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One Year After Launch: Where Are The Forest Guards?

Global UpfrontJun 6, 2026June 6, 20260

The recent abduction of school children, teachers and other Nigerians is raising questions about the role and efficiency of forest guards across the country. On

The Poetic Irony In Nuhu Ribadu’s Fall

Global UpfrontJun 2, 2026June 2, 20260

“Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.’’ – From the poem ‘No man is an Island’ by 17th Century English motivational

Northern Lessons From The Fall Of Nuhu Ribadu (Parts I & II)

Global UpfrontMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

By Suleiman A. Suleiman We must begin, first, by addressing the question of whether or not there is a “fall” of Nuhu Ribadu from office

Tinubu’s Baffling Northern Exclusion Strategy

Global UpfrontMay 16, 2026May 16, 20260

By Farooq A. Kperogi Saturday, May 16, 2026 The late Muhammadu Buhari wrested power from Goodluck Jonathan in a never-before-seen political upset of an incumbent

Kishiya: Between Ribadu’s ONSA And Famadewa’s Homeland Security

Global UpfrontMay 16, 2026May 16, 20260

By Yushau A. Shuaib One of the most remarkable — and often underappreciated — examples of harmonious coexistence in public office was the working relationship

Who Does What? The New Homeland Security Adviser And Nigeria’s Crowded Security Architecture

Global UpfrontMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) Far back on 12 May 2025, shortly after President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu formed what many Nigerians described

Nigeria: Is Tinubu Changing Security Architecture?

Global UpfrontMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

The appointment of Adeyinka Famadewa, a retired Major General, as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, has sparked debate over a new dynamic of Nigeria’s security

Tinubu Splits Ribadu’s ONSA, Appoints New Homeland Security Adviser, To Strengthen Coordination, Says Presidency

Global UpfrontMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

The Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) led by NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, will function alongside the Office of Homeland Security Adviser led by newly appointed

Ribadu Meets Vice President Vance, Rubio On Deepening Nigeria-U.S. Security Cooperation, Counterterrorism – Presidency

Global UpfrontMay 9, 2026May 9, 20260

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has undertaken a three-day visit to the United States as part of efforts to forge ahead in