Notorious kidnapper Maidawa neutralised in Kwara 

By: Zagazola Makama

A notorious kidnapper Maidawa and some of his accomplices has been eliminated following a fierce engagement with security forces in Isanlu, Isin LGA, over...

Two children killed in machete attack in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two children have been killed in a machete attack by yet-to-be-identified assailants at Kurungu village, Adogo, in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi...

Gunmen abduct seven travellers in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed men have abducted seven travellers along the Itobe–Anyagba expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, police have confirmed.

Sources...

Army troops  nutrialised 15 bandits in Kogi-Kwara border operation

 By: Zagazola Makama 

At least 15 suspected bandits and kidnappers were reportedly neutralised by combined government security forces following...

Bandit attack at illegal mining site leaves one dead in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

One person was killed following a bandit attack at an illegal mining site in Magami District, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara...

Troops raid black spots, arrest 15 suspects in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY), in conjunction with Keystone personnel and other security agencies, have arrested 15 suspects and recovered illicit drugs in Kaduna...

Troops clear bandit hideouts, detonate IED in Sokoto

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have cleared several deserted terrorist hideouts and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in...

Troops repel terrorist attacks, rescue victims in Sokoto, Kebbi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have repelled multiple terrorist attacks, neutralised two terrorists and rescued victims in Sokoto...

DSS DG Orders Release of Wrongfully Arrested Businesswoman, Others
*Awards N20m Compensation

The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS) Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of
an Abuja-based businesswoman, Mrs...

Army Troops neutralised bandit as stray bullet mistakenly hits students during gunfight in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

A suspected bandit was neutralised by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke during a gun battle in Jato-Aka...

DSS Didn't Disarm Vigilantes in Kwara Community - State Government

*As secret police, soldiers kill more bandits 

The Kwara State government has dismissed rumours that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) disarmed...

Niger, Mali leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation

By: Zagazola Makama 

President of the Republic of Niger, Gen. Abdurahamane Tiani, on Wednesday paid a visit to Mali’s Transitional President, Gen. Assimi...

Army troops repel ISWAP  infiltration in Monguno, kill 2 ISWAP terrorists, recover weapons

By: Zagazola Makama 

Toops of Sector 3 Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attempted infiltration by Boko Haram terrorists...

DSS vs Sowore: Court Fixes Oct 27 For Arraignment Over False claim against Tinubu

A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday fixed October 27, 2025, for the arraignment of politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore for alleged false...

American woman dies in Warri during visit to companion

By: Zagazola Makama

A 60-year-old American woman, Jacqueline Bolling Elton, has died in Warri, Delta State, during a visit to her male companion.

Elton was said to...

Benue police arrest suspect over killing of repentant bandit

By: Zagazola Makama 

 One suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of a repentant bandit along Sankera Zaki-Biam Road in Ukum Local Government...

Two arrested over human trafficking of teenage girl to Niger, Libya

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, Zainab Ojelade, from Ogun State...

(FACT CHECK): Allegations against two commanding officers misleading — soldiers’ allowances paid, Oando feeds troops but hasn’t remitted RCA

By: Zagazola Makama

A wave of social-media circulating this week that two commanding officers withheld...

UPDATED: Court adjourns Sultan’s cybercrime case, grants conditional bail

By: Zagazola Makama 

 A Magistrate Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna, on Monday adjourned the trial of a Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar...

NAF sustains pressure, strikes hostile elements in Kwara

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has carried out multiple coordinated missions targeting hostile...