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Terror attack in Tillabéri point to  persistent insecurity in Niger’s borderlands

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Tillabéri region of Niger has once again been struck by tragedy following the killing of a senior local...

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Troops neutralise arms courier, recover rifles in Kwara

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

 Troops of 22 Armoured Brigade have neutralised an arms courier and recovered a cache of weapons during a snap check operation along...

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Mali, Algeria dispute escalates over ICJ rejection in drone incident

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Tensions between Mali and Algeria have deepened following Algeria’s refusal to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of...

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Niger, Mali strengthen cooperation to secure vital Gao-Labbézanga corridor

By: Zagazola Makama

The Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) and the Armed Forces of Niger (FAN) have intensified cooperation to secure the strategic corridor linking the two...

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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists abduct teenager in Adamawa

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted an 18-year-old boy, Azura Ayuba, in Kopre village, Hong Local Government Area of...

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Gunmen kill one, injure two others in Benue

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

 Atleast  one person killed and two othered injured by suspected armed men in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue state.

 

Sources...

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Police rescue four kidnap victims in Benue after gun battle

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Police Command in Benue has rescued four kidnap victims following a gun battle with abductors along Orokam–Owukpa road in Ogbadibo Local...

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Army troops  arrest suspected bandits in joint operations in Benue

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

A joint operation of the military under Operation Restore Peace has arrested three suspected bandits during ongoing...

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Police arrest woman, nurse, others over alleged sale of newborn in Delta

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Police Command in Delta  has arrested a woman and a nurse alongside three others for allegedly selling a newborn baby...

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Gunmen hijack passenger boat, abduct 17 in Cross River

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Gunmen suspected to be sea robbers on Thursday hijacked a commercial passenger boat conveying 30 people from Calabar, Cross River, to Oron, Akwa Ibom...

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Police recover snatched vehicle, firearm after gun duel in Abuja

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

 The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has recovered a snatched vehicle and weapons following a gun duel with armed...

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FCT police arrest seven notorious one-chance suspects over murder of NYSC graduate

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested seven suspected notorious “one-chance”...

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FCT police arrest seven notorious one-chance suspects over murder of NYSC graduate

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested seven suspected notorious “one-chance”...

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Hoodlums kill one, injure another in Yobe attack

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Police Command in Yobe has confirmed the killing of an 18-year-old man and injury of another following an attack by hoodlums in Muri-Mafa Ward, Tarmuwa...

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Suspected motorcycle thief killed in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama

A suspected motorcycle thief has been killed in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe state.

Sources told Zagazola on Friday that the incident occurred on Sept. 23 at about 10:40...

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Suspected motorcycle thief killed in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama

A suspected motorcycle thief has been killed in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe state.

Sources told Zagazola on Friday that the incident occurred on Sept. 23 at about 10:40...

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Yacine Diallo, ally of Niger junta, linked to mining security contracts, faces international sanctions

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

International attention has turned to Nigerien businessman, Yacine Diallo, after his growing influence...

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Breaking! Nnamdi Kanu Has Case To Answer, Says Court
*Rejects bid for transfer to Nat'l hospital

A Federal High sitting in Abuja on Friday upheld the position of the Department of State Services (DSS)
that leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra...

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Police arrest suspected cattle rustlers in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

The Police Command in Katsina has arrested two suspected cattle rustlers who illegally crossed into Nigeria from Niger Republic.

Sources said that the suspects were...

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Eight killed, many injured as illegal mining site collapses in Zamfara

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

At least eight persons were killed following the collapse of an illegal mining site in Jabaka, Maru Local Government Area of the...

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