By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ESCALATING TENSION linked to kidnappers and armed groups prompted a decisive move in Abuja as lawmakers adopted a resolution that classifies kidnapping and banditry as acts of terrorism and endorses the death penalty as the maximum punishment. The Senate reached this position after voicing conc...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter REGIONAL SECURITY plans moved forward as southern leaders adopted new measures outlined in a communiqué issued at the end of a joint meeting between the Southern Governors’ Forum and the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers’ Council. The meeting took place in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun Stat...
By Bola BOLAWOLE OUR CROSSING of paths left an indelible mark when Banji Adekunle and his bosom friend, Taiye Oladapo, were both undergraduates at the University of Ibadan (UI) and I was serving my one-year mandatory NYSC national service at the same university after graduating from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-...
By Kunle Oyatomi NIGERIA IS with sad and disturbing tales. No thanks to eight years of lackadaisical approach to insecurity under the Buhari administration. For eight years, Nigeria’s security architecture, which had weakened under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, completely collapsed under the late President Muhammadu Buhari. Across the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RISING INSECURITY across the country has prompted the federal government to declare a nationwide security emergency, accompanied by the immediate expansion of police and armed forces personnel. The statement authorised by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu urged the police to recruit an addi...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter HEIGHTENED SECURITY concerns prompted a high-level review as the State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu convened a meeting with the Lagos State Security Council to reassess current conditions and strengthen coordinated responses across agencies. The closed-door session, held at the Lagos House, Ikeja, brought together heads...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE 2026 FISCAL year will see a major expansion as the Lagos State government presented its N4.237trillion ‘Budget of Shared Prosperity’ proposal to the House of Assembly. Marking an increase of over N1 trillion compared with the 2025 budget of N3.005trillion, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu outlin...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SPRAWLING OPIODS network crumbling under law enforcement pressure led to the seizure of illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion and the arrest of six suspected traffickers in Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the haul during a targeted operation at a residential compou...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING BANDITORY, terrorism, and other heinous crimes across Nigeria have prompted a major security overhaul in Ogun State, with authorities moving to strengthen law enforcement and safeguard lives and property. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed that the state government will begin documenting all undocument...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ACROSS NIGERIA, the cost of staple foods shifted in September 2025, with beans, garri, maize, and tomatoes declining, while local rice and boneless beef registered modest increases, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported. The NBS stated this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report fo...
