Gunmen abduct seven travellers in Kogi
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed men have abducted seven travellers along the Itobe–Anyagba expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, police have confirmed.
Sources disclosed that a patrol team sighted an aban...
Army troops nutrialised 15 bandits in Kogi-Kwara border operation
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Army troops nutrialised 15 bandits in Kogi-Kwara border operation
By: Zagazola Makama
At least 15 suspected bandits and kidnappers were reportedly neutralised by combined government security forces following a fierce gun battle along the Kogi State border wit...
Bandit attack at illegal mining site leaves one dead in Zamfara
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Bandit attack at illegal mining site leaves one dead in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
One person was killed following a bandit attack at an illegal mining site in Magami District, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Zagazola learnt that on Oct. 1, 2025...
Troops raid black spots, arrest 15 suspects in Kaduna
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Troops raid black spots, arrest 15 suspects in Kaduna
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY), in conjunction with Keystone personnel and other security agencies, have arrested 15 suspects and recovered illicit drugs in Kaduna metropolis.
Zagazola Makama report that at about 6...
Troops repel terrorist attacks, rescue victims in Sokoto, Kebbi
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Troops repel terrorist attacks, rescue victims in Sokoto, Kebbi
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have repelled multiple terrorist attacks, neutralised two terrorists and rescued victims in Sokoto and Kebbi States.
Sources told Zagazola Maka...
DSS DG Orders Release of Wrongfully Arrested Businesswoman, Others
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DSS DG Orders Release of Wrongfully Arrested Businesswoman, Others*Awards N20m Compensation
The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS) Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release ofan Abuja-based businesswoman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, who was wrongfully arrested on the...
Army Troops neutralised bandit as stray bullet mistakenly hits students during gunfight in Benue
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Army Troops neutralised bandit as stray bullet mistakenly hits students during gunfight in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
A suspected bandit was neutralised by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke during a gun battle in Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue, on Tuesday, but...
DSS Didn't Disarm Vigilantes in Kwara Community - State Government
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DSS Didn't Disarm Vigilantes in Kwara Community - State Government
*As secret police, soldiers kill more bandits
The Kwara State government has dismissed rumours that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) disarmed vigilantes in Oke-Ode, a town in Ifelodun Local Governm...
Niger, Mali leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation
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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 Goita, in Bamako, where both leaders reaffirmed t...
Army troops repel ISWAP infiltration in Monguno, kill 2 ISWAP terrorists, recover weapons
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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 (BHTs) at Charlie 13 in Gana Ari, Monguno Local Gove...
DSS vs Sowore: Court Fixes Oct 27 For Arraignment Over False claim against Tinubu
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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 claim against the person of President Bola Tinubu by ta...
American woman dies in Warri during visit to companion
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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 have arrived Warri on Sept. 15 to spend time with her...
Benue police arrest suspect over killing of repentant bandit
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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 Area of Benue State.
The deceased, identifi...
Two arrested over human trafficking of teenage girl to Niger, Libya
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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 to Niger Republic en route to Libya.
Accord...
(FACT CHECK): Allegations against two commanding officers misleading — soldiers’ allowances paid, Oando feeds troops but hasn’t remitted RCA
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(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 soldiers’ entitlements and allowed troops to g...
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 Muhammad, popularly known as Sultan, to Oct. 6...
NAF sustains pressure, strikes hostile elements in Kwara
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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 elements in parts of Kwara State.
Air Commodore...
Court remands Kaduna social media activist for cyber offences
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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 Correctional Centre over alleged cyber offences.
Zagazol...
Army troops, police launch rescue operation as bandits abduct church members in Benue
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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 Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue.
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