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Tinubu suspends G20, AU-EU trips as security crisis deepens in Kebbi, Kwara

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has abruptly postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa for the 20th G20 Summit and his planned onward journey...

(+Video)Terror strikes in Kwara: Gunmen raid church, kill worshippers and abduct Pastor

Panic and bloodshed rocked the Eruku community in Kwara State late Tuesday evening, when heavily armed gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke...

Capture, killing of Brig-General Uba: Nigerians shocked, Atiku drags Tinubu

After days of denial, the Nigerian Army may soon eat the humble pie to admit that it lost a Brigadier General to insurgents who,...

Fresh attacks in Niger/Kebbi axis as police confirm abduction of 25 in school attack

Hours after it emerged that a school was attacked, its Vice Principal killed, and students abducted in Kebbi State, there are reports of ongoing...

Terror strikes Kebbi: Bandits kill vice principal, abduct students in night raid

Reminiscent of school attacks years ago, a new of fear has gripped Nigeria as the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State quakes after armed bandits...

Plateau massacre shockwave: DSS nabs alleged kingpin behind deadly arms pipeline

Nigeria’s security landscape shook on Tuesday following disclosures that the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed a covert weapons ring and arrested a man...

Issues around DSS recapture of Ansaru terrorist nastermind behind Kogi Church massacre, bank robberies

In a major counterterrorism breakthrough, the Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured Abdulazeez Obadaki, a senior commander of the Ansaru extremist group, widely...

Only terrorist sympathisers should fear possible U.S. strikes in Nigeria — Ex-Army Commander Gen. Ayoola

Nigeria’s growing diplomatic standoff with the United States over President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy military forces to Nigeria has sparked heated national debate. While...

Seven nights of fear: How Kebbi Deputy Speaker Muhammad Samaila Bagudo found his way back home

By Mohammed Kaita On a quiet Friday night, as the final echoes of the Isha’i prayers (Muslim night prayers) faded into the cool Kebbi air,...

UK issues fresh travel advisory for Abuja, 16 States amid escalating insecurity

The United Kingdom has issued a fresh travel advisory warning its citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria, citing worsening insecurity, terrorism, violent...

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