Trump designates Nigeria as country of concern over alleged killings of Christians

 
U.S. President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over what he described as an existential threat to Christians in the...

Details of the Disappearance:

Full Name: Khadija Ado Zakariya (affectionately known as Aunty)

Date Missing: Thursday, October 30, 2025 (reported as of today)

Last Known Location: Her husband's residence in Life Camp, Abuja...

UAE Reportedly Pays $50 Million Ransom to Secure Release of Two Emirati Hostages from JNIM

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Reports from Mali indicate that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid a ransom of $50 million (about 30 billion CFA...

Guinea-Bissau military foils alleged coup plot, arrests senior officers

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities say they have foiled an alleged coup attempt aimed at subverting the country’s constitutional...

Mali drone strikes  kills dozens of civilians at wedding ceremony

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A drone strike reportedly launched by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) has killed more than twenty civilians, including women and...

JNIM claims first attack in Kwara, four months after announcing new brigade

By: Zagazola Makama

Al-Qaeda–linked militant group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for an attack in Kwara State, its first in...

Hunter accidentally kills CJTF member in Gamboru, Borno

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

A member of the Hunters RRS in Gamboru, Ngala Local Government Area, has accidentally shot and killed a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operative in...

The resurgence of coups and the uncertain future of democracy in Africa

By: Zagazola Makama

The growing wave of political instability across Africa underscores the continent’s fragile democratic foundations and the deepening crisis of governance...

COAS appoints senior officers to key command and staff positions

 

BY: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to strategic command...

Destiny in Command: How Generals Musa and Oluyede Forged a Unique Legacy Through Three Handovers

By Samuel Aruwan

The recent handover of command between General Christopher Gwabin Musa and General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede at the pinnacle of the...

Exclusive: How bandit kingpin Jankare was killed in Katsina

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Fresh fact have emerged how the Notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Abdurrahman Jankare, was killed by a rival in an internal dispute in Tsaskiya...

Tinubu tasks service chiefs to crush terrorists, bandits

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

President Bola Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify military operations aimed at defeating terrorism, banditry, and...