Multiple Casualties as Escalating Rivalry Between Boko Haram, ISWAP Spreads to North West, North Central
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Multiple Casualties as Escalating Rivalry Between Boko Haram, ISWAP Spreads to North West, North Central
By: Zagazola Makama
Clashes between Boko Haram factions Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have intens...
NAF Airstrikes Decimate Kachallah Haru’s Hideouts, kill scores in Eastern Shinkafi, Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out heavy airstrikes on bandits’ camps in the eastern part of Shinkafi Local Government Area, neutralizing several arme...
Four Burnt to Death, 10 Injured as Fire Guts Passenger Bus in Jigawa
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Four Burnt to Death, 10 Injured as Fire Guts Passenger Bus in Jigawa
By: Zagazola Makama
Four people, including three children, were burnt beyond recognition, while 10 others sustained injuries after a commercial Hummer bus caught fire in Gwaram, Jigawa State.
Security and emergency sources told...
Kidnappers Abduct 60-Year-Old Woman from Kano Hospital
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Kidnappers Abduct 60-Year-Old Woman from Kano Hospital
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a 60-year-old woman, Talatu Ali, from the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Dawanau in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State, while she wa...
Kidnappers Abduct 60-Year-Old Woman from Kano Hospital
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Kidnappers Abduct 60-Year-Old Woman from Kano Hospital
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a 60-year-old woman, Talatu Ali, from the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Dawanau in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State, while she wa...
Police foil three bandits attacks in Katsina, Nutrialize suspect
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Police Foil three Bandits Attacks in Katsina, Neutralize Suspect
By: Zagazola Makama
The Katsina State Police Command has foiled three bandit attacks, neutralized a suspected bandit, and prevented the theft of motorcycles in separate operations across the state.
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NAF Airstrikes killed Scores of Bandits, as troops recover large numbers of rustled cows in Zamfara
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NAF Airstrikes killed Scores of Bandits, as troops recover large numbers of rustled cows in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully neutralized scores of bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, Zagazola repo...
Security Forces Arrest Drug Trafficker Supplying Terrorists in Tsafe
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Security Forces Arrest Drug Trafficker Supplying Terrorists in Tsafe
By: Zagazola Makama
Security operatives in Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State have arrested a suspected drug trafficker supplying illicit substances worth millions of...
Fire Outbreak Guts Bukar’s Village in Konduga as Military’s Swift Response Saves Lives
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Fire Outbreak Guts Bukar’s Village in Konduga as Military’s Swift Response Saves Lives
By: Zagazola Makama
A devastating fire broke out in Bukar’s village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on the evening of February 21, 2025, destroying homes, crops, and livestock in its path...
Police arrest 2 for murder of woman accused of witchcraft in Borno community
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Police arrest 2 for murder of woman accused of witchcraft in Borno community
By: Zagazola Makama
The Biu Police Area Command has detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices.
The Comm...
Niger’s Junta in Urgent Bid to Sell Uranium Amid Cash Crisis
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Niger’s Junta in Urgent Bid to Sell Uranium Amid Cash Crisis
The ruling junta in Niger Republic is reportedly scrambling to offload a significant stockpile of uranium in a desperate attempt to shore up state finances, as the country grapples with a severe cash crunch, growing poverty, and...
Troops Rescue 25 Kidnapped Victims, Recover Rustled Cattle in Niger State
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Troops Rescue 25 Kidnapped Victims, Recover Rustled Cattle in Niger State
By: Zagazola Makama
Nigerian Army troops in Niger State have rescued 25 kidnapped victims and recovered 22 rustled cows and nine sheep following an intense gun battle with...
Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Immigration Officer in Minna Patrol Incident
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Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Immigration Officer in Minna Patrol Incident
By: Zagazola Makama
A female immigration officer, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound in Minna, Niger State, after a...
Kidnapped Munya LGA Secretary Regains Freedom as Security Forces Intensify Rescue Efforts
By: Zagazola Makama
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the release of Usman Daina, the Secretary of Munya Local Government Council, who was abducted by armed ban...
An Open Letter to General Ibrahim Babangida: Abacha’s Legacy Shines Where Yours Faltered
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An Open Letter to General Ibrahim Babangida: Abacha’s Legacy Shines Where Yours Faltered
Dear General Babangida,
Your memoir, *A Journey in Service*, launched yesterday, February 20, 2025, in Abuja, has stirred the pot once more. Through your book reviewer, former Vice President Yemi Osi...
COAS MOTIVATES TROOPS' WITH NEW SCHOOL, ACCOMMODATION IN JAJI CANTONMENT
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COAS MOTIVATES TROOPS' WITH NEW SCHOOL, ACCOMMODATION IN JAJI CANTONMENT
In affirmation of his 'Soldier First' mantra, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has commissioned newly constructed Infantry Model Command Day Secondary School (IMCDSC) and 17 blocks of accommoda...
JNIM Claims Responsibility for Deadly Attack in Mali’s Ségou Region
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JNIM Claims Responsibility for Deadly Attack in Mali’s Ségou Region
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for a deadly ambush against Malian security forces in the Ségou region.
The attack, which occurred on Feb. 1...
Troops Clear Bandit Camps in Zurmi, Recover Weapons as bandits fled in disarray
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Troops Clear Bandit Camps in Zurmi, Recover Weapons as bandits fled in disarray
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation TSAFTA DAJI III, Phase 2 have intensified clearance operations against bandits in Zamfara State, conducting multiple raids in Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA). The latest offens...
U.S. Continues Foreign Aid Despite USAID Freeze – State Department
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U.S. Continues Foreign Aid Despite USAID Freeze – State Department
The United States has continued to provide foreign aid despite the suspension of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
Rubio, in an interview with journalist Catherin...
Niger-Benin Pipeline Targeted in Complex Attack, Heavy Damage Reported
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Niger-Benin Pipeline Targeted in Complex Attack, Heavy Damage Reported
Niamey, Feb. 21, 2025 (NAN) – A section of the Niger-Benin oil pipeline was targeted in a sophisticated attack between the night of Thursday, February 20, and the early hours of Friday, February 21, security sourc...
