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Security forces neutralise scores of bandits in Kogi; public urged to support intelligence-led drive

Security operatives comprising the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police Force Air Wing have neutralised scores of bandits and dismantled criminal networks across forested areas...

Trump signals possible new U.S. military strikes in Nigeria as internal war between terror groups claim scores

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that the United States could carry out additional military strikes in Nigeria if violent attacks...

Updated: One Chance, Abuja: Wives, daughters, and a city that no longer sleeps

Abuja wears its grief quietly now. It gathers at bus stops before dawn, rides in unmarked cars with strangers, and trails commuters down expressways...

Blowback: As troops pound, terror spikes across Nigeria with bombs placed on farmers’ path

Barely days after more than 40 people were slaughtered in Niger State, Nigeria’s terror map lit up again — this time across Kwara, Katsina...

How retired Colonel Ajanaku was abducted and rescued by OPEP troops in Plateau

Fresh details have emerged on the dramatic kidnapping and subsequent rescue of retired army officer, Colonel Ajanaku, by troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP)...

From classroom teacher to kill cell leader: Former school pupil recognises alleged suicide bombing kingpin

● Shockwaves ripple through Maiduguri as engineer recalls feared primary school teacher now accused of masterminding terror attacks Maiduguri woke to a chilling revelation this...

Blood on the altar, gold in the forest: How illegal mining is driving terror in Nigeria – the Kogi example

By Omotunde Omolehin & Usman Ozovehe Kogi West is once again counting its dead. Three worshippers abducted from an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) service in Ayetoro-Kiri,...

Armed pro-Wike thugs allegedly disrupt Arise TV live interview in Rivers, cart away equipment

Armed youths suspected to be political thugs on Friday night invaded a hotel along the Orazi axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers...

Genocide: ISWAP escalates violence in Adamawa: Christian Villages burned, residents threatened with conversion or death

Adamawa State, Nigeria — The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has launched a new wave of deadly attacks on Christian communities in northeastern...

Buffeted on sides in 2025, Karimi assures Kogi West residents of improved security, infrastructure in 2026

By Our Correspondent The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial Zone, Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, has expressed optimism that the year 2026 will bring renewed hope,...

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