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Burutai Recounts Moment a Single Word Changed His Life and Career When he Contemplated Quitting NDA

By: Zagazola Makama

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (Rtd.), has revealed that a single Hausa word was what convinced him...

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Gov Zulum Appoints Col. Yahaya Gambo (Rtd) Coordinator, Civilian JTF

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Col. Yahaya Gambo (Rtd) as Coordinator of Borno State Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF).

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Despite peace talks, Turji’s top men abduct 16, shot 3 and rustled several livestock in Sokoto

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Armed bandits loyal to notorious kingpin Bello Turji have abducted 16 residents and killed one person in a...

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Police arrest deputy Imam for alleged collaboration with bandits in Sokoto

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Security operatives have arrested Sirajo Ahmad Dan Liman, Deputy Chief Imam of the Central Jumu’ah Mosque in Kangiye, Atakwanyo...

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Plateau natives kill two herders, livestock in Bokkos

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Suspected Plateau natives have killed two teenage herders and several livestock in an attack on the outskirts of Mbar town in Bokkos Local Government...

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10-year-old boy dies after fight among minors in Niger

By; Zagazola Makama

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 10-year-old boy, Abubakar Lawal, following a fight among minors in Karaku village, Rafi Local Government...

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Bago lauds Tinubu over arrest of terror group leader in Niger by DSS

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the arrest of Abubakar Abba, leader of the Mahmuda terror...

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Ambassador Mamman hails Buratai’s legacy, urges youth mentorship

By: Zagazola Makama

Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, former Nigerian envoy, has lauded the leadership and reforms of retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff...

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Author links human development to peace, draws leadership lessons from Buratai’s life

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

 Dr. Muhammed Sani Abubakar, a peace scholar and author, has urged governments at all levels to prioritise human...

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Kachalla Alti kills rival bandit kingpin, Dankarami Usaini  in Zamfara community

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A feared bandit kingpin, Kachalla Alti, has killed a fellow gang leader in Matsuki village, Tsafe Local...

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Rival gang clash leaves one dead in Gusau

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

A gang clash has left one person dead in Tudun Wada area of Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State, police have confirmed.

 

Sources told Zagazola Makama that...

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Police, hunters search for kidnapped septuagenarian in Gombe

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Police in Gombe State, in collaboration with local hunters, have launched a search for a 60-year-old man abducted by gunmen in Funakaye Local...

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Police officer killed, another abducted in Gombe herder-farmer clash

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A clash between police operatives and suspected herders in Ture Kwei village, Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State, has left...

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Bauchi Polytechnic students protest after 20 armed robbers raid campus hostel 

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Armed robbers on Monday at about 4am invaded male students’ hostels at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, dispossessing...

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FG withdraws criminal complaint against Comfort Emmanson, reduces KWAM 1’s flight ban

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Federal Government has withdrawn its criminal complaint against Ms. Comfort Emmanson over her alleged unruly...

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CAS APPLAUDS JOINT EFFORT AS NAF’S 8-MONTH OFFENSIVE DEALS CRUSHING BLOW TO TERRORISTS IN BORNO STATE*

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dealt a decisive blow to terrorist elements in the North-East, killing at least 592 fighters and destroying 372...

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Tensions in Mali’s ruling junta amid reported arrests of senior officers

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Mali’s ruling junta is facing heightened internal tensions following a reported wave of arrests within the military, overshadowing the...

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Policeman earlier presumed killed in Zamfara bandit attack found alive

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

The Zamfara Police Command says a police inspector earlier presumed killed in a bandit attack on Adabka village in Bukkuyum Local Government...

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Two killed, two abducted in bandit attack in Zamfara

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Armed bandits have killed two persons and abducted two others in an attack on Ruwan Bore village, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara...

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Cameroonian MNJTF troops attacked at Nigeria–Cameroon border town in Kirawa 

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Cameroonian troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) stationed at Kirawa, a border community between Nigeria...

  1. Troops neutralise insurgents, recover arms in Borno, Yobe
  2. Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA discovers over 60 bodies after deadly air strike on bandits in Zamfara
  3. DSS Arraigns Five over 2022 attack on Owo Catholic Church
  4. Gunmen Abduct Six, Rob Passengers on Takum–Katsina Ala Road
  5. Police Probe Death of Mother and Two Children in Nasarawa

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