Nigeria is getting a mixed picture of its fight against kidnapping: security forces are rescuing more victims, but kidnappers continue to demonstrate how easily they can strike. In Zamfara, Nigerian Army troops working with the police rescued 33 passengers who had been abducted around Magazu in Tsafe Local Government Area. The operation was carried out…
The recovery of the remains of Chief Ibe Anyadu, a respected community leader from Aggah in Imo State, marks one of the most significant breakthroughs by troops under Operation UDO KA this year. After weeks of uncertainty, Nigerian Army personnel exhumed his body from a shallow grave in Umudike Forest after a suspect confessed to…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington today to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, where he is expected to press for additional Patriot air defense interceptors and stronger military support as Russia intensifies its missile and drone attacks. The visit comes shortly after Zelenskyy secured a defense cooperation agreement with newly appointed UK Prime…
Armed gunmen have abducted the principal of Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official and four students after attacking the school while candidates were writing the ongoing NECO Senior School Certificate Examination in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July…
