The recent threat by United States President Donald Trump to authorise military action in Nigeria has ignited unease both within and outside the country. His remarks, reportedly grounded in allegations of a so-called genocide against Christians, risk injecting...
This report examines emerging evidence of a potential resurgence of Boko Haram, particularly its Islamic State-aligned faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), following a period of relative decline. Indicators of renewed activity include a significant...
A new infographic released by ISIS’s Amaq Agency last weekend paints a revealing picture of the group’s global operations during the first half of 2025. The data, drawn from across ISIS's various wilayat (provinces), confirms a trend that has been developing over the...
For years, the North-Central region of Nigeria, particularly Benue and Plateau states, has been the epicentre of violence, marked by systematic killings, mass displacement, and the destruction of entire communities. The victims of this violence are largely agrarian...
With foreign expertise now reshaping battlefield dynamics in the Lake Chad Basin and raising the stakes for regional security, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is proving that it is no longer just a localised insurgency. Ongoing developments suggest...
In a stark reflection of the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria’s northwest, communities in Bagega and Kawaye districts in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State have become the latest to take the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with bandits...
Zamfara State is one of Nigeria’s minerally-rich states with huge deposits of gold, copper and lithium. In the same vein, the state has, over the years, become one of the most insecure in the country, where illegal mining has become intricately linked with banditry, a...
The recent threat by United States President Donald Trump to authorise military action in Nigeria has ignited unease both within and outside the country. His remarks, reportedly grounded in allegations of a so-called genocide against Christians, risk injecting...
This report examines emerging evidence of a potential resurgence of Boko Haram, particularly its Islamic State-aligned faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), following a period of relative decline. Indicators of renewed activity include a significant...
A new infographic released by ISIS’s Amaq Agency last weekend paints a revealing picture of the group’s global operations during the first half of 2025. The data, drawn from across ISIS's various wilayat (provinces), confirms a trend that has been developing over the...
For years, the North-Central region of Nigeria, particularly Benue and Plateau states, has been the epicentre of violence, marked by systematic killings, mass displacement, and the destruction of entire communities. The victims of this violence are largely agrarian...
With foreign expertise now reshaping battlefield dynamics in the Lake Chad Basin and raising the stakes for regional security, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is proving that it is no longer just a localised insurgency. Ongoing developments suggest...
In a stark reflection of the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria’s northwest, communities in Bagega and Kawaye districts in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State have become the latest to take the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with bandits...
Zamfara State is one of Nigeria’s minerally-rich states with huge deposits of gold, copper and lithium. In the same vein, the state has, over the years, become one of the most insecure in the country, where illegal mining has become intricately linked with banditry, a...