Police intercept 107 suspected thugs, recover arms during Kano re-run elections

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Kano State Police Command says it has intercepted 107 suspected political thugs and recovered arms and dangerous weapons...

Nigeria dismantles terror groups, Ansaru and Mahmuda, with the capture of their leaders

Nigeria has recorded a significant breakthrough in the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Ansaru and Mahmuda.

At a press briefing on...

Bama man who cut off his gbola in suicide attempt gets it back after surgery

By: Zagazola Makama

In what many residents are calling a medical miracle and others a tragicomedy, doctors at the General Hospital, Bama, have reportedly...

Borno CP orders rearrest of woman, son over brutal assault on housewife

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Commissioner of Police in Borno, Mr. Naziru Abdulmajid, has ordered the rearrest of one Hauwa Abdullahi and her son for allegedly...

Victims demand justice after Maiduguri woman assaulted with sticks, iron rods, suspect walks free

By: Zagazola Makama 

The scene at old GRA on Thursday evening was one of pain and outrage. Fatima Usman lay on a hospital bed...

Borno Man stabs self, removes penis in suicide attempt after wife refused to return in Bama

By: Zagazola Makama 

A 50-year-old man, Modu Isa, has been rescued after attempting to take his own life in Bama, Borno...

Gunmen abduct aide to ex-Governor Almakura in Nasarawa

By: Zagazola Makama

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted Alhaji Adamu, Personal Assistant to former Governor of Nassarawa State, Sen. Tanko Almakura, from his residence...

Army troops foil kidnapping, rescue three victims in Nasarawa

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Police, have foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued three victims along the...

Why banditry may be returning to Kaduna exposes flaws in state government’s peace process

By: Zagazola Makama 

The fragile peace in Kaduna State is once again under severe threat as banditry resurfaces along critical...

Gunmen kill one, injure another in Bokkos, Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Plateau State Police Command says gunmen have killed one person and injured another in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

Zagazola...

Tricycle rider knocks down student in Nasarawa, victim dies in hospital

By: Zagazola Makama 

A student of the Federal University, Lafia, has died after being knocked down by a tricycle rider near the institution’s...

Two nurses, soldier arrested over alleged theft, sale of newborn in Cross River

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested over the alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby in Akamkpa Local...

Army troops, police rescue eight kidnapped victims in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama

Nigerian Army troops police and vigilantes in Kogi have rescued eight kidnapped victims during an operation in Obajana, Lokoja Local Government Area.

Zagazola gathered...

Gunmen kill one, abduct another in Kwara community

By: Zagazola Makama 

Gunmen have killed one person, injured another, and abducted a third in an attack on a farmland in Lema community, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara...

Buratai urges Army War College alumni to deepen strategic partnerships

By: Zagazola Makama 

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), on Thursday called on members of the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Alumni...

Mali arrests soldiers, civilians over alleged plot to destabilise government

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Malian transitional government says it has arrested a group of soldiers and civilians accused of plotting to destabilise the...

SSS’ Strategic Victory Against Terrorism

By Rekpene Bassey

In a rare moment of good news in Nigeria’s long war against extremism, the Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of Abubakar Abba, the elusive and feared leader of...

Security forces rescue 10 abducted commuters in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces have rescued 10 abducted commuters along the Ochadamu–Anyigba Road in Ofu Local Government Area.

It will be recalled that the victims were kidnapped on Aug...

Security Forces  arrest 2 suspected kidnappers, recover AK-47 in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama 

Security forces in Taraba, in collaboration with the state Hunters Association, have arrested two suspected kidnappers and...

Police arrest MOPOL, security guards over warehouse burglary in Ogun

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Police in Ogun have arrested a mobile policeman and several security guards for alleged conspiracy, burglary and theft from a...