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TROOPS of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have destroyed several terrorist camps around Bichi Hill in the Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Point Nigeria, Thursday. According to the statement, the operation came in response to credible intelligence that revealed active terrorist activities in the area, which had culminated in assaults on local communities in Danmusa, Safana, and Kankara Local Government Area on 19 December 2024. See full statement below: Press Release:  Troops Destroy…

SOKOTO State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has confirmed the accidental bombing of innocent villagers by military fighter jets in the state. Governor Aliyu confirmed the incident whiel visiting the community accompanied by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in the state, Senator Aliyu Wamakko and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi. At least 10 people were killed with several injured in military airstrike in the early hours of Wednesday. The governor sympathised with the community and described the incident as unfortunate. “The military jets were on their mission to eliminate criminals armed groups terrorizing the state, and mistakenly…

THE governor of Adamawa State Umaru Fintiri has announced the creation of six additional chiefdoms and emirates in the state. The governor made this disclosure in a state-wide broadcast to residents of the state at the Government House in Yola, the state capital as part of activities to mark this year’s Christmas celebration. “Today, I announced the creation of 7 new Emirates and Chiefdoms in Adamawa State: Hoba (Hong, 2nd Class), Madagali (Gulak, 2nd Class), Michika (Michika, 2nd Class), Fufore (Fufore, 2nd Class), Gombi (Gombi, 3rd Class), Maiha (Maiha, 3rd Class), and Yungur (Dumne, 3rd Class),” the governor wrote on…

THE Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining activities in Zamfara State, five years after. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a press briefing, his spokesman, Segun Tomori said on Sunday. “The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining exploration activities in Zamfara State, citing significant improvements in the security situation across the state,” the statement read. Alake stated that Nigeria “has a lot to gain from reawakened economic activities in a highly mineralised state like Zamfara that is imbued with vast gold, Lithium, and copper belts.” The minister explained that the previous…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian military to ensure that banditry is brought to an end in 2025, Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has said. Matawalle disclosed this on Saturday while addressing All Progressives Congress, APC, members at his Gusau residence, promising that the military would do everything to comply with the President’s directive. The former governor of Zamfara State said the Federal Government has concluded all necessary arrangements to deploy more troops and military equipment to troubled areas in the North-West zone. “The Federal Government and military chiefs are very much disturbed over the issue…

A RAVAGING fire has engulfed the popular Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, with firefighters currently battling to contain the inferno. The fire which broke out this evening has left traders and residents in shock as several shops and stalls burn uncontrollably. Eyewitnesses report that the fire spread rapidly through the market which is a major hub for motorcycle and spare parts in the state. The cause of the fire is still unknown. “We don’t know the cause of the fire, we just notice flame from the motorcycle shops, but the fire service is still battling to…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, earlier today, gave out the hand of Aisha Ibrahim Njodi, daughter of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, in marriage to her heartthrob, Aliyu Ibrahim. The wedding fatiha, held at the Muhammadu Umar Central Mosque,  Kaltungo, was marked by an atmosphere of joy and as government officials,  friends, family, and well-wishers shared in the happiness of the Njodi family. The solemnization of the union was officiated by the Chief Imam of the mosque. Governor Inuwa Yahaya graciously stood as the bride’s Waliy (guardian) on behalf of the Njodi…

A YOUTH corps member deployed to Kebbi state Tayachibiyacha Ebal has slumped and died at Dakin Gari NYSC orientation camp. It was gathered that the youth corps member who suddenly slumped was immediately rushed to the camp clinic for medical attention. She was later taken to the Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kebbi for advanced medical attention, however, despite efforts made by doctors to resuscitate her, gave up the ghost. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Kebbi State, Alhaji Muhammad Fingila who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, said that her remains have been sent to her home state Adamawa.…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has been named the ‘Security Role Model Governor of the Year’ 2024 by People’s Security Monitor, a leading security-focused media platform. The award was bestowed on the Governor in recognition his outstanding leadership, strategic innovations, and commitment to maintaining peace and security in Gombe State. The award ceremony was held at the Nigeria National Merit House in Abuja, during the People’s Security Monitor Annual Lecture with the theme “Attainment of Ideal Security for the People: The Gombe State Example”. The organizers commended Governor Inuwa Yahaya for his innovative strategies, awareness, managerial expertise, and…

THE Adamawa State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the creation of more emirates with first-class emirs in the state. The new emirate law, now awaiting Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s assent, was passed days after the governor assented to another law, the state’s District Creation Law 2024, which created 83 new districts on 4 December. Fintiri, in a letter to the lawmakers on Monday, requested the passage of a bill for a law to provide for the Adamawa State Chiefs (Appointment and Deposition) and matters incidental thereto. The bill empowered the governor to create additional emirates, and appoint or…

GOVERNOR Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State says some financially less-buoyant states may not survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. “Some states may not be able to survive so it is something that must be carefully studied so that we don’t hurt ourselves in the long run,” the governor said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday monitored by News Point Nigeria. “Well, the tax issue has a lot of components – there is the good aspect and there is the bad aspect. So, we are…

ZAMFARA State Governor Dauda Lawal has rejigged his cabinet and assigned a portfolio to a newly sworn-in commissioner. Governor Lawal chaired the Zamfara State Executive Council on Monday during which the new commissioner was sworn in. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson Sulaiman Idris revealed that the governor made a minor cabinet reshuffle in the portfolios of commissioners. Idris added that Kaura’s appointment follows Mannir Haidara’s resignation as commissioner and his subsequent election as Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area. During the swearing-in, Governor Lawal stressed that Kaura’s selection to represent Kaura Namoda Local Government Area in the cabinet…

THE Katsina State Police Command has foiled two separate kidnap attempts in Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas of the state. The command also rescued 20 kidnapped victims during the operations on Saturday in these areas. Briefing newsmen on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, said the first incident occurred on December 7th, 2024, at about 19:00 hours at Kwanar Makera along the Katsina–Magamar Jibia road in Jibia LGA. A group of armed bandits, wielding dangerous weapons such as AK-47 rifles, opened fire on a moving vehicle, attempting to abduct the occupants. “However, operatives of the command…

GUNMEN suspected to be bandits have attacked the mother of the Taraba State governor, Jumai Kefas, and his sister, Atsi. The incident occurred yesterday along the Wukari-Kente road in Wukari Local Government Area of the state. The chairman of Wukari Local Government confirmed the attack in a telephone interview with this newspaper. He said some men on motorcycles attempted to stop the vehicle conveying the governor’s mother and sister, adding that one of the police escorts fired a warning shot into the air during the incident. “It is difficult to say if the men on motorcycles were bandits, kidnappers or…

NOT less than two explosive devices went off at separate locations in the Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. According to PremiumTimes, the two explosions occurred on the road between Dansadau and Malamawa and another on Malele Road, all in the Dansadau district A resident, Nuhu Babangida, was quoted as saying passengers in a Canter Truck going to the Dansadau weekly market on Friday escaped death after the truck, loaded with grains, ignited the bomb. Babangida said the explosions on Malamawa and Malele roads went off simultaneously but recorded no casualties. This is the third…

THE Zamfara state police command has accused the newly identified terror group, Lakurawa, of being responsible for the recent explosions that rocked highways in two villages in Dansadau district, Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, the state Police Commissioner, made the claim during a telephone conversation with our correspondent. News Point Nigeria had earlier reported that bandits on Wednesday planted a fresh set of explosives along Dansadau-Gusau road in Zamfara state, killing travellers. Gory pictures seen by News Point Nigeria showed victims of the blast lying lifeless by the roadside as passersby looked on…

BANDITS on Wednesday planted a fresh set of explosives along Dansadau-Gusau road in Zamfara state, killing travellers. Gory pictures seen by News Point Nigeria showed victims of the blast lying lifeless by the roadside as passersby looked on in shock and despair. Residents of Dansadau told this newspaper that the suspected terrorists planted the explosives along the road that connects Dansadau to other parts of the state. Abdullahi Dansadau, a resident of the area said a Volkswagen Golf 3 vehicle stepped off the planted bomb and exploded, killing six persons and injuring eight others. “It was this morning, one golf…

A NEW wave of insecurity has gripped residents of Dansadau Emirate under the Maru local government area in Zamfara State following reports that armed bandits operating in the region are now deploying explosives as part of their tactics. A resident of the area Bello Dansadau revealed that the use of explosives by these criminal groups marks a dangerous escalation in their activities in the area. According to him, the bandits group had planned to attack Yar Galadima village early hours of Sunday and to prevent the troops and local vigilantes stationed at Dansadau Town from assisting the village, the terrorists…

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, successfully conducted a fighting patrol in response to a distress call from the residents and vigilantes of Yar Galadima village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to a statement by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yanma, Lt-Col Abubakar Abdullahi, the development occurred in the early hours of 1st December 2024 when the troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hanutara were alerted at about 5am that terrorists were attacking the village. He further added that the troops responded promptly to provide assistance and restore…

ARMED robbers have ambushed El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club team bus at Rijiyar Malam village along Jos-Bauchi road in Bauchi State, injuring many players and officials. This newspaper gathered that the team were travelling for a league match when the ugly incident happened. Personal Assistant to the Technical Adviser of the Club, Suleiman Abdullahi, told this newspaper that the incident occurred around 12:45 midnight on Saturday. “We were on our way from Jos to Maiduguri when the armed robbers ambushed our two buses. They fired sparodically, stopped the buses and a saloon car. They ordered all the occupants out of the…