The Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Uduma Oji Uduma, has paid glowing tribute to the late Bursar of the university, Mal. Nasiru Marafa Gusau, describing his death as “one of the biggest shocks I have received in my life.” Prof. Uduma stated this on...
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National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa, who reportedly died after being shot while returning from Gusau. The university confirmed the development in an official statement issued on Sunday by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Adetayo Ajayi,...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday, delivered the opening address at the North-West Security Summit in Gusau, Zamfara State, where he called for an intelligence-led, community-supported, and coordinated regional response to insecurity. The Summit, hosted by the Zamfara State Government, brought together governors, traditional rulers, security chiefs,...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have foiled an attempted mass abduction by terrorists in Unguwar Rogo Village, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, rescuing nine civilians, including an infant. The incident occurred on 16 August 2026, when troops received...
Leadership dispute has erupted within the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Zamfara State, with a coalition of eight political parties declaring that the council currently has no legitimate state leadership. Speaking at a press briefing in Gusau on Saturday, the coalition’s chairman and Zamfara Chairman of the Young Progressive...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) rescued 33 kidnapped passengers in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following a swift response to credible information on the kidnap of commuters by terrorists. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), recorded fresh successes against terrorists in separate operations across Zamfara State on 7 Aug 2026. Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, confirmed this in a statement issued...
Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have recorded further successes, foiling multiple kidnap attempts in Zamfara State. Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Media Information Officer, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have launched an intensive search-and-rescue operation following the abduction of the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, by armed bandits. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when the attackers stormed the chairman’s residence,...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have successfully rescued the four remaining students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, who were abducted by bandits earlier this month. The latest operation comes just days after the DSS rescued a professor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, in...
Troops of Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another major operational success in Zamfara State, rescuing 13 kidnap victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA,...
Residents of Gummi in Zamfara State turned out in large numbers on Thursday to welcome troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, following a successful operation that dealt a major blow to armed bandits operating around the area. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army...
Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Nsikan Umoh, has stressed that integrity and compliance remain critical to Nigeria’s economic growth and national development. Speaking during a working visit to the Nigeria Customs Service Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, she said, “National development requires all hands on deck. When stakeholders comply with trade...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, paid a working visit to Zamfara State where he joined officers, families, and members of the public at the Islamic funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) held in honour of three police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty....
Zamfara State Police Command has thwarted a suspected terrorist attack after operatives discovered and safely neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along a major route in Tsafe Local Government Area. The operation was carried out on Friday following intelligence reports received through community-based security engagements, according to a...
Troops of sector 2 operation FANSAN YAMMA have neutralized terrorists, rescued 3 kidnapped victims and recovered a cache of arms and logistics In ongoing efforts to rid Zamfara State of banditry and terrorist activities. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have intensified counter-terrorism operations across Zamfara State, neutralising a suspected terrorist, arresting several suspects, and recovering motorcycles, communication equipment, and military-style items during a series of coordinated operations conducted between June 5 and 6. According to the Media Information Office of the Joint Task...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF) North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have continued to record significant operational successes against terrorists and criminal elements operating within Zamfara State as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and security across the region. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force...
Amid renewed efforts to tackle insecurity in the North-West, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Olufemi Oluyede, landed in Zamfara State today on an operational visit to review troop deployments and get first-hand briefings from field commanders. Below are pictures from the visit:
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said the end to insecurity in Nigeria is in sight, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is working hard to ensure that peace is sustained in all parts of the country. He prayed for more unity, progress and peaceful coexistence under the Tinubu administration,...