on Tuesday in an interview on the Prime Time programme of Arise Television, monitored by newsmen. His comments come amid escalating attacks in the North, raising concerns over the stability of the region’s security architecture. InfoStride News recalls that armed bandits struck communities in Kwara State twice within two weeks, abducting locals, though 38 abducted worshippers of the Christ Apostolic Church were later rescued by security forces. In another major…
As Nigeria battles escalating violent crimes, including mass abductions and community attacks, advocacy for decentralised state policing has resurfaced with renewed urgency. Many citizens, security experts, and political stakeholders argue that a localised policing structure could improve response time and strengthen intelligence at the grassroots level. InfoStride News reports that in recent days, the country has recorded multiple attacks exposing weaknesses in its centralised policing architecture. Over 300 pupils and teachers were abducted by gunmen from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State — an incident widely compared to the 2014 Chibok schoolgirl abduction. In Kebbi,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Tuesday, November 25, presented a N1.39 trillion appropriation bill for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. While presenting the estimate on the floor of the House in Jos, Governor Eno said the proposed budget is tagged: “The People’s Budget of Expansion and Growth.” The governor disclosed that 25% of the total estimate is allocated for recurrent expenditure, while 75% is earmarked for capital expenditure aimed at stimulating economic growth and consolidating ongoing infrastructure development. He further stated that N387.5 billion would be committed to roads and major infrastructure,…
A coalition of youth and women’s groups in Osogbo has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress to zone its 2026 governorship ticket to Osogbo town. The coalition made the demand in a joint statement released on Tuesday at Osogbo, saying the call was based on Osogbo’s strategic electoral weight, not sentiment. The group noted that Osogbo has historically played a decisive role in shaping electoral outcomes in Osun State. InfoStride News recalls that during the INEC Continuous Voter Registration exercise, Osogbo and Olorunda recorded over 300,000 registered voters, representing 15% of total voter registration in the state. It said…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has decried the worsening security crisis in the country, saying Nigeria is steadily losing control of its internal security architecture. PRP National Chairman, Falalu Bello, in a statement issued on Tuesday, lamented the surge in killings and mass abductions, warning that the nation’s security architecture was in collapse. Bello said the lives of citizens being wasted daily were no less important than those of political leaders, their families and allies, many of whom, he noted, have relocated abroad for personal safety. The opposition party challenged the Federal Government to stop what it called “denial of…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged Nigerians and the Independent National Electoral Commission to disregard the planned congresses announced by the Kwankwasiya Movement, led by former presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing the move as unconstitutional. In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, the National Secretary of the party, Mr Ogini Olaposi, said the court-ordered congresses recognising the authentic leadership of the NNPP had already been held and concluded. The party maintained that the Kwankwaso-led faction lacks constitutional backing to organise any congress on behalf of the party, stressing that the last recognised internal elections were conducted…
Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has accused PDP-elected governors of blocking his attempt to contest for the party’s national chairmanship. Lamido made the claim during an interview with BBC Hausa Service, alleging that the governors denied him access to the party’s nomination form and ignored a court order directing that he be allowed to contest. According to Lamido, Bala Mohammed, chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and governor of Bauchi State, personally called him and asked him to step down, fearing he would be difficult to influence if elected. “Bala, the governor of Bauchi, called and said, ‘My elder…
Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party – Jigawa Forum in Jigawa State have advised former Governor Sule Lamido to consider defecting to another political party, citing the prolonged internal crisis engulfing the PDP in the state. The advice was contained in a communiqué issued after a stakeholders meeting held at the PDP state secretariat, signed by the forum’s chairman, Hon. Ali Idris Diginsa, and made available to journalists. The forum expressed concern over what it described as the party’s worsening internal disputes and the inability of the leadership to resolve lingering grievances. The stakeholders also alleged that Lamido had been…
Former councillors in Plateau State have vowed not to accept Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s alleged plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress. The spokesman of the Immediate Past Elected Councillors Forum, Dabit Dashe, stated this at the NUJ Press Centre in Jos, on Monday. Addressing journalists, Dashe said the governor’s alleged interest in joining the APC contradicts his previous public remarks dismissing the party in the state. “Governor Mutfwang has consistently said there is no APC in Plateau and that he would never join a party he once described as collapsing. His sudden desperation is therefore confusing,” he said. The…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police officers from Very Important Persons (VIPs) nationwide as “mere drama.” ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a press release issued on Monday, arguing that the decision was a political gesture that fails to address Nigeria’s worsening security crisis. InfoStride News recalls that President Tinubu, on Sunday, ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel attached to VIPs across the country. The president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the withdrawn officers would be redeployed to core policing duties in communities, to…
The Kebbi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Youth Forum has faulted the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for its remarks on the ongoing rescue operation for 25 female students abducted from Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The group, in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi by its Chairman, Comrade Nasiru Maga, accused the Zamfara PDP of attempting to politicise a national security issue, describing the party’s comments as “unpatriotic and insensitive.” According to the statement, the opposition’s criticism of the deployment of the Minister of…
The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has expressed regret over its agitation for the return of the party’s national chairmanship to the North-Central region, saying the occupant of the position, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has failed to demonstrate competence and capacity. The forum, a coalition of APC stakeholders across the North-Central, made its position known in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by its chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga. The APC national chairmanship was zoned to the North-Central at the party’s 2022 national convention, producing former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu. After Adamu’s resignation in 2023, former Kano governor, Abdullahi…
Tension has erupted within the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State following a reported clash between the state party chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Attah. The disagreement stems from Attah’s alleged public endorsement of Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, as the APC’s preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Kano. In a letter addressed to the minister, Abbas condemned the remarks as “unguarded”, warning that such statements were capable of causing misunderstanding and disunity within the party. He stressed that internal party decisions and official communication remain the sole responsibility…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has clarified why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, were absent during the unveiling of the party’s new national secretariat in Abuja on November 17. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC dismissed reports suggesting that Obi shunned the event because the building previously served as Atiku’s campaign office. InfoStride News reports that while ADC National Chairman, David Mark; National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola; and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, attended the ceremony, neither Obi nor Atiku was present or issued a formal…
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has explained why he intends to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the move is driven solely by the interest of his people. Kefas made the remarks on Saturday in Jimeta, Adamawa State, during a cultural event organised by the Margi community, titled “Civic Reception: Unveiling of Margi National Attire.” The gathering, aimed at promoting Margi heritage and launching a national attire, was attended by three PDP governors and other notable dignitaries. InfoStride News had reported that the governor recently postponed his formal defection to the APC—earlier slated for Wednesday, November 19, 2025—following…