Notorious kidnapper Maidawa neutralised in Kwara

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Notorious kidnapper Maidawa neutralised in Kwara    By: Zagazola Makama   A notorious kidnapper Maidawa and some of his accomplices has been eliminated following a fierce engagement with security forces in Isanlu, Isin LGA, over the weekend.   Security sources said communic...
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Two children killed in machete attack in Kogi

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Two children killed in machete attack in Kogi   By: Zagazola Makama    Two children have been killed in a machete attack by yet-to-be-identified assailants at Kurungu village, Adogo, in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State.   Sources said the victims, Mohammed Aliyu...
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Gunmen abduct seven travellers in Kogi

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Gunmen abduct seven travellers in Kogi   By: Zagazola Makama    Armed men have abducted seven travellers along the Itobe–Anyagba expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, police have confirmed.   Sources disclosed  that a patrol team sighted an aban...
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Army troops nutrialised 15 bandits in Kogi-Kwara border operation

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Army troops  nutrialised 15 bandits in Kogi-Kwara border operation    By: Zagazola Makama    At least 15 suspected bandits and kidnappers were reportedly neutralised by combined government security forces following a fierce gun battle along the Kogi State border wit...
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Bandit attack at illegal mining site leaves one dead in Zamfara

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Bandit attack at illegal mining site leaves one dead in Zamfara   By: Zagazola Makama   One person was killed following a bandit attack at an illegal mining site in Magami District, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   Zagazola learnt  that on Oct. 1, 2025...
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Troops raid black spots, arrest 15 suspects in Kaduna

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Troops raid black spots, arrest 15 suspects in Kaduna By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY), in conjunction with Keystone personnel and other security agencies, have arrested 15 suspects and recovered illicit drugs in Kaduna metropolis. Zagazola Makama report that at about 6...
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Troops clear bandit hideouts, detonate IED in Sokoto

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Troops clear bandit hideouts, detonate IED in Sokoto   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have cleared several deserted terrorist hideouts and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Sokoto State.   Zagazola learnt  tha...
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Troops repel terrorist attacks, rescue victims in Sokoto, Kebbi

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Troops repel terrorist attacks, rescue victims in Sokoto, Kebbi   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have repelled multiple terrorist attacks, neutralised two terrorists and rescued victims in Sokoto and Kebbi States.   Sources told Zagazola Maka...
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DSS DG Orders Release of Wrongfully Arrested Businesswoman, Others

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DSS DG Orders Release of Wrongfully Arrested Businesswoman, Others*Awards N20m Compensation   The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS) Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release ofan Abuja-based businesswoman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, who was wrongfully arrested on the...
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Army Troops neutralised bandit as stray bullet mistakenly hits students during gunfight in Benue

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Army Troops neutralised bandit as stray bullet mistakenly hits students during gunfight in Benue   By: Zagazola Makama    A suspected bandit was neutralised by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke during a gun battle in Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue, on Tuesday, but...
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DSS Didn't Disarm Vigilantes in Kwara Community - State Government

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DSS Didn't Disarm Vigilantes in Kwara Community - State Government *As secret police, soldiers kill more bandits    The Kwara State government has dismissed rumours that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) disarmed vigilantes in Oke-Ode, a town in Ifelodun Local Governm...
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Niger, Mali leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation

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Niger, Mali leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation   By: Zagazola Makama    President of the Republic of Niger, Gen. Abdurahamane Tiani, on Wednesday paid a visit to Mali’s Transitional President, Gen. Assimi Goita, in Bamako, where both leaders reaffirmed t...
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Army troops repel ISWAP infiltration in Monguno, kill 2 ISWAP terrorists, recover weapons

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Army troops repel ISWAP  infiltration in Monguno, kill 2 ISWAP terrorists, recover weapons   By: Zagazola Makama    Toops of Sector 3 Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attempted infiltration by Boko Haram terrorists (BHTs) at Charlie 13 in Gana Ari, Monguno Local Gove...
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DSS vs Sowore: Court Fixes Oct 27 For Arraignment Over False claim against Tinubu

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DSS vs Sowore: Court Fixes Oct 27 For Arraignment Over False claim against Tinubu A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday fixed October 27, 2025, for the arraignment of politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore for alleged false claim against the person of President Bola Tinubu by ta...
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American woman dies in Warri during visit to companion

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American woman dies in Warri during visit to companion   By: Zagazola Makama   A 60-year-old American woman, Jacqueline Bolling Elton, has died in Warri, Delta State, during a visit to her male companion.   Elton was said to have arrived Warri on Sept. 15 to spend time with her...
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Benue police arrest suspect over killing of repentant bandit

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Benue police arrest suspect over killing of repentant bandit   By: Zagazola Makama     One suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of a repentant bandit along Sankera Zaki-Biam Road in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.   The deceased, identifi...
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Two arrested over human trafficking of teenage girl to Niger, Libya

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Two arrested over human trafficking of teenage girl to Niger, Libya   By: Zagazola Makama    Two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, Zainab Ojelade, from Ogun State to Niger Republic en route to Libya.   Accord...
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(FACT CHECK): Allegations against two commanding officers misleading — soldiers’ allowances paid, Oando feeds troops but hasn’t remitted RCA

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(FACT CHECK): Allegations against two commanding officers misleading — soldiers’ allowances paid, Oando feeds troops but hasn’t remitted RCA By: Zagazola Makama A wave of social-media circulating this week that two commanding officers withheld soldiers’ entitlements and allowed troops to g...
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UPDATED: Court adjourns Sultan’s cybercrime case, grants conditional bail

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UPDATED: Court adjourns Sultan’s cybercrime case, grants conditional bail   By: Zagazola Makama     A Magistrate Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna, on Monday adjourned the trial of a Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known as Sultan, to Oct. 6...
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NAF sustains pressure, strikes hostile elements in Kwara

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NAF sustains pressure, strikes hostile elements in Kwara   By: Zagazola Makama    The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has carried out multiple coordinated missions targeting hostile elements in parts of Kwara State.   Air Commodore...
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  1. Court remands Kaduna social media activist for cyber offences
  2. Army troops, police launch rescue operation as bandits abduct church members in Benue
  3. Police investigate murder of man in Abuja after ransom demand
  4. Police arrest six notorious bandit arms suppliers wanted by Intelligence agencies in Abuja
  5. Troops arrest suspected kidnappers, recover arms in Dei-Dei

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