Gunfire, explosions rock Niamey airport at night

By: Zagazola Makama

Gunshots and loud explosions of unknown origin were heard late on Wednesday night around the Niamey International Airport in Niger Republic.

Tinubu’s Turkey visit: CDS, Air Chief inspect defence systems at ASELSAN

By: Zagazola Makama

On the sidelines of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official visit to Türkiye, the Minister of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, has...

Troops, police rescue eight kidnap victims in Kaduna forest

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nigerian Army troops of Sector 7 of Operation OPEP, in collaboration with the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Forest Guards and...

Police uncover N7.7bn telecom fraud, arrest six suspects

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered and dismantled a cyber-enabled fraud syndicate responsible for the illegal diversion of a telecommunications...

Police repel bandits’ attack in Benue, restore calm in Otukpo

By: Zagazola Makama

The Benue State Police Command has repelled an attack by suspected bandits on police personnel in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state.

Sources said that the...

Bandits abduct pastor, wife in Katsina village

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected armed bandits have kidnapped a pastor and his wife in Ungwan Adiko Kafari village, Kujama Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Sources told the Zagazola Makama on...

Bandits kill one-year-old, injure woman, abduct passengers in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits have attacked a passenger vehicle along the Gusau–Kasheta Kura route in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing a...

Suspected herders kill man in fresh attack on Agagbe–Naka road

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected armed herders have killed a man along the Agagbe–Naka–Agatu road in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.

Sources told Zagazola hat the...

Rival bandit leaders clash as key peace enforcer is killed in Jibia axis, Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

A prominent bandit leader and key enforcer of a fragile peace arrangement in Jibia, Katsina State, Abdullahi Lantai, also known as “Lantai...

Troops raid bandits’ hideout in Plateau, neutralise notorious kidnapper

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Sector 2 of Operation OPEP have raided a suspected bandits’ hideout at Nahuta Village, Kadarko District in Wase Local Government...

First Batch of 300 Refugees Returns to Gwoza in Landmark Homecoming.

The first batch of 300 Nigerian refugees has returned to Gwoza in Borno State, marking the commencement of the fourth phase of a sustained repatriation exercise.

The...

Why we charged Sowore over false claim against Tinubu - DSS

* Court warns defendant's counsel against delay tactics

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said its decision to file a charge against online publisher and politician, Omoyele...

ISWAP suffers heavy losses in Timbuktu Triangle, lost 22 fighters in encounter with troops

By: Zagazola Makama 

At least 22 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed, while several others were...

Police rescue six children, arrest five over child stealing in Ogun–Lagos axis

By: Zagazola Makama

Police rescue six children, arrest five over child stealing in Ogun–Lagos axis

Security sources said that the breakthrough followed the abandonment...

Mobile Police personnel repel bandits’ attack on Ugbobi village in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama

Personnel of the 67 Police Mobile Force (PMF) successfully repelled an attack by armed herder bandits on Ugbobi village in Apa Local Government Area of...

Federal High Court Strikes Out Nnamdi Kanu's Motion for Transfer from Sokoto Correctional Facility

Abuja, January 27, 2026 – Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out an ex-parte motion filed by Nnamdi Kanu...

Six vigilante members injured in gunpowder explosion in Talata Mafara

By: Zagazola Makama

Six members of a local vigilante group sustained injuries early on Jan. 27 following an accidental explosion of gunpowder that sparked a fire in Talata...

Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected armed bandits on Jan. 25 abducted six people at gunpoint in Tauji village, Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, while the victims...

Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway

By: Zagazola Makama

Four people were killed and fifteen others injured in a lone motor accident involving a Glynlyon truck along the Ibadan–Oyo Expressway on Jan. 26.

Sources...

Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi

By: Zagazola Makama

Three persons were arrested following a foiled armed robbery along the Bauchi–Gombe Federal Highway in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Jan...