How Security Forces Calmed, Secured, and Evacuated Passengers after Kaduna-Abuja Train Derailment

By Samuel Aruwan

The Kaduna-Abuja Highway spans approximately 200 kilometers and traverses four local government areas of Kaduna State: Kaduna South...

Police arrest man over alleged killing of mother accused of witchcraft in Jigawa

By: Zagazola Makama

The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested a 25-year-old man over the death of his mother, whom he and accomplices allegedly attacked on suspicion...

Police arrest officers, land grabber over deadly clash in Lagos

By: Zagazola Makama

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested some of its officers alongside a suspected notorious land grabber, following a violent clash that...

Police recover arms from retired DSP after threats in Abeokuta

By: Zagazola Makama 

The police in Ogun have recovered firearms and other dangerous weapons from a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Adebowale...

Two vigilantes killed as bandits loyal to Alhaji Baita attack Adabka community in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits suspected to be loyalists of a notorious kingpin, Alhaji Baita, have attacked Adabka community in Bukkuyum Local Government...

Three killed, others injured in bandits’ attack on Zamfara community

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits have killed three persons and injured three others in an attack on Galadi town, Shinkafi Local Government Area of...

Bandits Dan Sadiya release 142 abducted victims amidst ongoing peace talks  in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama 

At least 142 persons abducted by bandits kingpin in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state have...

Troops repel bandits, and recovered six motorcycles on Tsafe-Funtua highway

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation FANSAR YAMMA have repelled a bandits’ attack along the Tsafe–Funtua highway in Zamfara, recovering four motorcycles...

Gunmen kill police officer, snatch rifle in Anambra

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN militia on Wednesday attacked operatives of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) in...

Bandits kill one, abduct farmers in Kajuru LGA, Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits have killed one farmer, injured another and kidnapped an unspecified number of persons in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna...

Slain army officer shot by police inspector buried in Bauchi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Ali Haruna of the Nigerian Army, who was shot dead by a mobile police inspector in Bauchi State, has been laid to...

Popular thug dies in Kaduna, residents react with mixed feelings

By: Zagazola Makama 

Reports from Kaduna State indicate that a notorious thug, popularly known as Habu Dan Damisa, has died.

The death of the young...

Police arrest two suspected Uber car snatchers in Ibadan

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers allegedly behind a car-snatching syndicate targeting Uber drivers in...

Train  derailment victim recounts how nigerian army rescued passengers

…In those first chaotic minutes, it was the soldiers who stood with us…

By: Zagazola Makama

For passengers on board the Kaduna-bound...

DSS, Army Neutralizes 50 Bandits, Rescuing Kidnapees, as Niger Assembly Speaker hailed operation 

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have struck a major blow against banditry...

Armed men ambush patrol team, kill guard in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

A member of the Benue State Civil Protection Guard has been killed following an ambush by armed men in Guma Local Government Area of the...

Nigeria to host AFRIDEX 2026, Africa’s largest defence, security exhibition

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has signed an agreement with a United Kingdom–based company for the hosting...

Gunmen kill woman, injure two in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

One woman has been killed and two others injured following an attack by gunmen in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

Zagazola learnt that the attack...

Five women die in Niger mining site collapse

Atleast five women died following the collapse of an illegal mining site in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about...

Eight hunters killed in bandits’ attack in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama 

At least eight hunters have been killed during an exchange of gunfire with armed bandits in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger.

It was gathered...