Kukah says military operations alone cannot end insurgency, stresses soft power approach

By: Zagazola Makama 

 The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said Nigeria cannot defeat...

Kukah reviews Irabor’s book, says Nigeria must revisit history to resolve insecurity

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called for a deeper interrogation of...

Obasanjo urges holistic approach to end Boko Haram, insecurity

By: Zagazola Makama 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a whole-of-society approach to tackle Boko Haram insurgency and other security challenges in...

HURIWA, Jurist Omolaye-Ajileye Commend SSS DG For N20m Award To Wrongfully Arrested Individuals

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), and a jurist and visiting Professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Alaba...

Tear gas canister explosion injures four siblings in Kano

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Four siblings have sustained injuries following the explosion of a tear gas canister at Bakin Kwata, Sharada area of Kano...

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...