BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday engaged Sokoto State local chairmen, religious and traditional leaders on steps towards permanent eradication of polio. The event with the theme: “Accelerating Progress Towards Eradication of Polio Virus in Sokoto State” was held at the 8...
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The United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States will need $15 million to upscale the quality of life of their citizenry. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms Christian Munduate, said this at a news briefing in Gusau on Wednesday shortly after holding an interactive session...
At least 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt along the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State. The Command also succeeded in recovering an unspecified number of rustled animals after foiling cattle rustling attempt at...
The Military High Command has described the notorious bandit and terrorist leader, Bello Turji, is a “dead man walking’. Turji is a notorious terrorist and bandit leader operating in North-western Nigeria, particularly Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger states. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while...
Bandits on Wednesday planted a fresh set of explosives around Mai Lamba axis along Dansadau-Gusau road under the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killing travellers. Gory pictures seen by Channels Television showed victims of the blast lying lifeless by the roadside as passersby looked on in shock...
The Federal University Gusau in Zamfara has denied awarding Professorship to the sacked Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Akwa, Dr Bernard Odoh, insisting that he has never worked in the institution. The vice-chancellor of the university, Prof. Muazu Abubakar, stated this at a press briefing in Gusau...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Customs Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone “B” Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Sambo Dangaladima has held interactive sessions with stakeholders in Sokoto/Zamfara geared towards enhancing better trade relationship. Dangaladima, who had the discussion with leaders of customs license agents, car dealers...
The Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has neutralised scores of terrorists in a daring night operation within the strongholds of notorious bandits across Zamfara and Kebbi States. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, said in a statement on Sunday that the air campaign, nicknamed ‘Operation FARAUTAR MUJIYA’, was...
The Federal Government will get rid of bandits, terrorists and other criminal gangs terrorising the Northwest. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. Matawalle said he was in Sokoto to lead another onslaught against bandits, terrorists and...
The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) Sokoto/ Zamfara Area Command on Monday auctioned 11,270 liters of petrol it apprehended from smugglers at N180 per litre. The Command’s Comptroller, Mr Kamal Muhammad, said the petroleum products were seized by the intelligence -driven tactical team in the border areas in Sokoto...
No fewer than 42 persons have been reportedly killed by persons suspected to be bandits in separate attacks across villages in Zamfara and Katsina State. The tragic incident which happened in Magarya village, Zurmi Local Government Area on Thursday, claimed the lives of 12 people, including seven policemen, a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has advocated for the revival of the Sambisa forest which was affected by the over one decade old Boko Haram insurgency. Governor Zulum was speaking on Thursday in New York at the UN’s High-Level Segment Roundtable on: “Forest-based...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Abubakar Dandare, a Registrar of the Upper Sharia Court in Gusau , Zamfara for alleged forgery and misappropriation of dead man’s N3.8 million. The EFCC Counsel, Mr Peter Attah, told the court that Dandare committed the offence on...
Mysterious illness surfaced in Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara states, prompting the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) to launch continuous investigation. The NCDC , via its official website confirmed its active involvement in analysing samples from affected individuals to determine the cause of the unusual health...
The Zamfara State Government has ordered immediate restriction of movement along the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto states from 7:00p.m to 6:00a.m. The State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Manir Haidara disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday. Haidara noted that the directive was part of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army says its troops have foiled multiple kidnap attempts in Plateau and Zamfara, and neutralized IPOB/ESN terrorists in Imo State. The Army spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops on Tuesday...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The General Officer Commanding, (GOC) of 8 Division, Nigeria Army and Commander Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji, Major General Godwin Mutkut, has urged troops of the Division to sustain the tempo in ensuring that bad elements terrorising innocent Nigerians are eliminated. General Mutkut,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised no fewer than 12 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Sambisa, Borno; Zamfara and Katsina State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja Maj. Gen. Nwachukwu said the troops,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Nigerian Army troops deployed to the North East as part of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations on Friday, March 8, 2024, conducted a successful raid operation on a terrorists’ camp in the Arra area of Sambisa Forest. Director Army Public Relations, Maj. General, Onyema...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has conducted air strikes on the enclaves of two terrorists in separate attacks in Katsina and Zamfara. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet,...