Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have rescued 27 kidnap victims, including a six-month-old baby, in Katsina State and neutralised terrorists in separate operations in Sokoto State. The Nigerian Army announced this in a post via its social media page on Friday.It said: “In Katsina, troops of the 17 Brigade...
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Nearly 20 years ago, while stumping for his party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, out-going president, Olusegun Obasanjo, decided to confront head-on morbid rumours about the health of his hand-picked successor. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, then governor of Katsina State and the president’s man for the job, was said to be...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has advocated for a conducive business environment for Nigerian women to ply their trade, saying the nation owes them an economy worthy of their labour. He noted that women should be given more space for their ambition to flourish unlike in the past when...
Katsina State Governor, Dr. Dikko Radda, has lauded the Nigerian military, the Department of State Services (DSS), and vigilantes.for stopping scores of bandits from attacking and mass-kidnapping residents of Gidan Iyado, Kakumi Ward, Bakori Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has hailed the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as a pillar of stability, as he felicitates her 66 birthday anniversary. Governor Radda described the First Lady as a dignified and compassionate leader whose Renewed Hope Initiative...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has commended the Tinubu-Shettima Solidarity Group for establishing a structured grassroots mobilisation network across Katsina State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Governor Radda made the commendation today when he received the group on a solidarity visit to Government House, Katsina, where...
At least 24 bandits were killed on Tuesday after soldiers of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Katsina Community Watch Corps foiled an attempt to mass-kidnap persons in Gidan Bawa village, Kandarawa Ward, Bakori Local Government Area of the state. According to a security...
Nigeria Police Force has secured the conviction of two persons prosecuted for terrorism-related offences following their arrest in a major arms trafficking operation in Katsina State in September 2025, reaffirming the Force’s commitment to ensuring that criminal investigations culminate in successful prosecution and justice. It will be recalled that...
Nigeria Police Force has debunked the false and misleading narrative accompanying a viral video circulating on social media which allege that a uniformed police officer was seen interacting with armed bandits in Katsina State. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday...
The raging insecurity all over Nigeria has altered our reality. We now count our lives in days, weeks and months. At the beginning of each month these days, most of us receive these silly “Happy New month” greetings and prayers. We now celebrate our lives in bits and pieces,...
Renowned public affairs commentator and Executive Director of Development Specs Academy, Prof. Okey Ikechukwu, has criticised those now identifying themselves as friends and associates of the late Major-General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), accusing them of failing to rally around the former military spokesman when he needed support most. Major-General Abubakar,...
Troops of the Nigerian Army conducting Operation CLEAN SWEEP III have recorded another major breakthrough in ongoing counter-banditry operations in Katsina State, rescuing another four kidnapped victims during sustained offensive operations targeting the notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Muhammadu Fulani and his criminal network. The Nigerian Army confirmed this in...
Katsina State Government has introduced fresh security measures aimed at curbing criminal activities, including a statewide ban on the sale, purchase, transportation and storage of petroleum products in Jerry cans. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda signed the Executive Order, which takes immediate effect, as part of efforts to prevent fuel...
Troops of the Nigerian Army with the support of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have successfully rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar and former Director Defence Information, who was abducted by bandits alongside her husband a few weeks ago. Director Defence Information, Maj....
A retired Major General, Abubakar Rabe, who was kidnapped alongside his wife in Katsina State two weeks ago, has died in captivity, highlighting the growing insecurity in parts of northern Nigeria and the plight of victims held by armed gangs. Rabe and his wife were kidnapped around the Matazu...
Kano state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS), for the arrest of a suspected gun courier intercepted while transporting arms believed to be destined for criminal elements in Katsina State. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman Sunusi Bature...
Troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued 31 kidnapped victims, neutralized 5 terrorists and dismantled several terrorists camps in a series of coordinated operations across Zamfara and Katsina states. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi...
At least 11 people have been killed after suspected bandits carried out a reprisal attack on communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Police said the attackers struck around midday on Sunday, invading Jeka da Kolo and Kwalgoro villages where they opened fire on residents before being...
Yusuf Muhammad Buhari, son of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has formally declared his intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat representing Sandamu/Daura/Mai’adua Federal Constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter addressed to stakeholders and supporters, Yusuf Buhari expressed readiness to...
Katsina State, long affected by farmer-herder conflicts, armed banditry, communal clashes, and climate-related resource disputes, recently hosted a high-level advocacy visit led by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR). The two-day visit, held from March 3rd to 4th, 2026, aimed to strengthen the state’s capacity for early...