NAF reactivates Super Puma Helicopter after 3 years

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reactivated the Super Puma Helicopter after it was grounded for three years due to a main rotor hub challenge.

The Chief of the Air...

NEDC and the Question of Priority: A Deviation from Its Statutory Mandate

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) is a public institution established by law to address the extraordinary humanitarian and developmental crisis in...

Gunmen attack Fulani settlement in Niger, rustle 200 sheep, injure herder

By: Zagazola Makama

Unidentified armed men have attacked a Fulani temporary settlement along the Kontagora–Makera Road in Niger State, rustling about 200 sheep and injuring...

Bandits ambush hunters in Sokoto, kill two in Tangaza forest

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected Lakurawa armed bandits have ambushed a group of hunters in Kadidda Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two...

Police arrest four over killing of worshipper in Osogbo mosque in Osun

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Osun State Police Command says it has arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old worshipper, Ahmed...

Faskari attack exposes futility of peace deals with bandits, over 20 killed despite amnesty

By: Zagazola Makama

The recent attack on Doma village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State has bring to the fore the dangers of negotiating...

Katsina State Police rescue four kidnapped tree cutters in Kankara

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Katsina State Police Command has rescued four abducted tree cutters following a gunfight with armed...

Yobe police arrest 26 persons for illegal tree felling, desertification in Tarmuwa  LGA

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 26 individuals for criminal conspiracy...

Nigerian Immigration rescues 59 women, children from human trafficking in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued 59 women and children from a human trafficking attempt...

Nigerian Immigration officer shoots Nigerien national at Baure border, victim dies

By: Zagazola Makama

A Nigerien national has died following a shooting incident at the Burdugu Border entry checkpoint in Baure Local Government Area, Katsina State...

Woro attack: how Sahel-linked terror networks are creeping into Kwara’s border communities

By: Zagazola Makama 

 The deadly attack on Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, which has...

Terrorists kill scores in Kwara village attack 

By: Zagazola Makama

Scores of persons were killed in a terrorist attack on Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, the lawmaker representing Kaiama in the State House of...

Troops exploit airstrike site in Chonogolo Kura, neutralise terrorist, destroy hideouts

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of 21 Special Armoured Brigade (SAB) under Operation Hadin Kai have conducted a successful exploitation of the airstrike location at...

OPINION: Growing ISWAP–ISIS ties in Sahel after Niamey attack threaten Lake Chad and West African security corridor

By: Zagazola Makama

The Jan. 29 attack on Niger’s Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey has exposed a dangerous evolution in...

Reckless police teargas firing sparks fire outbreak in Katsina cement shop

By: Zagazola Makama 

A routine police patrol in Katsina State on Monday degenerated into a fire incident after officers recklessly fired teargas...

Seif al-Islam Gaddafi killed in attack on home in Zintan, Libya

By: Zagazola Makama 

Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in an assassination attack at his residence...

Troops clear ISWAP enclaves, recover arms, neutralise IEDs in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have intensified offensive operations against Islamic State West...

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DSS Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son on 5-Count Charge of Terrorism Financing, Illegal Firearms' Possession

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arraigned the immediate Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar...

Army troops foil bandits’ attack on anyagba village in benue

 By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Army troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have foiled a planned attack by armed bandits on Anyagba...

Air force strikes bandit camps in katsina, neutralized 27 in dawn operation

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of Operation FANSAN YANMA has recorded a major operational success in Katsina State following a...