Author: Sani Nura

A WINDSTORM that struck parts of Sokoto State on Tuesday has left five people dead, dozens injured, and widespread destruction across Gwadabawa and Kware Local Government Areas. Officials from the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), who conducted a joint assessment of the affected areas on Saturday, confirmed the fatalities and damage. According to the assessment, the storm damaged more than 1,400 houses and several public buildings, including schools. In Gwadabawa LGA alone, 878 houses were destroyed, affecting 1,306 households and displacing an estimated 7,836 people. “Eleven people sustained varying degrees of injuries.…

IN a sustained effort to eliminate criminal elements undermining the peace and security of communities in Taraba State, the Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, led troops of the newly established Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari in a robust two-day clearance operation across parts of Southern Taraba. The intensive operation, conducted between 19th and 20th June 2025, targeted identified bandit enclaves and suspected criminal hideouts in Wukari and Takum Local Government Areas. On 19 June 2025, troops advanced along the High Tension route through Chonku to Gor Road, sweeping through villages…

THE Kebbi State Government has confirmed the loss of 30 lives in the recent banditry attacks on the Zuru communities. Chairmen of Zuru and Danko Wasagu Local Government Areas, Muhammad Gajere and Hussaini Bena, reported that 16 people were killed in Tadurga, while 14 others lost their lives in Kyebu and Yar-Kuka in the Waje District. While speaking during a visit by the State Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Tafida, to Tadurga on Friday, Gajere and Bena added that several others were injured. The attackers also made away with livestock and other valuables. Tafida conveyed the government’s sympathy during a visit.…

THE Nigeria Police Force has announced the rescue of a kidnapped four-year-old girl, the arrest of a fake kidnapping gang, and the recovery of counterfeit currency from suspected fraudsters. According to a statement released on Saturday on X by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the developments were part of ongoing efforts to bolster internal security and dismantle criminal networks through intelligence-led policing. “In Katsina State, operatives of the Command acting on a complaint received on February 20, 2025, from one Alhaji Badamasi Bala of Madaci Yan Nono Quarters have cracked a disturbing case of kidnapping involving a…

THE Bauchi State government and other shareholders have initiated plans to revive the Bauchi Publishing and Printing Company Limited, publishers of The Trumpeter and Kakaki Newspapers, after two decades of inactivity. The state commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Shehu Usman Shehu, who also serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, announced this development during the company’s 5th Annual General Meeting held yesterday at its office in Bauchi. According to Shehu, the board has recommended increasing the company’s share capital from N30 million to N250 million to support equipment refurbishment and working capital needs. He further…

ZAMFARA State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has said that the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) goes far beyond its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and is largely rooted in ego battles among party members. Governor Lawal, who spoke during a media parley with journalists on Wednesday in Zamfara, stated that the problem is not limited to any single individual. “Everybody has their own issue; it’s not just about Atiku Abubakar; it’s beyond him,” he said. “It’s an internal problem within the PDP, and we are making a conscious effort. I think it’s about people’s egos — everybody, no exception.”…

FORMER President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State for his visionary leadership and bold strides in transforming Gombe State into an emerging hub of industrial and agricultural innovation through the establishment of the 1,000-hectare Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park. The former Nigerian leader described Gombe as a gateway to prosperity and a shining example of what focused leadership can achieve. Chief Obasanjo made these remarks during a meeting with the Governor at the Presidential Lodge in Gombe, shortly after arriving in the state to commission the new ultra-modern Seed Processing Factory established by…

Former President Lauds Gombe Governor For Establishing Industrial Park FORMER President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya commissioned a state-of-the-art Seed Processing Factory established by Premier Seed Nigeria Limited at the Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park, Dadinkowa, Gombe. The new facility is equipped with cutting-edge technology for the cleaning, grading, treating and packaging of certified, high-quality and climate-resilient seed varieties. The plant is expected to transform seed supply across the Northeast and Nigeria at large by enabling farmers to access improved seedlings, achieve higher yields, and build resilience to climate change. Speaking at…

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that medical personnel, including doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria, must be motivated with the right work conditions to remain in the country and not migrate overseas. Obasanjo stated this when he commissioned the renovated and rehabilitated Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Zamfara State on Tuesday. The former president, who Governor Dauda Lawal hosted, lamented the migration phenomenon known as ‘Japa’, which has been popularised by Nigerian youths leaving the country in their droves for economic prosperity and job security in faraway Europe, the Americas, Asia and other parts of the world. The octogenarian…

THE National Vice Chairman (North-East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mustapha Salihu, has clarified why his public endorsement of President Bola Tinubu did not include Vice President Kashim Shettima, amid growing rumours of internal friction within the party. Salihu, who spoke as a guest on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday monitored by News Point Nigeria, explained that his omission of Shettima’s name during the endorsement at Sunday’s APC North-East summit in Gombe was in line with party convention and constitutional provisions. “In my full speech—the last paragraph before the endorsement—I eulogised Kashim Shettima, recognising him as our…

THE Bauchi State Police Command is mourning the tragic death of a 42-year-old Divisional Police Officer of the Railway Division, Mustapha Garba, who died in a fatal car crash less than an hour before his wedding Fatiha. This newspaper gathered from the state police spokesperson, Mohammed Wakil, in a telephone interview on Sunday, that two other individuals also lost their lives in the Saturday accident. According to Wakil, the crash occurred around 11:30am on Saturday, along the Bargar Tsamiya area in the Toro Local Government Area. The accident involved a Mercedes-Benz driven by the DPO, with two passengers onboard, and…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has joined his counterparts elected under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other stakeholders of the party from the North-East geo-political region at a consultative meeting which held on Sunday in Gombe. The meeting, which drew key party stakeholders across the region as well as the national chairman of the party, served as a platform to take stock and analyze the achievements and challenges of the party as a mid-term self assessment. It was to also consolidate party unity and reinforce confidence in the Tinubu administration’s reform-driven agenda. Speaking at…

SOME notorious bandit kingpins operating in Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State have voluntarily surrendered their weapons and released 16 kidnapped victims as part of a disarmament initiative for amnesty led by the Nigerian Army, the military said. According to a statement posted on Saturday by the Nigerian Army, the operation was conducted under the leadership of Operation Fasin Yamma in collaboration with local stakeholders. The bandit leaders identified as Kamulu Buzaru, Manore, Nagwaggo, Lalbi, Alhaji Sani, Dogo Baidu, Dogo Nahalle, and Abdulkadir Black laid down arms on 14 June and pledged to abandon banditry. In a show…

A PERMANENT Secretary in the Gombe State Civil Service and four other people were electrocuted, while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, following a high-voltage surge of electricity supply in the early hours of Saturday. Muhammad Yusuf Kulani was the Permanent Secretary at the state’s Ministry of Special Duties and Regional Integration. Neighbours said late Kulani was electrocuted while opening the gate of his house, located at the Tudun Wadan Pantami area of Gombe Metropolis. At the time of the incident, the deceased was with his daughter, who survived the incident, but currently on admission at a hospital. The…

THE Federal Government has lauded Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for his visionary strides in livestock development, noting that his initiatives are in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Livestock Transformation Agenda under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The commendation was delivered by the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, during the official groundbreaking ceremony for the 184-hectare Agro-Livestock Development Zone held on Saturday in Gombe. The project, a cornerstone of Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s vision for agro-industrial transformation, features an ultramodern abattoir, an international cattle market, a tannery, leather processing facilities, and a dry inland port designed to connect processed livestock…

A SENIOR staff member of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abdullahi Nura, who is also a Chief Correctional Assistant (CCA) serving at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Gusau, Zamfara State, has attempted suicide. The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday as the officer jumped into a dam. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Zamfara State Command, ASC I Mustapha Abubakar, the officer had reported for duty before hiring a commercial motorcyclist who conveyed him to the Gusau Dam, the largest and deepest dam within the metropolis. “Upon arrival, he suddenly jumped into the…

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has described the visible transformation and sustained development in Gombe State as s compelling evidence of the enduring benefits of democratic governance in Nigeria. In a goodwill message to commemorate the June 12 Democracy Day 2025, the Governor noted that the progress across key sectors in Gombe State, including infrastructure, health, education, agriculture, youth empowerment and industrialization, is a direct result of purposeful leadership, policy continuity and the enabling environment provided by democratic structures. “From a modest beginning, Gombe has emerged as one of the fastest growing states in Nigeria,” the Governor stated. “Our success…

FORMER President Muhammadu Buhari donated a cow and other food items to the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, corps members serving in his hometown in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement issued by the NYSC Public Relations Officer, Alex Obemeata. He said the gift was for the Sallah celebration. The NYSC said the items were delivered by the Danmadanin Daura, Musa Haro, and received by the state NYSC coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Sa’idu. Represented by the NYSC local government Inspector in Daura, Nurudeen Salisu, Mr Sa’idu said that the act of kindness reflects the…

BELLO Goronyo, the Minister of State for Works, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s achievements in just two years in office have surpassed those of an entire decade. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Sokoto, Mr Goronyo emphasised that Tinubu was committed to the serious task of repositioning Nigeria to meet the needs and aspirations of all its citizens. “President Tinubu has cautioned all his cabinet members that their appointments are not for enjoyment, but for dedicated service to safeguard Nigeria’s future. “Today, we are proud of his passion and commitment to the development of Nigeria across all sectors. “His…

THE number of fatalities from the bomb blast in Gwabro village, in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has increased to eight after two more women died from injuries sustained from the blast. The blast occurred during Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and was caused by a locally made improvised explosive device (IED). Garzali Raka, Security Adviser to the Tangaza Council, confirmed the update, noting that Gwabro has been under bandit control for five years. The explosion site, Dorawa, is near Lakurawa camp — a known bandit stronghold. Raka also mentioned previous discoveries of unexploded devices in the area that were…