Insecurity: What Is To Be Done
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There must now be a comprehensive review of strategy. The situation is dire and we must now examine how to pursue a different kind of warfare. Osun Defender Editorial - Page 3
Nigeria Is Failing Children In A Horrifying
Manner - Amnesty International
Ageria of failing the children over the spate of kidnapping across the country lately.
vity of gunmen, a er their abduc on during two mass a acks on schools that also interrupted the educa on
of thousands of children because of closure of hundreds of schools in Katsina, Plateau and other states.
“The latest wave of horrific a acks on schools in Kebbi and Niger state, clearly show Nigerian authori es never cared to learn any lessons from such previous incidents in which •Continued on Page 2
How 2-5 Children Die Daily From Severe Malnutrition In Katsina
Adevasta ng humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Nigeria’s Katsina State, where an average of two to five children under the age of five are dying every day from severe malnutri on.
According to data from global health aid agency, Médecins Sans Fron ères (MSF) and obtained by OSUN DEFENDER, a staggering 652 deaths occurred among children under five in its supported facili es between January and June 2025.
In some locali es, such as Mashi Local Government Area, malnutri on rates have exceeded 30%, crossing emergency thresholds comparable to those in conflict-affected zones.
The medium learnt that in its July 2025 briefing on northern Nigeria’s malnutri on crisis, nearly 70,000 children suffering from malnutri on were treated in Katsina State within the first six months of the year alone. Out of this number, about 10,000 were hospi-
talised in cri cal condi on.
Even more alarming, MSF recorded a 208 per cent increase in cases of nutri onal oedema – the deadliest and most advanced form of malnutrion – compared to the same period in 2024.
The humanitarian organisa on also screened 750 mothers of malnourished children and found that over 50 per cent were themselves acutely malnourished, and 13 per cent were suffering from severe acute malnutri on.
Health experts say this creates a deadly cycle, as malnourished mothers are more likely to give birth to malnourished babies, increasing infant mortality rates.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the development is fuelling a growing consensus among experts and ci zens that the tragedy is a direct result of government inac on and systemic failure.
Health professionals and development experts
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•As 625 Under-05 Kids Die In Six Months
•Experts, Citizens Blame Govt’s Inaction
•Middle: National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, members of Omoluabi Progressives, with some ex-OYES cadets during their visit to Ilesa recently
Kazeem Badmus
Yusuf Oketola
MNESTY Internaonal has accused authori es in Ni-
According to Amnesty Interna onal, over 230 children in the northern part of Nigeria are currently in cap-
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025
2026: Do You Stand A Chance Before? - Nigerians React To Basiru’s Withdrawal From Guber Race
Kazeem Badmus
NIGERIANS have reacted to the withdrawal of the Na onal Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, from the 2026 gubernatorial race in Osun State.
Basiru had officially dumped his ambi on to contest the August 08, 2026 governorship elecon at the commissioning of his poli cal office, Alubarika House, in Osogbo, on Saturday.
The former Osun Central lawmaker who had earlier announced his inten on to run for the office, said the decision to dump his ambi on was due to instruc ons from President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “Considering the enormous responsibili es of my current office as Na onal Secretary of our great party and a er due consultaons with our esteemed leaders and stakeholders, par cularly, the Leader of our party and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it has become necessary to emphacally state that I shall not be contes ng the 2026 Osun State Governorship Elec on.
“The demands of naonal assignment, parcularly the impera ve of strengthening our party structures and the responsibili es of preparing for the 2027 general elec ons, require my unwavering commitment to the unity, success and stability of our party at all levels”.
Following the announcement, Basiru took to his official X account to announce the development, with most
commenters ques oning whether the APC naonal secretary stands a chance before.
Replying to Basiru’s post, an X user, Sola Thanni, accused APC of par ality, sugges ng that the na onal secretary and some other aspirants will also leave the race.
He wrote, “I know you were going to be stopped by BAT & Oyetola forces. Hope they will compensate you with a federal post. Dotun too was deceived to join APC, well he may se le for deputy or Secretary to State Govt. With this par ality, I don’t think APC can win the Osun governorship elec on.”
Another X user who commented, @RalphLa98810145, said Basiru was not in the race before and can never win an elec on in his country home, not to men on the en re state.
“We’re all know if you were ever in the race and never optout, you can never win governorship elec ons in osogbo talkless of osun state,” he said.
For Abeylincoln, Basiru’s withdrawal from the race avoided him the embarrassment that would have come with his defeat.
The X user who wrote in pidgin said, “You for stay inside the race and see your shame.”
Meanwhile, the Osun State African Democra c Congress New Media Team has condemned the APC na onal scribe over what it described as a “reckless and hypocrical” statement he made against the Na onal Secretary of the ADC, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, during the opening of his
campaign office.
The ADC New Media in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Akande Abimbola, Basiru has shown that the APC is not just failing Nigerians but also desperate, intolerant of cri cism and willing to a ack anyone who dares expose its incompetence.
“The party has shown that it wants Nigeria to func on as a one-party state, where dissent is punished and propaganda reigns.
“Instead of explaining why APC has presided over soaring insecurity, skyrocke ng unemployment, and an economy in freefall, Basiru chose to launch pe y a acks on Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
The Osun ADC New Media sees this as nothing more than a self-serving distrac on, a feeble attempt to shield APC’s
How 2-5 Children Die Daily...
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on professional pla orms have described the Katsina situa on as more than a humanitarian issue, calling it a failure of leadership and governance.
One health worker noted online that, “This is not just about charity or NGOs. This is a governance failure. NGOs can only respond to crises; only governments can prevent them.”
Another pointed out that while data analysis and early warning systems exist, they are meaningless without the poli cal will and financial commitment to act on them.
Several contributors also linked the malnutri on surge directly to organised
crime, rural violence and displacement, which connue to push more families into deep poverty.
Surveys conducted ahead of the lean season showed that over 90 per cent of households in some areas had already reduced their daily meals, raising concerns about worsening condi ons in the coming months.
The organisa on has also expanded its response by opening new feeding centres in Mashi and Turai, bringing its bed capacity in the state to around 900, but warned that this is far below what is needed.
The organisa on called for expanded access to therapeu c food, preven-
ve nutri on support and special focus on vulnerable older children.
In his reac on, Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, stated that his administra on was strongly commi ed to addressing the growing crisis of acute malnutri on in the state.
He expressed deep concern over the humanitarian and developmental implica ons of the crisis and pledged to lead a pragma c and coordinated response.
“No child deserves to die of hunger. This issue requires more than promises. It demands bold, immediate, and coordinated ac on. Katsina is ready to lead,” the Governor said.
failures while protecting his own poli cal pot of soup,” the statement noted.
The statement also mocked the APC na onal
secretary, no ng that his withdrawal from the governorship race showed he is a “paperweight” poli cian.
“Basiru withdrew
from the Osun Governorship race, proving he is a paperweight poli cian who overes mated his abili es,” the statement added.
Nigeria Is Failing Children In A...
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some school children were also killed by gunmen.
“School children in some parts of northern Nigeria are constantly at the risk death or abduc on. More than 780 children were abducted for ransom in 2021 during mass a acks on schools or religious ins tu ons, with some of the children killed during the a acks,” said Isa Sanusi Director Amnesty Internaonal Nigeria.
“The future of thousands of school children in Northern Nigeria remains bleak, as hundreds of schools in some states have been closed indefinitely due to rising insecurity. Hundreds of children will en rely abandon educa on due to the psychological trauma of witnessing violent a acks or living in capvity,” said Isa Sanusi.
Some teachers in Zamfara, Katsina and Niger state told Amnesty Interna onal that insecurity has dras cally reduced school a endance since 2021, as children are afraid of attending schools even when forced by their parents. Underaged girls are having their educa on terminated, as they are increasingly married up in the name of shielding them from possible abduc on at schools.
“There is a deliberate a ack on children by armed groups. Using children as shields or bargaining chips is unacceptable and must stop. The Nigeria government must inves gate
these a acks as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“No child should go through what children are going through now in northern Nigeria. Educa on should not be a ma er of life and death for anyone. Nigeria is failing children once again in a horrifying manner,” said Isa Sanusi
The organisa on posited that a acks on schools, abduc ons and killings of
school children demonstrate an absolute disregard for the right to life and the right to educa on.
It added that Nigerian authori es must provide protec on for schools and children, saying a acks on schools are a viola on of interna onal law and the authori es must ensure that these a acks are properly inves gated, and alleged perpetrators brought to jus ce in fair trials.
2027: ADC Will Produce Nigeria’s
THE Oyo State Chairman of the African Democra c Congress (ADC), Alhaji Yinka Olona, has declared that the People’s Democra c Party (PDP) is dead as a poli cal force and predicted that ADC will produce Nigeria’s next president in 2027.
Speaking to our correspondent in Ibadan on Wednesday, Olona cricised the PDP for internal conflicts and refusal to obey court rulings.
“Their leadership is in disarray — one fac on
suspends or expels another. Unless we deceive ourselves, PDP is gone as a party,” he said.
He recalled the betrayal of the PDP by the G5 governors during the 2023 elec ons, which he said allowed President Bola Tinubu of the APC to win.
“They ruined their party and now think they can remove Tinubu. That is impossible,” he added.
Olona argued that the APC government has failed Nigerians, ci ng economic hardship, insecurity, and high youth unemployment.
“Our people are suffering. Our children graduate from universi es with no jobs, and living condi ons are unbearable,” he said.
He urged Nigerians to join ADC and prepare to vote the APC out in the next presiden al elecon, promising that the party will deliver genuine change.
•Olona
Ade Adeloye, Ibadan
•ADC National Youth parliament paid a courtesy visit to Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani, yesterday
Why The Resurgence?
•It Has Nothing to Do With Trump.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s warning about a deteriora ng security situa on should have prompted sober reflec on and swi ac on. Instead, the reac on from some quarters a cascade of abuse, denial and conspiratorial finger-poin ng has been both reckless and dangerous. Those who prefer comfor ng alterna ve reali es to hard facts have only delayed our response. Now the chickens have come home to roost.
The most alarming byproduct of this denial is the dri from reasoned analysis into wild conspiracy. To suggest, as some have, that an upsurge in kidnappings and marauding violence was triggered by a coded instruc on from abroad is not merely absurd — it is a marker of a society very badly in need of psychiatric care and of clearer public discourse. Such claims distract us from the urgent work we must do at home.
The problem, in plain terms, is tac cal and structural. Guerilla fighters and bandits who operate from motorcycles and forest hideouts cannot be defeated with armour-heavy deployments designed for conven onal ba le. Our response must be fit for the terrain and the enemy. That means developing and equipping Special Forces and rapid-response units trained specifically for irregular warfare in our varied
“Beyond military fixes lie the human costs that should shame us into action. The recent spate of school closures and mass kidnappings — and the anguish of parents whose children have been taken — is the bitterest testament to failure”
Assessing The Relevance Of Traditional Rulers
By Eric Teniola
Be Prepared
landscapes — hills, forests and sparsely populated fron ers.
Crea ng specialised units, however, cannot be done in isola on. It must be paired with a full audit of defence expenditure and procurement. The business of figh ng terror in this country has, too o en, become a cycle of ever-rising budgets and diminishing returns. A candid cost–benefit review will show where waste, corrup on or misplaced priori es have hollowed out effecveness, and where resources would be be er deployed.
Beyond military fixes lie the human costs that should shame us into ac on. The recent spate of school closures and mass kidnappings — and the anguish of parents whose children have been taken — is the bi erest testament to failure. Boko Haram’s par al victory in making Western educaon untenable in parts of the country is an unpardonable loss. Everything possible must be done to secure the immediate release of abducted children and to restore confidence in our schools.
This moment requires intellectual humility rather than grandstanding; moral circumspec on rather than par san triumphalism. We must stop pretending that spin or outrage can subs tute for strategy. The tasks ahead are praccal: reform security doctrine, invest in terrain-appropriate forces, audit defense spending, and scru nise ini a ves like the so-called Safe Schools programmes to ensure they actually protect children.
Nigeria can and must do be er. Let us face the future with clear eyes: reject conspiracy and blame, equip the ins tu ons that defend us, and put the welfare of ci zens — especially children and parents who now suffer — at the center of na onal policy. Be prepared, as the Scouts say; prepare we must.
WITH the death of Dr. Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo (14 April 1935 – 6 April 2025) and that of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (10 May 1934 – 13 July 2025), GCON, Ọgbagba Agbotewole II, the final chapter of emergency rule in Western Nigeria of 1962 has been closed. Historians will have to draw the final curtain on that tragic event. Incidentally, both men died during the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu GCFR, on Thursday March 20, 2025 in Rivers state.
Dr. Olunloyo and the Awujale served as Commissioners/Ministers during the emergency rule in Western Nigeria under the administra on of Dr. Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (17th of August 1916- 11 April 2012). He served as administrator of Western Region from 29 June 1962 – December 1962).
The emergency rule in Western Nigeria was effected on May 29, 1962, when the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966), tabled a mo on in the House of Representa ves in Lagos. The mo on was passed by 232 to 44.
Alhaji Sir Tafawa Balewa exercised his new preroga ve to appoint his doctor friend, Senator Chief Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi, the Minister of Health who s ll belonged to no party, as administrator. Stanley Wey and others would have rather that for appearances’ sake the administrator had not been so obviously a personal friend of the PM, but they held their peace. Dr. Majekodunmi had in fact proposed the then Chief Jus ce of the Federa on, Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola (1 February 1906 – 29 January 1993), but for Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 191215 January 1966) had commented that this
“As we contemplate on our never-ending attempt to amend the Constitution, the nagging question is whether or not to give the traditional rulers any role at all. No doubt, the 1999 Constitution has deleted any role for them. Should we continue to allow them to remain idle in their palaces, occasionally attending social events or give them some roles”
would permanently compromise his judicial posi on, and on the spur of the moment responded, “What about you?’ The doctor, s ll determined to see to the opening of the Lagos State Medical College, agreed provided that, to universal inconvenience, he retained his full federal por olio.
On resump on as Administrator, Dr. Majekodunmi appointed Dr. Olunloyo and the Awujale, as Commissioners/Ministers. He also appointed Captain Murtala Ramat Mohammed (8 November 1938- 13 February 1976), who had just returned from military opera ons in the Congo, as his ADC. He later became Nigeria’s Head of State between July 27th, 1975 and February 13th, 1976. They were appointed along with others on June 4, 1962.
Others appointed as Commissioners/ Ministers were Chief S. O. Adedeji—Chieftaincy Affairs; Mr. V. Owolabi Esan—Finance; Mr. A.M. Laosebikan—Home Affairs; Mr. Abdul Yesufu Eke---Informa on; Mr W.G. Egbe—Jus ce; Mr. Olajide Esan---Labour; Chief J.O. Fagbemi—Lands and Housing; Chief E. A. Adeyemo—Local Government; Mr. B.O. Mark Uzorka---Midwest Affairs; Mr. J. Oyegoke---Office of Administrator; S.L. Edu---Health and Social Welfare and Dr. Adegbite---Trade and Industry.
Also sworn-in as Commissioner/Minister was Chief Thompson Adogbeji Salubi (1906-1982), the Akaborode of Urhobo land in the present Delta state. Chief Salubi led the Urhobo Progressive Union for twenty years. He was appointed Commissioners/ Ministers for Educa on.
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He also appointed Engineer Adeniyi Williams (1907-1999), the Gboyegun of OyeEki as Commissioner/Minister for Works and Transport. Mr Adeniyi Williams was the son of Mr. Phillips Williams, a foremost Na onalist, whose cotemporaries included Herbert Macaulay. His classmates at the Cambridge included Jus ce Adetokunbo Ademola and Sir Francis Akanu Ibiam (29 November 19061 July 1995), who later became Governor of the Eastern Nigeria. He was also the father of Chief Olufemi Adeniyi Williams (86), a Lagos Socialite and former Managing Director of OBM, a foremost Adver sing Agency, who later became Chairman of Island Club, Lagos.
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•Olunloyo
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AS the Osun State gubernatorial elec on slated for 2026 draws near, the ques on on the lips of most party members is: Will APC go into the elec on united or disjointed? Many members worry that the ensuing primary elec on may further impair the party’s fortune if not handled with tact. The concern is not out of place as the race for the party’s cket is already brewing internal wrangling among contestants. Many party members are of the view that the defeat suffered by the party in 2022 was the result of the schism in the party. According to them, the immediate past governor of the state, Chief Isiaka Oyetola, lost the elec on to Senator Ademola Adeleke despite having the power of incumbency, not because of non-performance but principally because the party did not go into the elec on as one enty as the party splintered into groups. The splinter groups worked against the interest of the party with the result that the party which had been in power for 12 years in the state lost to the rival Peoples Democra c Party (PDP).
There are genuine fears that the party may already be toeing the old path as the jostle for the party’s cket by governorship hopefuls is already pi ng party members against one another. While some leaders are trying to downplay this, many members are worried that the fate that befell the party in 2022 may be repeated unless leaders work towards the emergence of a bridge-building candidate who is acceptable to all party members across the state, a candidate who can rally every tendency together and posi on the party for victory at the polls in 2026.
Many are agreed that the governorship aspirant whose candidature can secure electoral victory for the party in the ensuing electoral contest is Dr Akinade Ogunbiyi.
Ogunbiyi is a consummate businessman and grassroots poli cian who is passionate about the development of Osun State. He is also a philanthropist whose tentacles spread to every nook and cranny of the State of the Livingspring. Ogunbiyi knows the whole of the state as he knows the back of his hand and iden fies with the aspira ons of various communi es. Having worked with different people from various backgrounds in the state, he is so loved by the grassroots as well as the well-heeled that the men on of his name lights up the faces of people
“At the national level, Ogunbiyi’s impact on the economy is legendary. Apart from being a towering giant in the insurance industry, he has contributed to the financial sector, the real estate sector, mining sector, transportation sector, oil and gas sector and the agriculture sector”
OPINION
By KAYODE AKANNI
Ogunbiyi As Osun APC’s Best Foot Forward
across the state. A man well known and respected by almost all of the people vying for the party’s cket, Ogunbiyi’s emergence as APC candidate would result in tension simmering and everyone queuing up behind him to achieve the overall vision of wres ng the state from the claws of the PDP.
While declaring his interest to fly the flag of APC in the 2026 elec on, Ogunbiyi said, “I stand as a unifying factor among all the candidates, and I believe that by the special grace of God, if I emerge, they will rally round to support me and the progressives,” Ogunbiyi said.
When asked by journalists what he would do should he fail to get the cket, he said he would not begrudge anyone but would rather remain commi ed to the party’s desire to reclaim the state.
Ogunbiyi’s antecedent is the most inspiring among all those angling to get the party’s cket.
The governorship hopeful believes that with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy direc on, APC is best suited to take the country out of economic woods. He is also of the opinion that unless Osun State aligns with the party at the centre, it may not really experience the much desired development. So, as a loyal party man, he has been working with other members of the party in all the cons tuencies to improve the lot of the party and increase its chances of winning the governorship elec on.
A builder of ins tu ons, Ogunbiyi built the Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc from a one-room ou it into a mul naonal organiza on that has won accolades from every part of the globe. The
company, which he registered in 1995, became a household name within the spate of 10 years. Over me, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc. has evolved into a conglomerate consis ng of value-adding companies with diverse interests in various sectors of the Nigerian economy through investments, strategic alliances and partnerships. Some of the subsidiaries are; Mutual Benefits Life Assurance Limited, Mutual Benefits Micro-finance Bank, Mutual Benefits Homes and Proper es Limited, Mutual Benefits Assurance Company, Liberia, and Mutual Benefits Assurance Niger SA, Niger. The company is a leading brand in the Nigerian Insurance Industry with over 5000 employees.
A builder of socie es and na ons, Dr Ogunbiyi has been contribu ng to the development of Osun State for over two decades. He served as the Osun Development Associa on Vice Chairman for 18 years. The pla orm offered him the opportunity of having a profound understanding of what goes on within the state as well as its developmental challenges. Through the ODA, Ogunbiyi has been suppor ng good and measurable development ini aves geared towards impac ng posively on Osun State and its people. At the na onal level, Ogunbiyi’s impact on the economy is legendary. Apart from being a towering giant in the insurance industry, he has contributed to the financial sector, the real estate sector, mining sector, transporta on sector, oil and gas sector and the agriculture sector. A believer in human capital development, Ogunbiyi has mentored men and women who have become industry giants. And through
his weekly column in the Nigerian Tribune he has encouraged industry and promoted entrepreneurship.
At the sub-regional level, Ogunbiyi’s Mutual Benefits Group was instrumental to the rebound of Liberia a er the internecine civil war, which spanned almost 10 years.
As put by Ogunbiyi himself, “A er the Liberian civil war was over, Mutual Benefits was in the country to help it get back on its feet. We worked with the government to prac cally rebuild the economy. We worked with the government to resuscitate the transporta on sector. We did so many other things. We worked with the government to make the mining sector of the country viable. Today, the country is doing so well. If I could do that for another country, why should I not do more for my state? For me, it is not about ambi on but about vision. I know that the state can be be er than it is if it has visionary leaders. I am visionary and I can turn around the fortune of the state.”
Talking about his mo va on for seeking to govern Osun State, Ogunbiyi said he is mo vated by the desire to give the state a fresh start.
His words: “Osun State is too endowed for the people to be poor. Osun has 26 viable mineral resources but over the years, we have had leaders who lacked the capacity and managerial skills to turn these God-given gi s to wealth for the benefits of the cizenry.
“What we shall do is to convert all these resources to wealth for the people. With that, we will not have any reason to wait for alloca on from Abuja before we get things done.
“I know how to turn the poten als of Osun State into real wealth. I know how to create wealth. I know how to create value. I am passionate about the state and I want to see it get be er and the people to live be er.”
He added, “The strength of Osun State is agriculture but there is no mova on for farmers to turn it into big business. We will encourage subsistent farmers and promote mechanized farming. We will set up marke ng boards and build addi onal silos where farm produce could be preserved.
“If I am elected governor, educaon will become a priority and the state will regain its lost glory in educaon. We shall provide free healthcare services for children, pregnant women and the aged. We shall retool the civil service and properly mo vate the workforce for produc vity. Our coming into office will be the beginning of a new era for Osun State.”
It is the considered opinion of many APC stakeholders that with Ogunbiyi’s high level of acceptance by all the tendencies in the party, his popularity among the vo ng public and the robustness of his plans for the state, the party will be pu ng its best foot forward by se ling for the Ile Ogbo, Osun West-born business and poli cal tan.
•Akanni sent this piece from Oke-Baale, Osogbo •The opinions expressed in this publication are solely those of the author. It does not represent the editorial position or opinion of OSUN DEFENDER.
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