The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has criticised former Chief of Army Staff, General Theophilus Danjuma (retired), for urging Nigerians to take up self-defence in response to the country’s rising insecurity. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme aired on Channels Television on Monday, Governor Namadi described the statement as potentially inciting and warned that it could lead to widespread lawlessness. “He is a very senior security person and should be respected. But if he...

Respected northern elder and former special adviser to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has voiced strong concerns over what he describes as growing marginalisation of the North in Nigeria’s political space. In a widely circulated video, Baba-Ahmed urged northerners to remain united and vigilant, warning that continued neglect of the region’s interests may push it to make a bold political move. “The north will stand to defend herself, I swear to God,” he declared. “North...

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, hunger, and national despair, saying the country is “gradually becoming a huge national morgue.” In his 2025 Easter message titled “Mr President: Please Bring Us Down From This Cross”, Bishop Kukah employed the metaphor of the crucifixion of Christ to depict the suffering and hopelessness that many Nigerians currently endure, blaming...