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By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has charged troops of 29 Task Force  Brigade  to  avoid complacency and sustain an aggressive posture  against terrorists in their areas of operation . Maj Gen Abubakar gave the charge  during an operational assessment visit to 154 Task Force Battalion  at Ngamdu, 156 Task Force Battalion at Mainok, 273 Task Force Battalion  at Jakana, and 29 Task Force Brigade at  Benisheikh. The visit was aimed at appraising operational judicious  use of  Chief of Army Staff  (COAS) intervention, operational activities, assessing combat readiness and ensuring optimal utilization of platforms / equipment deployed in the theatre. In his remarks, Maj Gen Abubakar commended the troops for their gallantry and urged them to remain vigilant, resilient, and aggressive in dealing with terrorist threats and...

  By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Committee on the review of the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s Joint Defence Doctrine visited Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai  (OPHK), in Maiduguri. The four-man committee, led by Air Vice Marshal Mohammed  Isah, was at Theatre Command to interact with field commanders and officers as part of its nationwide engagement on the ongoing review of the Joint Defence Doctrine. In his  addresses, the Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, welcomed the  DHQ committee  and  appreciated  the initiative of DHQ  to review the  Joint Doctrine at this point in  time .   He  also stated that  "the  review of the  Joint  Doctrine   was very  timely  and would  greatly  enhance  the   interoperability  and jointness  within  the Ar...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  Shagari, Sokoto State – A recent banditry attack in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State has forced hundreds of residents from several communities to flee their homes, raising fresh humanitarian concerns. During a joint assessment visit to the temporary settlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the 30 Houses Estate in Shagari town on Friday, 29th August 2025, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) met with community leaders from the affected areas. Among those consulted were Hakimin ‘Yan Dundaji, Malam Muhammad Bello Magaji, and Maigarin Tungar-Barke, Muhammadu Tudu, who confirmed that the attack, which occurred three days earlier, displaced residents of multiple villages. The affected communities include Tungar-Barke, Lungu, Aske-Dodo, Tungar-Doruwa, Zango, ‘Yan Yandu, Tungar Na’anza, Ila, among others. Currently, the displaced familie...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has sponsored twenty (20) vibrant youths from the state to participate in the International Youth Day Summit 2025, held at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. The summit, which brought together young leaders, innovators, and changemakers across Nigeria and beyond, provided a great platform for Zamfara youths to share ideas, showcase innovations, and reaffirm the administration’s strong commitment to youth empowerment and human capital development. The Zamfara delegation was ably coordinated by the Honorable Special Adviser to the Governor on Human Capital Development, Nura Suraj, who emphasized that the initiative was designed to unlock the talents, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit of young people in Zamfara State. Governor Dauda Lawal, in his message to the participants, reiterated that empowering youths through exposure, innovation, and leadership development remains a key pillar of his ...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara State Government has launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) most affected by the recent outbreak. The exercise, officially flagged off by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, is being conducted in collaboration with the Federal Government through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners. According to Dr. Maradun, the campaign targets 878,162 people in Gusau, Bungudu, Zurmi, Anka, Talata Mafara, and Shinkafi LGAs, with 1,147,671 doses of oral cholera vaccine provided by NPHCDA. She explained that the vaccination drive is part of a broader response plan that includes the activation of the State Infectious Disease Hospital in Damba, provision of essential drugs to all LGAs, and enhanced disease surveillance.  She added that the state is also adopting a multisectoral approach thr...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara State Ministry of Health, in partnership with MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices, joined the global community to celebrate the 2025 International Youth Day at the Zamfara State College of Health Nursing Sciences, Gusau.  This year’s event was held under the theme “Local Youth Action for SDGs and Beyond.” The commemoration brought together more than 200 young people and created a safe, stigma-free platform for open conversations on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH).  It was designed to equip students with accurate, youth-friendly information, strengthen their leadership potential, and position them as advocates for healthier communities. In his remarks, the Provost of the College, RN Zayyanu Muhammad Isah, applauded MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices for selecting the institution to host the celebration. He described the students as some of the most promising health professionals in training, noting that the program would fu...

  Politics is supposed to be for the betterment and benefit of the governed by the government, without bitterness to the detriment of the people while the government continues as a process with the aim of achieving the above for the good of all. It is however unfortunate that when you takeover the mantle of leadership and refuse to continue with the process of governance that problems set in and when you are power drunk, the leeches come sucking, making you believe that they can change how you have disappointed the people to them appraising you when actually, time has evaded you. This is the situation of Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal especially as highlighted through the just concluded Kaura Namoda South State House of Assembly bye election in which the APC, though in opposition, gave the ruling PDP a good run for its money through a wide, incontestible margin, leaving the PDP grasping for breath by apportioning blames on either the governor not carrying the party...

By Aminu Umar Bukkuyum. B/Kebbi  The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kebbi State, has solicited for support and cooperation of the Ministry of Information towards ensuring the success of the ongoing voter registration exercise.  The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Abubakar Sarkin Pawa Dambo, made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi.  Sarkin Pawa, told the Commissioner that INEC, has already begun the exercise, starting with online registration. He said INEC has commenced continuous voter registration beginning with online, persons who lost or defaced their cards, changed locations or transfered to another state, can go online to register, because already, the requisite information is in the system.  According to him, those who attain 18 years of age should present themselves in person, to register in INEC offices, in all the 21 local government areas...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  In an effort to strengthen the operations of the government for improved service delivery to the people, Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the appointment of some qualified citizens as Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, Board members, Head of Agencies and Parastatals of government. Announcing the development, the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Malam Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada said the appointment takes immediate effect. Aliyu Adamu Tsafe was appointed Board Chairman, Zamfara State Media Corporation. The Board members appointed alongside the Chairman includes Rufai Muhammad Anka (Western Zone), Hassana Muhammad Bukkuyum (Western Zone), Muhammad Tanko Khalil (Central Zone), Yahaya Buhari Bubgudu (Central Zone), Adamu Sani Katuru (Northern Zone) and Idris Baba Shinkafi (Northern Zone). Other members are Commissioners of Information, Justice, Finance, Local Government Affairs, Commerce, Religious Affairs and the Chairpe...

BY Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara State House of Assembly, under the leadership of the Speaker, Rt Hon Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki, today, Thursday, August 28, 2025, officially swore in the newly elected Member representing Kaura Namoda South State Constituency, Hon Kamilu Saidu Kasuwar Daji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The swearing-in, which took place during plenary at the Assembly Complex in Gusau, followed the recent by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kaura Namoda South. The Speaker personally administered the oath of office in accordance with the Rules of the House. In his remarks, Rt Hon Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki declared that the swearing-in of Hon Kamilu Kasuwar Daji further reaffirmed that there is only one legally recognized Zamfara State House of Assembly under his leadership. He stressed that the institution remains united, constitutional, and focused on its legislative duties despite attempts by some in...

  By Aminu Umar Bukkuyum,B/Kebbi The Zamfara state government have been commended for it's giant efforts towards the realization of the just concluded phase 1.0 NG-Cares program  This was made known to journalists in Birnin Kebbi, by the Zamfara State Commissioner of budget and economic planning, Abdulmalik Abubakar Gajam, shortly after the closing of the North West Zonal Stakeholders Consultative Meeting, To Review IVA Performance Of The NG-CARES Programme. He said, the commendation become imperative considering the calibre of experience, and dedicated workers in the state government work force, as according to him, during the meeting Zamfara state was given a commendation and also it goes to his Excellency Governor Dauda Lawal for making the program to be a success. The commissioner who spoke through the permanent secretary of the ministry Alhaji Sani Abubakar Bukkuyum, said the phase 1.0 of the NG-CARES has came to an end in Nigeria, "we are gathered...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  The Hadaf Scholars Academy Schools for Islamic and Western Education, Unguwar Rimi Kaduna has celebrated the graduation of Ten graduands for completion of Qur'anic memorisation for the 2025 year academic session.   The academy have decorated graduands during the Qur'anic/Conventional /prizes and speech ceremony, which held at schools premises in Unguwar Rimi Kaduna.  Speaking during the occasion, the Staff Officer Zamfara state Liaison Office Kaduna, Comrade Lawal Usman Moriki, calls on the parents and guardians to priorities the Islamic education to their pupils as legacy that would brighter the future their children.  He also appreciated with the academy's sacrifices and dedication enshrined in their policies and programmes towards providing quality education and inculcating disciplines amongst the pupils.   Comrade Lawal Moriki, however thanked God Almighty for witnessing the important and historical even...