ISWAP appoints Abu Khalifa as new commander in Timbuktu Triangle

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has appointed Abu Khalifa as its new commander around the Timbuktu Triangle following the...

Man kills alleged rival in Yobe market, arrested by police By: Zagazola Makama The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly killing a suspected rival over a domestic dispute in Bundila Village, Gulani Local Government...

Police arrest 19 suspected illegal miners in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners during a joint operation in Zurmi and Maradun Local Government Areas of the...

Son kills father in Cross River

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 66-year-old man, Ubi Bassey Okoi, allegedly by his 23-year-old son, Expectancy Bassey Ubi, in Yakurr...

Five abducted in Agwara bandit attack as police intensify rescue efforts

By: Zagazola Makama 

At least five persons were abducted during the recent bandit attack on police facilities and parts of Agwara town.

Zagazola...

Vigilante killed in bandit attack on Keware village, Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

A Civilian Watch (Cwatch) vigilante has been killed during a bandit attack on Keware Village in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina...

Gunmen abduct passengers on Kogi highway, four rescued

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of passengers after gunmen blocked the Anyigba–Ankpa highway at Ofejiji, via Egume, on...

Kano businessman abducted in Nasarawa

By: Zagazola Makama 

A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Rabiu Salisu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The...

Hoodlums abduct woman and toddler in Gombe

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Gombe State Police Command has launched a manhunt following the abduction of a woman and her two-year-old daughter in Funakaye Local Government...

Fifteen killed in head-on crash along Dutsinma-Karofi-Radda road in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

At least fifteen passengers have died following a head-on collision between two commercial vehicles along the Dutsinma–Karofi–Radda...

Four killed, four abducted in Boko Haram attack on charcoal traders in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected Boko Haram  terrorists have killed four charcoal traders and abducted four others during an attack on...

Niger Speaker Commends Army, DSS, Other Agencies For Dislodging Bandits in the state 

*Rescuing 70 kidnapped victims 

Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, has commended...

Army troops intensified Operations rescued Six kidnapped victims from Boko Haram in Adamawa

By: Zagazola Makama

At least six persons abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Madagali Local Government Area of the state, have...

Fulani youths, villagers clash over well in Bauchi; one killed, houses burnt

By: Zagazola Makama 

A deadly clash between Fulani youths and residents of Makiya village in Darazo Local Government Area over a water well, has left...

U.S. official heads to Mali to reset ties, boost Sahel cooperation

By: Zagazola Makama 

 A senior official of the United States Government, Nick Checker, is travelling to Bamako to convey Washington’s respect for Mali’s...

Two police sergeants arrested over armed robbery in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two serving police officers over an alleged armed robbery and the recovery of a stolen...

Armed robbers attack miners in Plateau, kill three

By: Zagazola Makama

Three illegal miners have been killed by suspected armed robbers in Tenti Kampani Village, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that...

Troops neutralise 10 terrorists in Borno night operation

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralised 10 terrorists during a night...

Sahel confederation condemns Niamey airport, air base attack, vows united response

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) has strongly condemned what it described as a “barbaric and cowardly” attack...

Four abducted in bandit attack in Munya, Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

At least four persons were abducted by suspected armed bandits in Munya Local Government Area of the state.

Sources said the incident occurred at about 10:45 p.m. on Friday...