UAE Reportedly Pays $50 Million Ransom to Secure Release of Two Emirati Hostages from JNIM
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UAE Reportedly Pays $50 Million Ransom to Secure Release of Two Emirati Hostages from JNIM
By: Zagazola Makama
Reports from Mali indicate that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid a ransom of $50 million (about 30 billion CFA francs) to the terrorist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Is...
JNIM claims first attack in Kwara, four months after announcing new brigade
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JNIM claims first attack in Kwara, four months after announcing new brigade
By: Zagazola Makama
Al-Qaeda–linked militant group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for an attack in Kwara State, its first in Nigeria, four months after announcing the establish...
COAS appoints senior officers to key command and staff positions
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COAS appoints senior officers to key command and staff positions
BY: Zagazola Makama
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to strategic command, staff, and instructional positions across Nigerian Arm...
Tinubu tasks service chiefs to crush terrorists, bandits
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Tinubu tasks service chiefs to crush terrorists, bandits
By: Zagazola Makama
President Bola Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify military operations aimed at defeating terrorism, banditry, and other forms of criminality across the country, insist...
Troops neutralized several bandits, rescue 10 abducted victims, in Zamfara
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Troops neutralized several bandits, rescue 10 abducted victims, in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops operating under Operation FANSAR YAMMA have nutrialsied several bandits and rescued ten abducted victims during coordinated counter-banditry operations in parts of Tsafe and...
ISWAP ambush mobile police patrol team in Yobe
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Wednesday ambushed a mobile police patrol team along the Bara–Gulani axis of Yobe State, inflicting injuries on two officers and carting...
Several terrorists killed as Rivalry clash intensifies between Boko Haram, ISWAP Sambisa
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Several terrorists killed as Rivalry clash intensifies between Boko Haram, ISWAP Sambisa
By: Zagazola Makama
Fresh fighting has erupted between rival insurgent factions in the Sambisa Forest axis of Borno, as renewed hostilities spread across parts of Bama and Konduga Local G...
Notorious bandit kingpin Jankare killed by rival in Katsina
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Notorious bandit kingpin Jankare killed by rival in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
A notorious bandit leader known as Jankare has been killed by a rival group during a violent dispute along the Dutsenma axis of Katsina State.
Zagazola report that the incident...
Troops neutralise terrorists, recover items in Gwoza ambush
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Troops neutralise terrorists, recover items in Gwoza ambush
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised two Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during an ambush operation around Hudugum village in the Hambagda area, alo...
WE WILL KEEP INSURGENTS RUNNING, THEY WILL HAVE NO TIME TO PLAN ATTACKS,” - AVM ANEKE
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“WE WILL KEEP INSURGENTS RUNNING, THEY WILL HAVE NO TIME TO PLAN ATTACKS,” - AVM ANEKE
Newly confirmed Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has pledged to lead a versatile, disciplined, and lethal Nigerian Air Force (NAF) capable of keeping insurgents “running w...
CDCFIB releases shortlisted candidates for paramilitary recruitment
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CDCFIB releases shortlisted candidates for paramilitary recruitment
By: Zagazola Makama
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced the release of shortlisted candidates for recruitment into the Nigerian Co...
Troops rescue kidnapped victim, arrest suspect in Taraba
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Troops rescue kidnapped victim, arrest suspect in Taraba
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke, have rescued a kidnapped victim, Alhaji Ali Adamu, during an operation in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The ope...
Troops neutralise three IPOB/ESN militants in Imo
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade have neutralised three members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) during a clearance operation in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo Sta...
Troops arrest four collaborators of wanted IPOB/ESN leader in Benue
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Troops arrest four collaborators of wanted IPOB/ESN leader in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have arrested four key collaborators of the wanted IPOB/ESN commander, Maduabuchi Nwankwo, also known as “Emergency,” in Iballakwu village, Benue...
Troops repel ISWAP attack, rescue civilians in Borno
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Troops repel ISWAP attack, rescue civilians in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists on Kukawa town in Borno State.
The Nigerian Army said the terrorists attempted to infil...
Court stops Pat Utomi’s planned shadow cabinet, declares it unconstitutional
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Court stops Pat Utomi’s planned shadow cabinet, declares it unconstitutional
By: Zagazola Makama
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared the planned formation of a “shadow government” by former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, as unconstituti...
Joint troops rescue kidnapped victims, kill bandits in Zamfara
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Joint troops rescue kidnapped victims, kill bandits in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army, Operation FANSAN YANMA in collaboration with local vigilantes, have rescued several kidnapped victims and neutralised an unspecified number of bandits during a clea...
Gov. Lawal warns against uncontrolled negotiations with armed groups
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Gov. Lawal warns against uncontrolled negotiations with armed groups
By: Zagazola Makama
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has cautioned against peace negotiations that allow armed groups to retain their weapons while setting the terms for dialogue, warning that such prac...
Chief of Air Staff vows to build a fearless, intelligent and combat-ready Air Force
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Chief of Air Staff vows to build a fearless, intelligent and combat-ready Air Force
By: Zagazola Makama
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kyaoka Aneke, on Wednesday delivered a stirring and inspiring address before the Senate, declaring his unwavering commitment...
New COAS vows to tackle insecurity with technology, welfare reforms, and special forces training
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New COAS vows to tackle insecurity with technology, welfare reforms, and special forces training
By: Zagazola Makama
The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, on Tuesday unfolded an ambitious plan to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges through a blend of t...
