DSS: Nigeria’s silent watchdog defending the nation’s economy from cyber predators
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DSS: Nigeria’s silent watchdog defending the nation’s economy from cyber predators
By: Zagazola Makama
In the dim corridors of Nigeria’s intelligence community, one agency has quietly expanded its mission beyond counter-espionage and internal security. The Department of State Services (DSS)...
FCT police rescue 23 foreign nationals, bust kidnapping syndicate
By: Zagazola Makama
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have smashed a major kidnapping syndicate and rescued 23 foreign nationals who were being held hostage in Nasarawa...
Troops eliminate Boko Haram, repel terrorists’ ambush along Bama–Konduga road in Borno
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Troops eliminate Boko Haram, repel terrorists’ ambush along Bama–Konduga road in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), North East Operation Hadin Kai, have repelled an ambush by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the Main Supply Route (MSR) betwee...
Bandits abduct five persons in Zamfara’s Bungudu LGA
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Bandits abduct five persons in Zamfara’s Bungudu LGA
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have abducted five persons, including two women, during an attack on Gidan Maman Bazamfare in Zamafarawa, Kwukun Waje district of Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama tha...
Trump designates Nigeria as country of concern over alleged killings of Christians
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Trump designates Nigeria as country of concern over alleged killings of Christians
U.S. President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over what he described as an existential threat to Christians in the country.
Trump made the announcement on Friday...
Guinea-Bissau military foils alleged coup plot, arrests senior officers
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Guinea-Bissau military foils alleged coup plot, arrests senior officers
By: Zagazola Makama
Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities say they have foiled an alleged coup attempt aimed at subverting the country’s constitutional order ahead of next month’s general elections...
Hunter accidentally kills CJTF member in Gamboru, Borno
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Hunter accidentally kills CJTF member in Gamboru, Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
A member of the Hunters RRS in Gamboru, Ngala Local Government Area, has accidentally shot and killed a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operative in Gamboru, Borno State.
Zagazola gathered th...
Destiny in Command: How Generals Musa and Oluyede Forged a Unique Legacy Through Three Handovers
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Destiny in Command: How Generals Musa and Oluyede Forged a Unique Legacy Through Three Handovers
By Samuel Aruwan
The recent handover of command between General Christopher Gwabin Musa and General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede at the pinnacle of the Armed Forces of Nigeria is more than a routine chan...
Details of the Disappearance:
Full Name: Khadija Ado Zakariya (affectionately known as Aunty)
Date Missing: Thursday, October 30, 2025 (reported as of today)
Last Known Location: Her husband's residence in Life Camp, Abuja, Nigeria.
Circumstances: Khadija was last seen at the family home earlier...
Mali drone strikes kills dozens of civilians at wedding ceremony
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Mali drone strikes kills dozens of civilians at wedding ceremony
By: Zagazola Makama
A drone strike reportedly launched by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) has killed more than twenty civilians, including women and children, during a wedding ceremony in the locality...
The resurgence of coups and the uncertain future of democracy in Africa
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The resurgence of coups and the uncertain future of democracy in Africa
By: Zagazola Makama
The growing wave of political instability across Africa underscores the continent’s fragile democratic foundations and the deepening crisis of governance, legitimacy, and public trust. The recent developm...
Exclusive: How bandit kingpin Jankare was killed in Katsina
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Exclusive: How bandit kingpin Jankare was killed in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
Fresh fact have emerged how the Notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Abdurrahman Jankare, was killed by a rival in an internal dispute in Tsaskiya village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina St...
UAE Reportedly Pays $50 Million Ransom to Secure Release of Two Emirati Hostages from JNIM
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UAE Reportedly Pays $50 Million Ransom to Secure Release of Two Emirati Hostages from JNIM
By: Zagazola Makama
Reports from Mali indicate that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid a ransom of $50 million (about 30 billion CFA francs) to the terrorist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Is...
JNIM claims first attack in Kwara, four months after announcing new brigade
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JNIM claims first attack in Kwara, four months after announcing new brigade
By: Zagazola Makama
Al-Qaeda–linked militant group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for an attack in Kwara State, its first in Nigeria, four months after announcing the establish...
COAS appoints senior officers to key command and staff positions
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COAS appoints senior officers to key command and staff positions
BY: Zagazola Makama
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to strategic command, staff, and instructional positions across Nigerian Arm...
Tinubu tasks service chiefs to crush terrorists, bandits
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Tinubu tasks service chiefs to crush terrorists, bandits
By: Zagazola Makama
President Bola Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify military operations aimed at defeating terrorism, banditry, and other forms of criminality across the country, insist...
Troops neutralized several bandits, rescue 10 abducted victims, in Zamfara
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Troops neutralized several bandits, rescue 10 abducted victims, in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops operating under Operation FANSAR YAMMA have nutrialsied several bandits and rescued ten abducted victims during coordinated counter-banditry operations in parts of Tsafe and...
ISWAP ambush mobile police patrol team in Yobe
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Wednesday ambushed a mobile police patrol team along the Bara–Gulani axis of Yobe State, inflicting injuries on two officers and carting...
Several terrorists killed as Rivalry clash intensifies between Boko Haram, ISWAP Sambisa
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Several terrorists killed as Rivalry clash intensifies between Boko Haram, ISWAP Sambisa
By: Zagazola Makama
Fresh fighting has erupted between rival insurgent factions in the Sambisa Forest axis of Borno, as renewed hostilities spread across parts of Bama and Konduga Local G...
Notorious bandit kingpin Jankare killed by rival in Katsina
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Notorious bandit kingpin Jankare killed by rival in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
A notorious bandit leader known as Jankare has been killed by a rival group during a violent dispute along the Dutsenma axis of Katsina State.
Zagazola report that the incident...
