A year of military reform, operational expansion and democratic professionalism under President Tinubu

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A year of military reform, operational expansion and democratic professionalism under President Tinubu By: Zagazola Makama The effectiveness of the Nigerian Army is inseparable from the country’s ability to confront terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence and other threats to national...
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Tinubu: Economic outlook has improved, reforms have laid foundation for prosperity

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Tinubu: Economic outlook has improved, reforms have laid foundation for prosperity By: Zagazola Makama President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria’s economic outlook has improved significantly, citing stronger growth, rebuilt foreign reserves, lower oil theft and increased non-oil exports as ev...
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Tinubu promises lower cost of living, more jobs as Nigeria enters prosperity era

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Tinubu promises lower cost of living, more jobs as Nigeria enters prosperity era By: Zagazola Makama President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to make reducing the cost of living, creating productive jobs and expanding industrial growth the central priorities of his administration as Nigeria moves f...
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Tinubu: Nigeria has passed through its own Red Sea, prosperity is next

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Tinubu: Nigeria has passed through its own Red Sea, prosperity is next By: Zagazola Makama President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has passed through its own “Red Sea” following years of difficult economic reforms, saying the country is now entering an era of shared and widesprea...
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OPHK troops neutralise 16 terrorists, recover arms in Adamawa

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OPHK troops neutralise 16 terrorists, recover arms in Adamawa By: Zagazola Makama Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have neutralised multiple terrorists, recovered assorted weapons and repelled coordinated attacks during a series of operations in Adamawa Stat...
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Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops rescue five abducted women in Katsina, recover rustled livestock in Sokoto

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Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops rescue five abducted women in Katsina, recover rustled livestock in Sokoto By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued five abducted female victims in Katsina State and recovered rustled livestock after repelling a terrorist attack in...
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Troops discover, detonate pressure-plate IED in Gwoza

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Troops discover, detonate pressure-plate IED in Gwoza By: Zagazola Makama Troops of the Nigerian Army have discovered and safely detonated a pressure-plate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident occurred at about 3:50 p.m. on Sept. 28, when t...
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Six ISWAP family members surrender, minor rescued in Gwoza

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Six ISWAP family members surrender, minor rescued in Gwoza By: Zagazola Makama Six family members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The family members surrendered at about...
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OPWS troops neutralise terrorist, arrest another in Benue

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OPWS troops neutralise terrorist, arrest another in Benue By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 1, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have neutralised a suspected terrorist and arrested another during an offensive operation in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The operation was conducted at a...
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Nigerian Army activates three new battalions in Zamfara

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Nigerian Army activates three new battalions in Zamfara By: Zagazola Makama The Nigerian Army has operationalised three new Infantry Battalions in Zamfara State as part of efforts to strengthen security operations and enhance rapid response to emerging threats across the state. The newly activate...
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“Identity Cannot Become a Death Sentence, Crime Must Be Treated as Crime, Not Ethnicity” MACBAN Warns Against Collective Blame in Plateau

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“Identity Cannot Become a Death Sentence, Crime Must Be Treated as Crime, Not Ethnicity” MACBAN Warns Against Collective Blame in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama The Assistant Youth Leader of  Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Barkin Ladi branch, Idris Saidu...
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WHEN THE BAR SEES ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE BLOODSHED: A REJOINDER TO THE JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF NBA BRANCHES IN PLATEAU STATE

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WHEN THE BAR SEES ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE BLOODSHED: A REJOINDER TO THE JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF NBA BRANCHES IN PLATEAU STATE By Nuhu Ibrahim, Esq. (Talban Juran Kari) I have read with considerable concern the Joint Press Statement issued on 28 September 2026 by the Chairmen of the Jos, Pankshin, Bu...
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Plateau crises: The cotton has fallen. The FALSE narrative has been unmasked

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Plateau crises: The cotton has fallen. The FALSE narrative has been unmasked By: Zagazola Makama There was a time when every violent incident in Plateau was quickly packaged, exported and presented to the international community as another chapter in a supposedly endless “Christian gen...
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OPEP brokers N1m settlement over farm destruction in Jos South

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OPEP brokers N1m settlement over farm destruction in Jos South By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have brokered an amicable settlement between farmers and cattle owners following a reported case of farmland destruction at Gero Gyel District in Jos South Local Government...
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OPEC chief backs Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline,linking Nigeria, Niger and Algeria

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OPEC chief backs Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline,linking Nigeria, Niger and Algeria …Says project will boost energy security..  By: Zagazola Makama The Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr Haitham Al-Ghais, has described the Trans-Saharan Gas Pip...
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Suspected Fulani militias kill miner, steal pumping machine in Riyom

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Suspected Fulani militias kill miner, steal pumping machine in Riyom By: Zagazola Makama A 38-year-old man, Mr Raymond Dalyop, has been killed by suspected Fulani militias while returning from an illegal mining site at Dum community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security source...
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Troops rescue kidnapped soldier in Plateau after sustained pressure on abductors

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Troops rescue kidnapped soldier in Plateau after sustained pressure on abductors By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have rescued a soldier who was abducted at the Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATC), Miango Range, in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau Sta...
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Eight miners die after mining pit floods in Bauchi

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Eight miners die after mining pit floods in Bauchi By: Zagazola Makama At least nine miners have died following the flooding of a mining pit at Zurfi Mining Company in Nahuta village, Gwana District of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on Sep...
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Troops, NDLEA arrest nine suspected drug peddlers in Delta

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Troops, NDLEA arrest nine suspected drug peddlers in Delta By: Zagazola Makama Troops of 90 Amphibious Battalion, in collaboration with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested nine suspected drug peddlers in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. Securi...
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Troops arrest suspected hoodlum, recover 25 cartridges in Abia

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Troops arrest suspected hoodlum, recover 25 cartridges in Abia By: Zagazola Makama Troops of 144 Battalion (Rear) under Operation CRUSH have arrested a suspected hoodlum and recovered 25 cartridges in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the susp...
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  1. Troops foil IPOB/ESN ambush, IED attacks during offensive operation in Enugu
  2. Troops recover 11 rustled cattle from terrorists in Kaduna
  3. Troops arrest impostor posing as soldier in Adamawa
  4. Troops rescue abducted Gwoza indigene after escape from terrorist enclave
  5. Plateau crisis: MACBAN blame communities, government for failure to expose criminals

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