Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State

Details
Views : 11360
Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State By: Zagazola Makama Suspected armed bandits on Jan. 25 abducted six people at gunpoint in Tauji village, Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, while the victims were observing Isha’i prayers. Sources said one of...
Expand Story ...

Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway

Details
Views : 9930
Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway By: Zagazola Makama Four people were killed and fifteen others injured in a lone motor accident involving a Glynlyon truck along the Ibadan–Oyo Expressway on Jan. 26. Sources said the truck, with registration number LSD 2...
Expand Story ...

Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi

Details
Views : 10070
Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi By: Zagazola Makama Three persons were arrested following a foiled armed robbery along the Bauchi–Gombe Federal Highway in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Jan. 26. Sources said the incident occurred at about...
Expand Story ...

Bandits attack Bauna village in Katsina; one killed, two injured

Details
Views : 10120
Bandits attack Bauna village in Katsina; one killed, two injured By: Zagazola Makama Unidentified armed bandits attacked Bauna Village in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State in the early hours of Monday, leaving one person dead and two others injured. Sources said the incident occurred...
Expand Story ...

ISWAP attack on passenger vehicle kills two, injures two in Borno

Details
Views : 9100
ISWAP attack on passenger vehicle kills two, injures two in Borno By: Zagazola Makama Suspected ISWAP terrorists on motorcycles attacked a passenger vehicle along the Zindir–Gajigana axis of Magumeri Local Government Area in Borno State on Monday, killing two people and injuring two others. Sou...
Expand Story ...

Gunmen kidnap Fulani leader, kill one in Taraba

Details
Views : 11850
Gunmen kidnap Fulani leader, kill one in Taraba By: Zagazola Makama Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a Fulani community leader and killed one person during an early-morning attack in Taraba State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 2:00 a.m. on Jan. 27 at the...
Expand Story ...

The Borno State Government to Repatriate over 3,000 Refugees from Cameroon after 11 Years

Details
Views : 11250
The Borno State Government to Repatriate over 3,000 Refugees from Cameroon after 11 Years Borno State Government has finalized arrangements for the voluntary repatriation of more than 3,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon republic to their ancestral homes after 11 years. This is in fulfillment of...
Expand Story ...

Army troops rescue 11 kidnapped victims in Kaduna

Details
Views : 14340
Army troops rescue 11 kidnapped victims in Kaduna   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State following a coordinated operation along the Kaduna–Abuja road axis.   Sec...
Expand Story ...

Three soldiers killed in IED attack near Niamey, says Niger army sources

Details
Views : 23090
Three soldiers killed in IED attack near Niamey, says Niger army sources   By: Zagazola Makama    At least three Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday after an army patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bartchawal, Tillabéri Region, ab...
Expand Story ...

Military to arraign officers over alleged Coup plot against govt, says DHQ

Details
Views : 11000
Military to arraign officers over alleged Coup plot against govt, says DHQ By: Zagazola Makama The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Monday said investigations into alleged acts of indiscipline involving 16 officers have been concluded, with those found culpable to be arraigned before appropriate m...
Expand Story ...

NNRA Bolsters Ties with DSS, Police to Crack Down on Nuclear Safety Violations

Details
Views : 10560
NNRA Bolsters Ties with DSS, Police to Crack Down on Nuclear Safety Violations Abuja – The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) is intensifying enforcement of nuclear safety and radiation protection rules through deepened collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the N...
Expand Story ...

Armed bandits invade Ungwan Alede, abduct several residents in Niger

Details
Views : 6910
Armed bandits invade Ungwan Alede, abduct several residents in Niger   By: Zagazola Makama    Armed bandits on Sunday morning invaded Ungwan Alede in Bangi District, Niger State, blocking both Bangi–Kotonkoro and Bangi–Mangoro roads and abducting an unconfirmed number of resid...
Expand Story ...

Police sergeant arrested for supplying arms used in Nasarawa robbery

Details
Views : 8110
Police sergeant arrested for supplying arms used in Nasarawa robbery By: Zagazola Makama A serving police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly supplying an AK-47 rifle used in an armed robbery attack in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Zagazola reliably informed by sources that t...
Expand Story ...

Police rescue couple, arrest five suspected kidnappers in Edo forest operation

Details
Views : 10000
Police rescue couple, arrest five suspected kidnappers in Edo forest operation   By: Zagazola Makama    Police operatives in Edo State on Sunday rescued a couple kidnapped by armed men and arrested five suspected kidnappers in a forest operation in Igun Forest, Agbede, Esan West L...
Expand Story ...

Three kidnapped, one injured in Katsina Fulani settlement

Details
Views : 8420
Three kidnapped, one injured in Katsina Fulani settlement   By: Zagazola Makama    Suspected armed bandits on early Monday morning invaded the Jibir Fulani Settlement Camp in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, abducting three men and injuring another.   According...
Expand Story ...

Principal, ex-vice principal arrested in Dutsi, Katsina State over alleged theft of school equipment

Details
Views : 8290
Principal, ex-vice principal arrested in Dutsi, Katsina State over alleged theft of school equipment   By: Zagazola Makama    The Police have arrested the principal and former vice principal of Government Secondary School Shargalle in Dutsi Local Government Area of Katsina State o...
Expand Story ...

Nigerian troops rescue four abducted passengers on Adoka–Ankpa road in Benue

Details
Views : 8720
Nigerian troops rescue four abducted passengers on Adoka–Ankpa road in Benue By: Zagazola Makama Nigerian Army troops have rescued four passengers abducted by armed bandits along the Adoka–Ankpa Road in Benue State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 6:3...
Expand Story ...

Farmer killed on way to cassava farm in Karim-Lamido, Taraba

Details
Views : 9460
Farmer killed on way to cassava farm in Karim-Lamido, Taraba By: Zagazola Makama    A 55-year-old farmer, Iliya Saidu, has been killed by unknown assailants while on his way to his cassava farm in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.   Sources disclosed that the in...
Expand Story ...

Suspected motorcycle thief dies after mob attack in Benue community

Details
Views : 8230
Suspected motorcycle thief dies after mob attack in Benue community   By: Zagazola Makama    A man suspected of stealing a motorcycle has died after being attacked by an angry mob at Wannune Market in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State.   Security sources told Zagaz...
Expand Story ...

Gunmen abduct three children of Plateau Water Board MD in Jos

Details
Views : 10280
Gunmen abduct three children of Plateau Water Board MD in Jos By: Zagazola Makama Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday abducted three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, during an attack on his residence in Rantya area of Jos South Loca...
Expand Story ...
  1. Nigerian Army troops, with air support and joint forces, repel bandits’ attack in Benue
  2. Troops neutralise notorious kidnap kingpin in Jama’a LGA, Kaduna
  3. Army troops thwarted attack by bandits in Qua’an Pan, Plateau, recover AK-47 after gun battle
  4. Bandits raid Kitibawa community in Katsina despite peace deal
  5. DSS Nabs Suspected Sea Pirates, foils hijack Of Crude Oil Vessel, Abduction of Crew Members

Page 201 of 461

Popular This Week

Inside West Africa ..

  • Dismissed soldier surrenders to police over murder case in Ogun

    Dismissed soldier surrenders to police over murder case in Ogun   By: Zagazola Makama    A dismissed soldier, Yemisi Poroye, who is the principal suspect in a conspiracy and murder...

    Read More ...

  • Six Commanders of ISWAP/Boko Haram and scores of fighters  killed, 24 fighters captured alive in renewed clashes 

    Six Commanders of ISWAP/Boko Haram and scores of fighters  killed, 24 fighters captured alive in renewed clashes  By: Zagazola Makama    Atleast Six Commanders of the Islamic...

    Read More ...

  • Niger: Junta blames Macron after mutiny as security challenges persist

    Niger: Junta blames Macron after mutiny as security challenges persist By Zagazola Makama Niger’s military authorities have blamed France and other foreign interests for the recent mutiny at a...

    Read More ...

  • DSS warns public against dismissed staff, Victor Onyedikachi Godwin

    DSS warns public against dismissed staff, Victor Onyedikachi Godwin   The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned members of the public to beware of one Victor Onyedikachi Godwin, a...

    Read More ...