Hosted By Rimamnde Shawulu . . . Presented from Abuja. All sources are public and linked in the description. ▶️ Watch here: https://youtu.be/qPRNXZXekLM?si=LR39SssOMH9BBhRZ Episode 02 of The Middle Belt Files is out — and this one is important. The title is “The Killing Fields: Why More People Die Here Than in Boko Haram’s War.R...
By Rimamnde Shawulu This week’s Ndeya Live Security Update is out. The full briefing — 8 Nigeria events, 3 Sahel events, full security analysis — is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vUU1SftHO7E?si=Ur8ev7KGuEB_ZM9Q In four days across Nigeria: * Sokoto — pre-dawn raid killed at least 10 people, close to 40 abducted before security forces cou...
By Rimande Shamulu 1–7 September 2026 – Niger State — Around 600 people abducted from Borgu. Families still have no news. No hostages have been released as of 5 September. Full report: https://youtu.be/tZwwlTSZnBE?si=xaHaZSjtihrtfY5i RIVERS STATE — 37 people dead from toxic fumes at an illegal oil site (civil-society figure; police con...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A FUGITIVE drug kingpin wanted over a 49.70kg heroin shipment intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, has been arrested and repatriated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after more than two years on the run. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Festus Ibewuike, also k...
By Rimandale Shawulu Please read this — it changes how you understand Nigeria’s northeast security situation. When Nigerian media says: “Boko Haram,” they are almost always describing two different organisations that split in 2016 and have been fighting each other ever since. Boko Haram — now called JAS — and ISWAP split bec...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONSIGNMENTS OF captagon, widely known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, and millions of opioid pills worth more than N6.2 billion have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that ...
By Rimande Shawulu THIS WEEK’s report reveals two sides of Nigeria’s insecurity: armed groups retain the capacity for mass attacks and abductions, but intelligence-led operations are also producing important rescues. The Kaduna operation is particularly significant. Police said information from road transport workers helped security personnel...
By Rimamnde Shawulu NIGERIA’s 2027 PRESIDENTIAL election is bringing religion back into the centre of national politics. Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir has renewed his support for the Tinubu–Shettima Muslim-Muslim ticket, triggering a fierce debate over religion, political power and Nigeria’s fragile unity. Watch the full analysis...
With Rimamnde Shawulu 308 ABDUCTEES are free. But Nigeria recorded an estimated 5,091 violent deaths in just three months. Between August 2 and 5, the country saw relief in Kwara and Niger states, another deadly village attack in Sokoto, and a disturbing security problem around illegal mining in Taraba. The questions behind the headlines are [...
With Rimamnde Shawulu AT LEAST 30 people were reportedly killed in an attack on Naridon village, Kauru LGA, Kaduna State. The victims included women, elderly residents and eight children. In Abuja, a serving Defence Intelligence Agency officer was killed during an attempted abduction inside a military housing estate. In Kebbi State, suspected ...
