ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

Notorious Bandit Commander Kachalla Sani Yellow Killed in Zamfara as Rival Claims, Security Operation Accounts Emerge

Global UpfrontJul 12, 2026July 12, 20260

By Zagazola Makama Kachalla Sani Yellow, one of Zamfara State’s most notorious bandit commanders, has been killed in Anka Local Government Area, ending the reign

ISWAP Shows Signs of Fracturing After Al-Minuki Raid

Global UpfrontJul 3, 2026July 3, 20260

Burnt vehicles allegedly belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

JTF OPEP Hosts Stakeholders’ Meeting, Distributes Fertiliser to Plateau Farmers

Global UpfrontJul 2, 2026July 2, 20260

By Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 4, Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have convened a stakeholders’ engagement in Barkin Ladi Local Government

Sahel’s Illegal Mining-Terror Nexus Is Nigeria’s Next Defining Security Battle

Global UpfrontJul 2, 2026July 2, 20260

Illegal mining site

Military Delivers “Decisive Airstrikes” On Bandit Enclaves Along Niger–Kaduna–Zamfara State Border

Global UpfrontJun 30, 2026June 30, 20260

By Zagazola Makama The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), in continuation of its sustained air campaign against armed bandits and other criminal elements threatening national

MACBAN Chairman, Son Killed After Peace Meeting in Benue

Global UpfrontJun 27, 2026June 27, 20260

By Zagazola Makama The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Benue State, Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his son, Ibrahim,

Accidental Shooting: Soldier Injures Colleague At Military Position in Borno State, Disarmed

Global UpfrontJun 21, 2026June 21, 20260

By Zagazola Makama A soldier serving with the Nigerian Army’s 25 Brigade has been detained following the accidental discharge of his weapon, which left another

Nigerian, Cameroonian Military Officials Meet Over Border Coordination

Global UpfrontJun 20, 2026June 20, 20260

By Zagazola Makama The Commander of 13 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Brig. Gen. PO Alimikhenna, has led a delegation of Nigerian military officers to a security

Nigerian Army Troops Nab Fake Major General in Kaduna

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

By Zagazola Makama Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected impostor who allegedly posed as a retired Major General in Kaduna State. Military

3 Soldiers Injured As Troops Restore Order After Residents Protest Over Insecurity in Zamfara

Global UpfrontJun 10, 2026June 10, 20260

By Zagazola Makama Three soldiers of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army were injured as troops restored normalcy in Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State