El-Rufai’s Legal Team Condemns Attempted Unlawful Arrest At AbujaAirport
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El-Rufai’s Legal Team Condemns Attempted Unlawful Arrest At AbujaAirport
By: Zagazola Makama
The legal team of Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has condemned what it described as an unlawful attempt by security operatives to arrest the former Kaduna State governor upon his arriva...
Troops, police repel bandits attack in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Army and the police have successfully repelled armed bandits who attacked Ankpali Village in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State early Wednesday.
According to sources, at about 2:45 a.m., the security forces receiv...
Suspected IED explosion foiled at Bayelsa State Secretariat, suspect arrested
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Suspected IED explosion foiled at Bayelsa State Secretariat, suspect arrested
By: Zagazola Makama
Security operatives have arrested a man following a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) incident at the Bayelsa State Secretariat in Yenagoa.
Zagazola reports that the explosion was heard on...
Nigerian seeks repatriation after alleged forced recruitment into Russian military
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Nigerian seeks repatriation after alleged forced recruitment into Russian military
By: Zagazola Makama
A Nigerian citizen, Abubakar Adamu, has appealed to the Nigerian government for urgent repatriation after claiming he was lured to Russia under the pretext of civilian employment and coerced into...
Farmer killed, another injured in herder attack in Yobe
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Farmer killed, another injured in herder attack in Yobe
By: Zagazola Makama
A Fulani farmer has been killed while another sustained injuries following an attack by unknown herders in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Sources told Zagazola that the incident occurred on Feb. 11, 2026, at ab...
Security operatives recover AK-47 rifle in Kaduna community
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Security operatives recover AK-47 rifle in Kaduna community
By: Zagazola Makama
Security operatives in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition from a fleeing suspect.
Zagazola learnt that the recovery was made at about 2:00 p.m. on Feb. 11, 2026, d...
Gunmen kidnap supermarket owner in Akwa Ibom, demand N30m ransom
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Gunmen kidnap supermarket owner in Akwa Ibom, demand N30m ransom
By: Zagazola Makama
Gunmen have abducted a 35-year-old supermarket owner, Mr Enobong Akaninyene Okon, from his business premises in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
Zagazola gathered that the victim was taken at about 9...
Expended ammunition found in Edo Assembly chamber, probe begins
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Expended ammunition found in Edo Assembly chamber, probe begins
By: Zagazola Makama
Security agencies have commenced investigation after a suspected expended ammunition was discovered inside the chamber of the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred at about 10:00 a...
ISWAP kills professor in targeted abduction on Maiduguri-Damboa highway
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ISWAP kills professor in targeted abduction on Maiduguri-Damboa highway
By: Zagazola Makama
ISWAP terrorists have reportedly killed Professor Abubakar Mohammed el-Jumma of the Nigerian Army University Biu following a targeted abduction along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway on March 25, 2025.
Sources...
ISWAP kills professor in targeted abduction on Maiduguri-Damboa highway
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ISWAP kills professor in targeted abduction on Maiduguri-Damboa highway
By: Zagazola Makama
ISWAP terrorists have reportedly killed Professor Abubakar Mohammed el-Jumma of the Nigerian Army University Biu following a targeted abduction along the Maiduguri-Damboa hi...
US lawmakers introduce bill targeting Fulani militias, Chinese illegal mining in Nigeria
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US lawmakers introduce bill targeting Fulani militias, Chinese illegal mining in Nigeria
By: Zagazola Makama
A fresh bill at the United States House of Representatives proposes that the US Secretary of State collaborate with the Nigerian government to counter “hostile forei...
Why Kwankwaso Was Singled Out in a US Bill
By Farooq Kperogi
I was initially surprised, shocked even, that of all northern Nigerian Muslim politicians, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was the one Republican congressmen singled out for a possible visa ban and asset freeze in their “Nigeria R...
Targeting Kwankwaso over Twitter exchange with U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore is witch-hunt
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Targeting Kwankwaso over Twitter exchange with U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore is witch-hunt
By: Zagazola Makama.
The inclusion of former Kano State Governor and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in a proposed U.S. bill on religious freedom is nothing but a witch-hunt and grave injustic...
Owo Church Attack: 8th DSS Witness Corroborates 7th's Testimony Identifying 2nd Defendant Al Quasim As Part of Bloodbath
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Owo Church Attack: 8th DSS Witness Corroborates 7th's Testimony Identifying 2nd Defendant Al Quasim As Part of Bloodbath
An eight witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of suspected attackers of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, in 2022, on...
COAS REAFFIRMS STRATEGIC SECURITY LEADERSHIP IN WEST AFRICA, HIGHLIGHTS NIGERIA’S ROLE IN LIBERIA’S PEACE, DEFENCE REBIRTH
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COAS REAFFIRMS STRATEGIC SECURITY LEADERSHIP IN WEST AFRICA, HIGHLIGHTS NIGERIA’S ROLE IN LIBERIA’S PEACE, DEFENCE REBIRTH
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s strategic leadership in regional peace and security, declaring th...
Civilian JTF operative shoots man in Katsina, arrested
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Civilian JTF operative shoots man in Katsina, arrested
By: Zagazola Makama
Sources said that the incident occurred on Feb. 9 at about 7:30 p.m.
According to the sources, the Civilian JTF operative, Musa Idi, reportedly shot 55-year-old Ummaru Maulaye on his right leg during a...
Bandits injure four in Maradun, Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Four people have been injured following an armed bandits’ attack on Kaya Faru Village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Sources said that the incident occurred on Feb. 10 at about 6:00 p.m.
According to the s...
Bandits kill one, abduct others in Zurmi, Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed men suspected to be bandits have killed one person and abducted several others in Sanyawa area of Moriki District, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Sources said that the attack occurred at about 1:00 a.m. on...
Bandits kill two police inspectors, four civilians in Benue
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Bandits kill two police inspectors, four civilians in Benue By: Zagazola Makama Two police inspectors and four civilians have been killed during a bandits’ attack on Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Sources said that the incident occurred on Mon...
Niger incidents underline rising Sahel spillover threat to Nigeria’s security
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Niger incidents underline rising Sahel spillover threat to Nigeria’s security
By: Zagazola Makama
A series of deadly incidents in neighbouring Niger between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10 has again exposed the fragility of security across the central Sahel and the growing risk of spillover into Nigeria.
Za...
