Study confirms ISWAP logistics hub in Sokoto as questions trail focus of US air strikes

EditorDecember 28, 202505 mins

A recent study has confirmed the presence of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the ISIS affiliate in Nigeria, in Sokoto, amid questions over the scope and geographic focus of US air strikes targeting the group early Friday. ISWAP primarily operates in the north-east and Lake Chad Basin. But Sokoto, where the US launched a…

Zamfara governor sparks outrage over comments on attack, location of bandits

EditorSeptember 7, 202507 mins

The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has come under attack following his recent confession on the location and activities of bandits in the state. Recall that Lawal in a recent viral clip in which he spoke in Hausa had claimed that he knows the locations of bandits terrorising the state. The governor, however, said…