In response to a question on the pressing security issues plaguing Nigeria, posed by Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan during an interview earlier today, presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala dismissed the concerns, suggesting that he is unaware of any such insecurity gripping the nation.
Amid increasing levels of the destruction of lives and property across Nigeria’s Middle Belt by suspected Islamists, which led to the deployment of about 200 American troops into the West African nation, a prominent leader in the region has blamed the situation on what he called “a Sharia constitution.”
The recent nomination of Mr. Taiwo Oyedele by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite, has sparked significant reactions.
Nigerian troops, under the Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), deployed to Wase, have announced the successful interception of a suspected gun runner and rescue of “two kidnapped victims around Kukawa in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State,” north central Nigeria.
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has announced that the first set of Nigerian Catholic Bishops have safely arrived in “Vatican City for their sacred Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit.”
Emmanuel Ogebe, a Human rights lawyer who heads the US-Nigeria Law Group, interrogates Nigeria’s pronouncements following the military action that took out Iran’s Supreme Leader and questions: “Why is our foreign policy so religiously driven?”
Investigative Journalist, Hon. Abubakar MG claims, “I have come to realise that corruption in Nigeria is not just a behaviour; it has become a government in itself.”
West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore has disclosed that the unabated killings across Nigeria’s Middle Belt region are orchestrated by Fulani militia who receive payment from Chinese companies in exchange for illegal mining of “rare earth minerals.”
Fr. Daniel Magaji writes, “I am glad to share this rich history and connection between Edinburgh and Bauchi. I am proud to be part of the Edinburgh mission. I thank God for this connection and pray it lasts.”
The First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which was held at the CSN Resource Centre, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja, 19 – 26 February 2026, has ended with a strong call for civil authorities to shun repressive and tyrannical tendencies based on the common good.
