Eight die, three injured in Lagos-Badagry Expressway crash

By: Zagazola Makama

At least eight persons were confirmed dead while three others sustained serious injuries in a fatal road crash involving a commercial bus and a truck...

NAF STRIKES JAS HIDEOUTS, DISRUPTS LOGISTICS CHAIN AND NEUTRALISES SCORES OF TERRORISTS

In a major blow to insurgent networks in Nigeria’s North-East, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), launched precision air strikes on...

One killed in farmland boundary dispute in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

A middle-aged man, Adamu Sale, has been killed by suspected assailants while attempting to mediate a boundary dispute between two communities in Ibi Local Government Area of...

Mob kills suspected bandit after attack in Benue community

By: Zagazola Makama 

A suspected bandit was lynched by an irate mob in Tse-Nor village, Harga District of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, after a deadly attack in...

Two dead after alleged murder triggers mob attack in Abuja estate

By: Zagazola Makama 

Another Tragedy struck on Sunday evening at Crown Luxury Marlago Estate along the Kubwa Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...

Suspected burglar beaten to death by mob in Gwagwalada

By: Zagazola Makama

A suspected burglar met a tragic end on Sunday morning in Gwaka Village, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), after an irate mob...

Gunmen abduct businessman in Kogi community

 By: Zagazola Makama 

A 41-year-old businessman, Samson Abutu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Odenyi Community, Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State.

It...

Gunmen abduct woman, shoot husband in Kwara community attack

By: Zagazola Makama

Gunmen in the early hours of Sunday abducted a 33-year-old woman and shot her husband during an attack on Guye Dadi community near Zambufu in Kwara State.

Zagazola...

Gunmen kill labourer in failed kidnap attempt in Kwara village

By: Zagazola Makama 

A 40-year-old labourer, Abdullahi Shuaibu, was shot and killed in the early hours of Sunday during a failed kidnap attempt by suspected...

Gunmen ambush patrol team in Imo, one officer killed, Police ASP missing

By: Zagazola Makama

A police patrol team was ambushed on Sunday morning by suspected members of the proscribed Eastern Security Network (ESN) along the...

Bandits kill one CPG member, two hunters in Zamfara village ambush

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits have killed a member of the Community Protection Guard (CPG) and two local hunters during a confrontation in Kungurki village...

Final year student arrested for kidnapping best friend in Anambra

By: Zagazola Makama

Operatives in Anambra have arrested a final year student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Uli Campus, for allegedly conspiring...

Kidnapped traditional leader rescued in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammadu Bello, a 60-year-old traditional leader and Wakilin Hakimin Matazu, who was abducted on Saturday, has been rescued by security...

Troops foil kidnapping attempt in Katsina, rescue victim

By: Zagazola Makama

 The troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have  foiled a coordinated kidnapping attempt by suspected bandits in three communities of Dandume...

Civilian JTF mistakenly shoots villager in Katsina during ambush operation

By: Zagazola Makama

A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State mistakenly shot and injured a...

Civilian JTF mistakenly shoots villager in Katsina during ambush operation

By: Zagazola Makama

A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State mistakenly shot and injured a...

Violence erupts at Emir’s Palace in Kano, one woman commits suicide in a separate incident 

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Kano State Police Command has confirmed two separate incidents involving a violent attack at the Emir’s...

Sokoto govt urges Turji to match peace talks with action

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Sokoto State Government has urged notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, to demonstrate genuine commitment to peace by halting all attacks on...

Turji Surrenders Not Out of Repentance, but Survival Instinct — Sources

By: Zagazola Makama

A recently released video showing notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji expressing interest in surrendering and accepting peace has left many Nigerians...

The First Shot and the Long March: Reflections on 162 Years of the Nigerian Army By Olayemi Esan

On July 6, 1967, in the quiet town of Garkem, Cross River State, a single gunshot echoed across Nigeria. It was the first shot of one of the...