Police arrest notorious bandits, recover rifles and ransom money in Abuja

By: Zagazola Makama 

The FCT Police Command has arrested notorious kidnap and robbery suspects, recovered sophisticated arms, ammunition and part of...

Prof. Ribah clarifies stance on dialogue, says he does not support ransom or levies to bandits

…cautions against misrepresentation of position on dialogue with bandits…

By: Zagazola Makama

Prof. Abubakar Usman Ribah, a peace advocate and member...

Sokoto, Zamfara communities reject calls for dialogue with Turji, fault Prof. Ribah

By: Zagazola Makama 

Communities in Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State, as well as parts of Shinkafi in Zamfara, have...

COAS commissions welfare projects in 6 Division to boost soldiers’ living conditions

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has commissioned a series of welfare and infrastructure...

Maj.-Gen. Saraso bows out of 1 Division with legacy of resilience and transformation

By: Zagazola Makama 

The handing over of command in military tradition often marks not just a change of leadership but also a moment of...

Army Troops intercept cache of ammunition in commercial vehicle on Maiduguri–Kaduna road

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intercepted a large cache of ammunition hidden in a commercial vehicle along the...

Killing of herder sparks reprisal attack in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama 

The killing of a 13-year-old herder in Borno Kurukuru District of Taraba has sparked a violent reprisal attack that left more casualties and several...

Herder kills farmer in Taraba, narrowly escapes mob attack

By: Zagazola Makama 

Tension gripped Sebre village in Ardo Kola Local Government Area of Taraba on Tuesday after a farmer was hacked to death following a dispute with...

Land dispute sparks clash between Bille and Dong youths in Adamawa

By: Zagazola Makama 

Tension erupted in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa on Tuesday following violent clashes between youths from Bille and Dong...

Five killed, houses razed in Plateau reprisal attack

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected Fulani militias have attacked Tim village in Chakfem District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau, killing five persons and setting...

Man kills brother’s wife, injures two others in Zamfara attack

By: Zagazola Makama

Tragedy struck in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday when a man attacked his brother’s household, killing his...

Imam abducted, rescued in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama 

A cleric abducted by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State has regained freedom following a joint security operation.

The victim, identified as...

Woman found dead with knife wounds in Yobe community

By: Zagazola Makama 

A woman identified as Daso Umaru has been found dead with knife wounds on her face at the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Fika Local...

Seven killed in Yobe auto crash

By: Zagazola Makama

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in a road crash along the Damaturu–Maiduguri highway in Yobe State.

Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the accident, which occurred on Tuesday...

Seven killed in Yobe auto crash

By: Zagazola Makama

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in a road crash along the Damaturu–Maiduguri highway in Yobe State.

Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that...

Canoe mishap leaves several missing in Sokoto

By: Zagazola Makama 

A canoe carrying passengers and goods capsized midway on the Kojo–Goronyo to Yar Gabas route in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto...

Vigilante misfires in Katsina, injures three family members

By: Zagazola Makama 

Three members of a family have sustained gunshot injuries following accidental discharge by a vigilante member in Kusada Local Government Area of...

Rival bandit groups clash in Katsina: 10 killed as gangs turn on each other

By: Zagazola Makama 

The latest spate of violence in Katsina State has taken a grim turn, not from security forces, but from within the bandit ranks...

How joint forces rescued 44 kidnapped victims in katsina’s rugu forest

By: Zagazola Makama 

For years, the dreaded Rugu forest, straddling several North-Western states, has served as a notorious haven for armed bandits and...

Mali: jihadists overrun Farabougou, Tidel as army reels from internal purges

By: Zagazola Makama

The Malian army has suffered fresh setbacks with the fall of two military bases to jihadists of the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM)...