US lawmakers introduce bill targeting Fulani militias, Chinese illegal mining in Nigeria

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A fresh bill at the United States House of Representatives proposes that the US Secretary of State collaborate with...

Why Kwankwaso Was Singled Out in a US Bill

 

By Farooq Kperogi

 

I was initially surprised, shocked even, that of all northern Nigerian Muslim politicians, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was the one Republican congressmen singled out for a...

Targeting Kwankwaso over Twitter exchange with U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore is witch-hunt

 

By: Zagazola Makama. 

 

The inclusion of former Kano State Governor and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in a proposed U.S. bill on religious...

Owo Church Attack: 8th DSS Witness Corroborates 7th's Testimony Identifying 2nd Defendant Al Quasim As Part of Bloodbath

 

An eight witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of suspected attackers of the St...

COAS REAFFIRMS STRATEGIC SECURITY LEADERSHIP IN WEST AFRICA, HIGHLIGHTS NIGERIA’S ROLE IN LIBERIA’S PEACE, DEFENCE REBIRTH

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s strategic leadership...

Civilian JTF operative shoots man in Katsina, arrested By: Zagazola Makama Sources said that the incident occurred on Feb. 9 at about 7:30 p.m. According to the sources, the Civilian JTF operative, Musa Idi, reportedly shot...

Bandits injure four in Maradun, Zamfara By: Zagazola Makama Four people have been injured following an armed bandits’ attack on Kaya Faru Village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Sources said that the incident occurred on...

Bandits kill one, abduct others in Zurmi, Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed men suspected to be bandits have killed one person and abducted several others in Sanyawa area of Moriki District, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Sources...

Bandits kill two police inspectors, four civilians in Benue By: Zagazola Makama Two police inspectors and four civilians have been killed during a bandits’ attack on Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue...

Niger incidents underline rising Sahel spillover threat to Nigeria’s security

By: Zagazola Makama

A series of deadly incidents in neighbouring Niger between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10 has again exposed the fragility of security across the central Sahel...

Troops neutralise 16 terrorists, recover cache in Borno ambush

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Joint Task Force North-East (JTF-NE) under Operation Hadin Kai and Operation Desert Sanity V have neutralised 16 suspected terrorists during an ambush in...

COAS TO ADDRESS 69TH LIBERIA ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has arrived in the Republic of Liberia on an official engagement at the invitation of the Armed Forces of...

Owo Church Attack: Another DSS Witness Identifies Alleged Attackers 

 

*Prosecution tenders autopsy report confirming victims died of gunshot wounds 

 

 

A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the...

Retired army officer killed in suspected bandit attack in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama

A retired army officer was shot dead during a suspected armed bandit attack in Anem Village, Ikyurav-Ya, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.

Sources said...

Father attacks daughters in home, victims hospitalized in Ekiti

By: Zagazola Makama

Two young girls were injured in an attempted murder at their home on Olele Street, Ise Ekiti, after being attacked by their father early on Sunday morning.

It was...

Benue police rescue abducted travelers, issue alert on armed bandits

By: Zagazola Makama

Police in Benue State have rescued four passengers abducted by armed bandits along the Adoka-Ankpa Road, the Command confirmed.

According to sources, the...

Two killed, one injured in IED explosion in Chikuba in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

Two persons were killed and another injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) along Kudodo–Kampani Community Road.

Zagazola learnt that...

Kwara vigilante shot dead in clash with Fulani herders along Koro-Ogbe road

By: Zagazola Makama

A vigilante officer was killed following a clash with suspected Fulani herders along the Koro-Ogbe road, leading to Kogi State, the Kwara State Police...

Security forces arrest suspected bandits’ kingpin in Maradun, Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces have arrested a suspected kingpin of a notorious bandit gang responsible for kidnappings and extortion in Tangaza Local Government...

Kogi police neutralize armed robber in Lokoja community

By: Zagazola Makama

The Kogi State Police Command has neutralized an armed robber during a shootout in Indori Community, Lokoja, the police reported.

Sources said that the incident occurred...