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ANALYSIS: What Ansaru leaders' arrest means to Nigeria's War on Terror

by Chidi Omeje

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, in a well-attended press conference in Abuja, announced the arrest of two top leaders...

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Bandits loyal to Bello Turji kill several, abduct dozens in Sokoto communities despite peace negotiations claims

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Armed bandits loyal to notorious kingpin, Bello Turji, have carried out a series of attacks...

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IPOB’s THEATRICAL SEARCH FOR NNAMDI KANU’S ACQUITTAL

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In its usual staged attempt to cause confusion and coerce presiding judges into arriving at rulings favourable to it, IPOB has once again
resorted to demanding that Justice Kolawole Omotosho...

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Group Lauds NSA For Confirming DSS Capture of Terrorist Groups' Leaders

 

A group, Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA) has praised the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu for finally confirming weeks of...

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Troops recover rifles, magazines in intelligence-led operation in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have recovered three AK-47 rifles and five magazines during an...

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Many killed as Adamawa express bus plunges into river from collapsed bridge in Taraba

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

An Adamawa Express bus on Sunday plunged into the Namnai River in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State while...

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Gunmen abduct two persons in Oreke community, Kwara

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Atleast two persons have been abducted by gunmen in Oreke community of the state.

 

Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred on Aug. 16 at...

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Gunmen attack electoral officials, three injured in Edo

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Atleast three persons sustained gunshot injuries when electoral officials and party representatives were ambushed while moving election results...

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Police raid criminal hideouts, arrest 10 suspects in Benue

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Police Command in Benue has arrested 10 suspects and recovered arms during raids on criminal hideouts and black spots in Orokam, Ogbadigbo...

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Police arrest INEC officials, recover election materials in Taraba by-election

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Police Command in Taraba has arrested some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and recovered...

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Police intercept 107 suspected thugs, recover arms during Kano re-run elections

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Kano State Police Command says it has intercepted 107 suspected political thugs and recovered arms and dangerous weapons...

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Nigeria dismantles terror groups, Ansaru and Mahmuda, with the capture of their leaders

Nigeria has recorded a significant breakthrough in the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Ansaru and Mahmuda.

At a press briefing on...

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Bama man who cut off his gbola in suicide attempt gets it back after surgery

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

In what many residents are calling a medical miracle and others a tragicomedy, doctors at the General Hospital, Bama, have reportedly...

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Views : 2210

Borno CP orders rearrest of woman, son over brutal assault on housewife

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Commissioner of Police in Borno, Mr. Naziru Abdulmajid, has ordered the rearrest of one Hauwa Abdullahi and her son for allegedly...

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Victims demand justice after Maiduguri woman assaulted with sticks, iron rods, suspect walks free

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The scene at old GRA on Thursday evening was one of pain and outrage. Fatima Usman lay on a hospital bed...

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Borno Man stabs self, removes penis in suicide attempt after wife refused to return in Bama

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A 50-year-old man, Modu Isa, has been rescued after attempting to take his own life in Bama, Borno...

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Gunmen abduct aide to ex-Governor Almakura in Nasarawa

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted Alhaji Adamu, Personal Assistant to former Governor of Nassarawa State, Sen. Tanko Almakura, from his residence...

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Army troops foil kidnapping, rescue three victims in Nasarawa

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Police, have foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued three victims along the...

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Why banditry may be returning to Kaduna exposes flaws in state government’s peace process

 

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The fragile peace in Kaduna State is once again under severe threat as banditry resurfaces along critical...

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Gunmen kill one, injure another in Bokkos, Plateau

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Plateau State Police Command says gunmen have killed one person and injured another in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

 

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