Drug peddlers arrested, illicit substances recovered in Abuja raids

By: Zagazola Makama 

Three suspected drug peddlers have been arrested in Abuja following a series of coordinated raids on identified black spots, leading to...

Three kidnapped victims regain freedom in Abuja after pressure from local security forces

By: Zagazola Makama 

Three individuals who were abducted along the Guzape–Abacha Barracks bypass in Abuja have regained their freedom...

Gunmen kill herder, abduct brother in Kwara Fulani camp attack

By: Zagazola Makama 

A deadly night attack by armed men on a Fulani settlement in Ologoma, Oke Ode area of Kwara State, has left one herder dead and his younger...

Fulani herder found dead in Taraba, police launch manhunt for killers

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Taraba State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the suspected murder of a Fulani herder, Nura Umaru, whose body was...

Suspected herders kill farmer in Logo LGA, Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

A farmer identified as Alphonsis Iorbe has been killed by suspected armed herders in Tse-Kanji, Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue...

EIGS Fighters Kill 28 in Fresh Attacks on Tillabéri Villages

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) carried out a deadly raid on several villages in the Bankilaré area of...

Kidnap victim, vigilante killed in gun battle with abductors in Kwara

By: Zagazola Makama

A kidnap victim, Alhaji Dauda Isma’il, and a local vigilante, Haruna Tasusuno, have been confirmed dead following a deadly encounter with suspected...

Seven persons abducted, motorcycles carted away in fresh bandits’ attack in Niger 

By: Zagazola Makama

Not less than seven persons were abducted by suspected armed bandits during a renewed attack on Hayin-Gando village in...

Gunmen attack travellers on Nasarawa-Keffi Road, CCB staff missing

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers attacked commuters along the Nasarawa-Keffi Road on Sunday evening, shooting sporadically and forcing vehicles to...

Two arrested over killing of four in Benue community

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two suspected local bandits have been arrested in connection with the killing of four persons in Mbamo Village, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of...

Murder suspect arrested over killing of hunters’ commander in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama

Security operatives in Benue have arrested one of the prime suspects in the murder of the Commander of the Hunters Group in Tarka Local Government Area of the...

Gunmen abduct passengers on Benue highway, one rescued

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected armed men have kidnapped multiple passengers traveling along the Ugbokolo–Otukpo Expressway in Benue State, with one victim rescued during...

Herdsman found murdered in Niger community

By: Zagazola Makama

A herder identified as Yunusa Adamu was found gruesomely murdered in Babban-Rami village, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, in the early hours of Sunday.

Zagazola Makama...

Security team recovers rifle, ammunition from fleeing passenger in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

A patrol team operating along the Okene-Auchi Road in Kogi State has recovered a submachine gun, ammunition, and other items from a...

20 Fulani men killed and over 200 cattle either shot or maimed as Circle of violence deepens in North Central Nigeria

By: Zagazola Makama 

The escalating cycle of violence in Nigeria’s North Central region has taken a...

Gunmen kill herder, rustle cattle in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected armed rustlers have killed a herder and carted away an unspecified number of cattle in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Zagazola...

Benue: 15 more suspects arrested over Yelwata killings, total now 23

By: Zagazola Makama 

The number of suspects arrested in connection with the recent deadly attack in Yelwata village, Guma Local Government Area of Benue...

Kidnapped police officer escapes from captivity, reunites with family in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

A police officer who was abducted by armed bandits in Niger State has successfully escaped from captivity and reunited with his family in Kaduna...

Two Years of CDS and Service Chiefs at the Helm of Nigeria’s Military

By 

Samuel Aruwan

Last week, I was among the invitees to an expanded conversation to commemorate the second anniversary of the Assumption of Command of Nigeria's...

ISIS Sahel Fighters Kill Over 70 in Niger Republic Village Attack

By: Zagazola Makama

No fewer than 71 persons have been killed following an attack by suspected Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS Sahel) fighters on Manda...