Why we charged Sowore over false claim against Tinubu - DSS

* Court warns defendant's counsel against delay tactics

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said its decision to file a charge against online publisher and politician, Omoyele...

ISWAP suffers heavy losses in Timbuktu Triangle, lost 22 fighters in encounter with troops

By: Zagazola Makama 

At least 22 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed, while several others were...

Police rescue six children, arrest five over child stealing in Ogun–Lagos axis

By: Zagazola Makama

Police rescue six children, arrest five over child stealing in Ogun–Lagos axis

Security sources said that the breakthrough followed the abandonment...

Mobile Police personnel repel bandits’ attack on Ugbobi village in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama

Personnel of the 67 Police Mobile Force (PMF) successfully repelled an attack by armed herder bandits on Ugbobi village in Apa Local Government Area of...

Federal High Court Strikes Out Nnamdi Kanu's Motion for Transfer from Sokoto Correctional Facility

Abuja, January 27, 2026 – Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out an ex-parte motion filed by Nnamdi Kanu...

Six vigilante members injured in gunpowder explosion in Talata Mafara

By: Zagazola Makama

Six members of a local vigilante group sustained injuries early on Jan. 27 following an accidental explosion of gunpowder that sparked a fire in Talata...

Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected armed bandits on Jan. 25 abducted six people at gunpoint in Tauji village, Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, while the victims...

Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway

By: Zagazola Makama

Four people were killed and fifteen others injured in a lone motor accident involving a Glynlyon truck along the Ibadan–Oyo Expressway on Jan. 26.

Sources...

Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi

By: Zagazola Makama

Three persons were arrested following a foiled armed robbery along the Bauchi–Gombe Federal Highway in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Jan...

Bandits attack Bauna village in Katsina; one killed, two injured

By: Zagazola Makama

Unidentified armed bandits attacked Bauna Village in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State in the early hours of Monday, leaving one person dead and two...

ISWAP attack on passenger vehicle kills two, injures two in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected ISWAP terrorists on motorcycles attacked a passenger vehicle along the Zindir–Gajigana axis of Magumeri Local Government Area in Borno State on Monday...

Gunmen kidnap Fulani leader, kill one in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a Fulani community leader and killed one person during an early-morning attack in Taraba State.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the...

The Borno State Government to Repatriate over 3,000 Refugees from Cameroon after 11 Years

Borno State Government has finalized arrangements for the voluntary repatriation of more than 3,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon republic to their...

Army troops rescue 11 kidnapped victims in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State following a coordinated...

Three soldiers killed in IED attack near Niamey, says Niger army sources

By: Zagazola Makama 

At least three Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday after an army patrol vehicle hit an improvised...

Military to arraign officers over alleged Coup plot against govt, says DHQ

By: Zagazola Makama

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Monday said investigations into alleged acts of indiscipline involving 16 officers have been concluded, with those...

NNRA Bolsters Ties with DSS, Police to Crack Down on Nuclear Safety Violations

Abuja – The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) is intensifying enforcement of nuclear safety and radiation protection rules through deepened collaboration with...

Armed bandits invade Ungwan Alede, abduct several residents in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits on Sunday morning invaded Ungwan Alede in Bangi District, Niger State, blocking both Bangi–Kotonkoro and Bangi–Mangoro...

Police sergeant arrested for supplying arms used in Nasarawa robbery

By: Zagazola Makama

A serving police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly supplying an AK-47 rifle used in an armed robbery attack in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa...

Police rescue couple, arrest five suspected kidnappers in Edo forest operation

By: Zagazola Makama 

Police operatives in Edo State on Sunday rescued a couple kidnapped by armed men and arrested five suspected kidnappers in a...