AfDB, WFP support Nigeria to tackle acute hunger in Northeast

African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a $1-million grant from its Special Relief Fund to support emergency food response in flood-affected communities in Northeastern Nigeria, in...

Beyond Perry's Thesis on Terror Financing

By

Samuel Aruwan

Effective counter-terrorism efforts require meticulous attention to detail and real-time situational awareness. Every minute counts in security management and counter-terrorism, as...

Turji Sighted in Sokoto, Imposes ₦25 Million Levy on Villages – Lawmaker

Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has been sighted in eastern Sokoto, where he has reportedly imposed a ₦25 million levy on villages, a state lawmaker has alleged.

Zagazola...

Army Chief Pledges Rewards for Gallantry, Urges Troops to Intensify Onslaught Against Terrorists

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to reward officers and soldiers demonstrating excellence and...

Bandits Attack Vigilante Camp in Niger, Security Forces Mobilized

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits attacked a vigilante camp in Wayam Village, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, but no casualties were recorded...

Police Rescue Kidnapped Victim, Arrest Suspects in Kano

Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have rescued a kidnapped victim, arrested two suspects, and recovered firearms and suspected rustled livestock during an operation...

U.S. Denies Funding Boko Haram as Nigerian Senate Launches Probe into USAID Allegations

The United States government has denied allegations of funding the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, reaffirming its commitment to assisting the...

NDLEA Arrests Suspects Smuggling Ammunition to Bandits in Zamfara

 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have intercepted and arrested suspected arms...

Troops Neutralize Nine Terrorists in Borno, Recover Weapons

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with a hybrid force, have neutralized nine insurgents during a raid on an enclave of the Islamic State...

COAS URGES TROOPS TO DEMONSTRATE RESOLUTE COMMITMENT IN COMBATING THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has called on officers and men of the Nigerian Army (NA), sister services of the Armed...

1,542 Borno Indigenes Return from Chad in Voluntary Repatriation Exercise

By: Zagazola Makama 

A total of 1,542 Borno State indigenes who had been displaced by insurgency and took refuge in Chad have voluntarily returned to...

Police Arrest Suspected Bandit, Kidnapper in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a notorious armed bandit and kidnapping gang terrorizing Kajuru Local Government Area...

Ex-Kalgo LGA Chairman Missing After Attack by Unknown Gunmen in Kebbi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Former Chairman of Kalgo Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hon. Umar Namashaya Diggi, has been declared missing after he was...

Two Killed, Several Injured in Hausa-Fulani Communal Clash in Jigawa

By: Zagazola Makama

Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons and injuries to several others following a communal clash between Hausa and Fulani groups...

Nigerian Troops Sustain Offensive Against Bandits in Zamfara, Expanding Operations to Anka/Bagega Axis

…As bandits sneak into village to beg for food…

By: Zagazola Makama 

The sustained military offensive aimed at...

Troops Neutralize Notorious Bandit Kingpin Kamilu Buzar, several fighters  in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

 A coordinated military operation involving the Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade, Katsina, and the Air...

Nigerian Army troops killed several bandits, Destroy Bandit Hideout in Sakkarawa Forest, Sabon Birni

By: Zagazola Makama 

A notorious bandit stronghold known as “Dabar Dan Dari Biyar,” located in Sakkarawa Forest, western...

Niger’s Security Crisis Deepens as ISWAP Attacks Diffa

On the night of February 14-15, 2025, the city of Diffa, already a flashpoint for insecurity, witnessed yet another brazen attack by fighters from the Islamic State West Africa...

Police Neutralize Nine Terrorists, Recover 23 Arms in Anti-Crime Operations

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified its fight against violent and organized crimes, neutralizing nine terrorists and recovering 23 firearms in recent operations...

Troops Neutralise  two Kidnappers, Rescue four Victims in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised two suspected kidnappers and rescued four abducted victims in Jema’a Local...