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NOUN Damaturu Study Director Receives In Audience Maiden Alumni Exco Members
NOUN Damaturu Study Director Receives In Audience Maiden Alumni Exco Members
By: Michael Mike
The recently inaugurated Exco members of the National Open University Of Nigeria, (NOUN) Alumni Yobe State Chapter paid a maiden visit to Damaturu Study Centre.
The Exco members which comprise the Chairman, Alh. Yusuf Isa, the Secretary, Alhaji Hamisu Ado Nguru, and Treasurer Murja Tijjani were inaugurated recently by the National body of the Alumni.
During the courtesy visit to the Centre Director, Yusuf Isa stated that ” the motive behind this visit was to familiarise ourselves with the Centre Director and other senior management staff of the Study Center”, adding that: “Globally the sole aim of forming Alumni is to promote the motive behind establishing such school or institution to the outside world.
“Therefore, we assured you that we will mobilize the available resources, influences at our disposal for the promotion of NOUN Damaturu Study Centre.”
In his welcome address, the Centre Director, Dr. Muhammad Machina said, “as an old students of the center it is like a homecoming.”
He assured the Chairman that the center will provide all that is needed for the promotion of the National Open University Of Nigeria across Yobe State.
Machina said the management of the center under my watch is going to provide a befitting office within the vicinity of the Damaturu Study Centre for the Alumni Chairman and other executive members to use.
He urged the Chairman to use his office judiciously by reaching out to all former students of the NOUN across all the seventeen local government area of Yobe state so that they form part of the promotion team.
NOUN Damaturu Study Director Receives In Audience Maiden Alumni Exco Members
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21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation
21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation
By: Zagazola Makama
Twenty-one persons have been abducted by suspected bandits in three villages of Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the coordinated attacks occurred in Sundu, Biresawa and Masaurari villages.
According to community members, two women were taken from Sundu, while five women and two children were abducted at Biresawa.
In Masaurari, nine men and one woman were reportedly seized, bringing the total number of abducted persons to 21 comprising nine men, eight women and two children.
The Police Command in Kano confirmed the attack noting that efforts had been intensified to rescue all victims unhurt.
The sources added that additional operatives had been deployed to the affected axis, while the area was being combed in collaboration with local vigilance groups and other security agencies.
The command assured residents of its commitment to restoring peace and urged the public to provide credible information that could aid ongoing operations.
21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation
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Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits
Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits
By: Zagazola Makama
Passersby and students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria were startled on Tuesday when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a moving passenger bus along the Zaria–Katsina highway.
Zagazola Makama understand that the incident occurred directly in front of ABU Zaria’s main gate, causing brief panic among pedestrians and motorists.
One of the witnesses, who simply identified himself as Musa, said the ammunition fell from a commercial vehicle heading towards Katsina.

“We suddenly saw the bullets drop from the bus as it sped past the gate. Before people could understand what happened, the vehicle had already disappeared,” he said.
He added that some bystanders quickly gathered the ammunition and alerted security operatives stationed around the area.
Another eyewitness, a student who preferred not to be named, described the incident as “strange and frightening,” noting that many feared the ammunition could be linked to supplies to armed groups operating in parts of Kaduna and Katsina States.
Security personnel later arrived at the scene and recovered the ammunition.
Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits
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Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja
Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja
By: Zagazola Makama
Security forces have arrested a notorious kidnapper and major logistics supplier to bandits identified as Y’au Ibrahim Dauda, popularly known as “Gwandara 01”.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the suspect was apprehended by the Scorpion Squad at about 5:40 p.m. on Thursday in Bwari following actionable intelligence.
According to sources , Dauda has been on the wanted list of security agencies for his alleged role in several coordinated kidnapping operations within the FCT, particularly across the Bwari axis, from 2024 to date.
Investigations further linked him to multiple abductions around the Garam area of Tafa LGA in Niger State and Bwari, including the kidnapping of a pastor in 2024 at the El-Rufai Estate, near the Nigerian Law School, Bwari.
The sources said that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang and recover their weapons.
Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja
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