Two herders attacked during theft of rams, one killed, one injured in Yobe 

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Two herders attacked during theft of rams, one killed, one injured in Yobe    By: Zagazola Makama     One person has been killed and another injured following an attack by unknown assailants during a criminal conspiracy to steal domestic animals in Damagum Local Governme...
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Troops neutralise ISWAP fighter in Borno ambush operation

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Troops neutralise ISWAP fighter in Borno ambush operation   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Joint Task Force North East (Operation Hadin Kai) have neutralised a suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighter during an ambush operation in Borno.   Sources told...
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Bandits Kill Seven, Abduct Catholic Priest, Ten Others In Southern Kaduna

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Bandits Kill Seven, Abduct Catholic Priest, Ten Others In Southern Kaduna   By: Zagazola Makama   Bandits attacked the village of Karku (Ningi) in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday morning, killing seven people and abducting a Catholic priest and ten others...
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Customs officer killed in gun attack after cannabis seizure in Ogun

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Customs officer killed in gun attack after cannabis seizure in Ogun   By: Zagazola Makama     A senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), ASC Akinyode Mustapha, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen following the interception of a vehicle loaded with cannabis in Ime...
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Assessing Zulum’s refugee repatriation drive

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Assessing Zulum’s refugee repatriation drive   By Abdullahi Mohammed   As of early 2026, the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria is estimated at 3.5 million to 4.5 million. This displacement is primarily driven by conflict, banditry, climate-related disasters an...
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One killed as gunmen attack passenger bus in Ohimini, Benue

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One killed as gunmen attack passenger bus in ohimini, benue By: Zagazola Makama The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that one passenger was killed when suspected armed bandits attacked a commercial bus in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Wednesday. A police...
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Ten killed, five missing as police assess attack on abandi community in Benue

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Ten killed, five missing as police assess attack on abandi community in Benue By: Zagazola Makama The Benue State Police Command says the death toll from the attack on Abande community in Kwande Local Government Area has risen to 10, while five persons are still missing. Deputy Commissioner of Po...
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Two security personnel killed, two missing in attack on operation enduring peace team in Plateau

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Two security personnel killed, two missing in attack on operation enduring peace team in Plateau   By: Zagazola Makama    Suspected bandits attacked a joint security team of Operation Enduring Peace in Zurak community, Wase Local Government Area, killing two personnel and carting...
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Bauchi Joint Task Force arrest suspected bandit at fuel black market point

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Bauchi Joint Task Force  arrest suspected bandit at fuel black market point   By: Zagazola Makama    Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) have arrested a suspected bandit in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State during a surveillance operation.   Sour...
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36 soldiers killed in coordinated jihadist attack in Niger

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36 soldiers killed in coordinated jihadist attack in Niger By: Zagazola Makama At least 36 Nigerien soldiers have been killed in a large-scale attack by jihadist fighters linked to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) on Makalondi, a border town between Niger and Burkina Faso, security so...
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Christian Genocidization” of the Kaiama Massacre

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“Christian Genocidization” of the Kaiama Massacre   By Farooq Kperogi   When I ended my update on the heartrending mass murder and abductions of the people of Woro in Kaiama LGA by calling attention to the Muslim identity of the victims, just so some screwdriver salesman won’t us...
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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue mother and daughter in Benue

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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue mother and daughter in Benue   By: Zagazola Makama    The Benue State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued a woman and her daughter in Tsegbum Community along Naka Road in Makurdi.   Sources said the incident occurred...
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How DSS, ONSA, Army rescue remaining Kurmin Wali abducted worshippers in Kaduna

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How DSS, ONSA, Army rescue remaining Kurmin Wali abducted worshippers in Kaduna   By: Zagazola Makama    In the early hours of Thursday, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), working closely with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and backed by the...
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Tinubu orders army battalion to Kaiama, condemns attack, mourns victims

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Tinubu orders army battalion to Kaiama, condemns attack, mourns victims   President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following a deadly overnight attack on Worro community by terrorists suspected to be Boko Ha...
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Alleged cyberstalking: Court rejects Sowore's documents in trial on false claim against Tinubu

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Alleged cyberstalking: Court rejects Sowore's documents in trial on false claim against Tinubu *Orders probe of leaked court session video   A Federal High Court in Abuja in two rulings on Wednesday rejected two sets of documents tendered by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore in...
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Troops destroy terrorists’ enclaves in clearance operation in Borno

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Troops destroy terrorists’ enclaves in clearance operation in Borno   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have destroyed terrorists’ life-support structures and logistics hubs during a clearance operation at the Chongolo Kura general area in Borno State...
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Troops recover rifle, motorcycles in ambush operation along Marte–Dikwa road

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Troops recover rifle, motorcycles in ambush operation along Marte–Dikwa road   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have recovered an AK-47 rifle and two motorcycles during an ambush operation against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the Marte–Dikwa roa...
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NAF reactivates Super Puma Helicopter after 3 years

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NAF reactivates Super Puma Helicopter after 3 years By: Zagazola Makama   The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reactivated the Super Puma Helicopter after it was grounded for three years due to a main rotor hub challenge. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, said that rea...
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NEDC and the Question of Priority: A Deviation from Its Statutory Mandate

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NEDC and the Question of Priority: A Deviation from Its Statutory Mandate   The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) is a public institution established by law to address the extraordinary humanitarian and developmental crisis in North-Eastern Nigeria.    The region has suffer...
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Gunmen attack Fulani settlement in Niger, rustle 200 sheep, injure herder

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Gunmen attack Fulani settlement in Niger, rustle 200 sheep, injure herder By: Zagazola Makama Unidentified armed men have attacked a Fulani temporary settlement along the Kontagora–Makera Road in Niger State, rustling about 200 sheep and injuring a herder in the process. Zagazola gathered that...
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  1. Bandits ambush hunters in Sokoto, kill two in Tangaza forest
  2. Police arrest four over killing of worshipper in Osogbo mosque in Osun
  3. Faskari attack exposes futility of peace deals with bandits, over 20 killed despite amnesty
  4. Kastina State Police rescue four kidnapped tree cutters in Kankara
  5. Yobe police arrest 26 persons for illegal tree felling, desertification in Tarmuwa LGA

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