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...

Benue police arrest suspect over killing of repentant bandit

By: Zagazola Makama 

 One suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of a repentant bandit along Sankera Zaki-Biam Road in Ukum Local Government...

Two arrested over human trafficking of teenage girl to Niger, Libya

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, Zainab Ojelade, from Ogun State...

(FACT CHECK): Allegations against two commanding officers misleading — soldiers’ allowances paid, Oando feeds troops but hasn’t remitted RCA

By: Zagazola Makama

A wave of social-media circulating this week that two commanding officers withheld...

UPDATED: Court adjourns Sultan’s cybercrime case, grants conditional bail

By: Zagazola Makama 

 A Magistrate Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna, on Monday adjourned the trial of a Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar...

NAF sustains pressure, strikes hostile elements in Kwara

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has carried out multiple coordinated missions targeting hostile...

Court remands Kaduna social media activist for cyber offences

By: Zagazola Makama

A Rigasa Magistrate Court in Kaduna on Monday ordered the remand of a social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known as Sarki Sultan, at the Kaduna...

Army troops, police launch rescue operation as bandits abduct church members in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed men suspected to be bandits on Sunday abducted an unspecified number of church members along Makurdi–Naka road in...

Police investigate murder of man in Abuja after ransom demand

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has launched an investigation into the killing of one Emmanuel Chigbo after his wife...

Police arrest six notorious bandit arms suppliers wanted by Intelligence agencies in Abuja

By: Zagazola Makama 

 The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command operatives have arrested six notorious arms and logistics...

Troops arrest suspected kidnappers, recover arms in Dei-Dei

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation FANSAN YAMMAN have arrested five suspected kidnappers during a patrol at Dei-Dei in the...

Troops intercept gunrunner in Niger, recover 18 locally made guns

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation FANSAN YAMMAN have intercepted a suspected gunrunner in Kampany Mailafia, Niger...

Troops arrest terrorist collaborators in Kankara, Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of 17 Brigade, Operation FANSAN YAMMAN, in collaboration with the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), have arrested suspected...

Troops rescue kidnapped victim in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of 17 Brigade, Operation FANSAN YAMMAN, have rescued a kidnapped victim in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Zagazola Makama...

Police recover body of man in Jabi, launch investigation

By: Zagazola Makama 

The FCT Police Command says it has recovered the lifeless body of a man found along Alex Ekwueme Way in Jabi on Sunday.

Sources hat the...

Police confirm release of kidnapped victims in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the release of passengers abducted by armed bandits along the Kontagora–Zuru road in Mariga Local...

Armed men kill village head in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Unidentified armed men have killed the Sarkin Fulani of Tungan-Madugu in Babanna district of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger.

Zagazola Makama learnt...