Fire incident in Tarmuwa LGA, Yobe kills two children

By: Zagazola Makama 

A fire outbreak in Barbuma-Koriyel Village, Tarmuwa Local Government Area, Yobe State, has claimed the lives of two children, police...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...