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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...