Imo Police uncover hotel and mortuary allegedly used for kidnapping, organ harvesting in Ngor Okpala

By: Zagazola Makama 

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have uncovered a hotel and a mortuary allegedly used by a...

Civilian JTF officer shoots man dead, injures another as youths protest in Kurfi, Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

A Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operative in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State has allegedly shot and...

President Tinubu confirms rapid Nigerian air intervention in Benin Republic to protect democracy

By: Zagazola Makama 

 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the deployment of Nigerian Air Force assets to the Republic...

ECOWAS deploys standby force to Benin Republic to preserve constitutional order

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the immediate deployment of a regional standby force to...

Nigerian Air Force conducts Multiple Precision airstrikes on fleeing coup plotters in Benin Republic

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out strategic  airstrikes on fleeing elements of the...

Civilian JTF officer shoots man dead, injures another as youths protest in Kurfi, Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

A Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operative in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State has allegedly shot and...

Troops dislodged bandits camp as security forces rescue hostages in coordinated FCT operations

By: Zagazola Makama 

A coordinated joint operation by the Nigerian Army, police and the Department of State Services (DSS) has led...

Nigeria withdraws fighter aircraft as situation stabilises in Benin Republic

By: Zagazola Makama 

Nigeria has withdrawn the fighter aircraft earlier deployed to the Benin Republic after authorities assessed that the security...

Benin coup deepens West Africa’s democratic decline

By: Zagazola Makama

The sudden military takeover in the Benin Republic on Sunday, which saw President Patrice Talon deposed by soldiers led by Lt. Pascal Tigri, has once again...

Nigeria deploys fighter aircraft to Benin Republic as coup unfolds

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian military has deployed fighter aircraft to the Benin Republic following Sunday’s military coup that toppled President Patrice...

Troops ambush, neutralise several Boko Haram  transporting supplies in Konduga 

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully neutralised a group of Boko Haram terrorists and...

How Nigerian Army is reshaping training, leadership and operational readiness through new facilities and officer development

By: Zagazola Makama 

 The Nigerian Army is undergoing a comprehensive transformation in...

COAS inaugurates land warfare wargaming centre, says facility will deepen officers’ operational planning

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed...

Army will remain apolitical, committed to defending democracy – COAS

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says the Nigerian Army will remain apolitical and steadfast in protecting the...

COAS charges newly commissioned officers to uphold professionalism, loyalty at POP in Jaji

By: Zagazola Makama

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged newly commissioned officers of the Executive Commission Course 2/2025...

Police arrest notorious bandit linked to killings of officers in Benue, Nasarawa

By: Zagazola Makama 

Police operatives in Benue have arrested a suspected notorious armed bandit believed to be responsible for multiple attacks...

Four police officers injured in patrol vehicle crash on Yelwata–Makurdi road

By: Zagazola Makama

Four personnel of the 18 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron were injured on Friday when their patrol vehicle was involved in a lone...

Troops rescue 14 kidnapped victims at Orokam forest in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

Nigerian Army troops of Joint Task Force Sector One, Operation Udo Ka (OPUK), in collaboration with the Neighbourhood Watch, have rescued 14...

Frantz Fanon and African Journalism

By Samuel Aruwan

I missed the Frantz Fanon Centenary Conference at the University of Jos, organized by the Center for Democracy and Development and CODESRIA. This piece is timed for his centenary and 64 years...

Chinese expatriate kidnapped after murder of 8 NSCDC personnel in Edo, regains freedom in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

A Chinese expatriate earlier kidnapped in an attack that claimed the lives of eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and...