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Armed Violence
Terrorists Block Zamfara Highway For Hours, Abduct Over 27 Commuters
Terrorists kidnapped over 27 commuters on Saturday, Aug. 20, along the DakiTakwas-Zuru Federal highway in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria. The abduction…
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Police Arrests 2 For Extorting Residents In Guise Of Providing Security In Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, on Thursday, Aug. 18 arrested two suspects for extorting up to N5 million…
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Terrorists Abduct 17 People By Canoe In Zamfara
Terrorists killed three farmers, abducted 15 women, and two septuagenarians including a Chief Imam on Thursday, Aug. 11 in an…
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How A Series Of Blunders Paved The Way For Boko Haram Insurgency
Thirteen years ago, Nigeria was on a collision course with a little-known extremist group with a home base in the…
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Features
Zamfara Residents Recall Nights Of Terror That Led To Turbaning Of Terrorist
Tijjani Umar was one of those who felt that giving a traditional title to Ado Aleiru (Aleru), a terror leader,…
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Analyses
The Islamic State Campaign That Led To Kuje Prison Attack
In April, Islamic State (IS) spokesperson Abu Umar Al-Muhajir congratulated members of the group on the arrival of Ramadan. His…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Release 2 Catholic Priests Abducted In Katsina
Two parish priests and three others kidnapped in the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, in Katsina State’s…
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Features
Reporter’s Diary: Understanding The Different Faces Of Drug Addiction
During the last 10 days of Ramadan in the year of Covid, my baby brother was in the habit of…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists’ Corpses Seen At Kebbi River
Residents found no fewer than 23 corpses dressed in Nigerian military uniform on Thursday, June 16, at Yarkuka River bank…
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Security & Tech
Will Another Network Shutdown Save Zamfara Residents From Terror?
Following an increase in cases of terror attacks and kidnapping in various parts of the state, the government of Zamfara,…
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