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- Senator Kabir Marafa Abandons ADC for NDC Coalition Citing Legal Risks and Survival
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Africa
Former Zamfara West Senator Kabir Marafa has defected to the National Democratic Coalition just three weeks after joining the ADC. Marafa defended the rapid transition as a strateg...
- Senator Ibrahim Lamido Resigns From All Progressives Congress Citing Institutional Failure to Address Escalating Banditry in Sokoto East
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
Sokoto East representative Ibrahim Lamido has formally exited the ruling party, stating that persistent violence and the displacement of his constituents have made his continued me...
- Armed Bandits Abduct Seven Family Members And Three Neighbors In Targeted Raid Near Police Official’s Residence In Kaduna State
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Africa
Suspected bandits kidnapped ten people, including seven members of the Amos family, during a quiet raid in Unguwar Sabon-Titi, Kachia Local Government Area. The abduction occurred...
- Coordinated Bandit Raids In Katsina State Result In 15 Abductions And Two Fatalities Across Multiple Communities
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Africa
Armed bandits launched a series of coordinated attacks in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, resulting in the abduction of 15 residents and the death of two ind...
- Sokoto Security Crisis Escalates As Bandits Kill Two And Abduct Twenty-Five Residents In Achida Town Raid
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Africa
Suspected bandits launched a coordinated late-night attack on Achida town, located just 20 kilometers from the Sokoto metropolis. The assailants killed two men and abducted at leas...
- President Tinubu Mandates Military Bases Within Niger State National Park to Combat Persistent Insurgency
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Africa
In response to escalating armed attacks across northern Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the establishment of permanent military formations within the Borgu National Park...
- Former Presidential Aide Bashir Ahmad Condemns Bandit Amnesty Programs Following Deadly Reprisal Attack in Katsina State
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Africa
Bashir Ahmad, a former media aide to the presidency, has publicly criticized the Nigerian government’s policy of granting pardons to bandits following the killing of 15 vigilantes....
- President Tinubu Approves ₦334 Billion for Kano-Kongolom Highway to Transform North-West Economic Corridor
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Section: Africa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has greenlit the ₦334 billion Kano-Kongolom Road project, a 132km dual-lane concrete highway spanning Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina States. Governor Abba Yu...