Northwest Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/northwest/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:18:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Northwest Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/northwest/ 32 32 42672738 Sokoto: NAF Deploys Additional Aircrafts to Bolster Counter-terrorism Operations Across Northwest https://prnigeria.com/2026/08/24/sokoto-naf-deploys-additional/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:18:34 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=200984 Sokoto: NAF Deploys Additional Aircrafts to Bolster Counter-terrorism Operations Across Northwest The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its airpower campaign against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities across the North-West, with a strengthened air presence in Sokoto State to support ongoing joint security operations. The move is aimed at sustaining pressure on terrorists […]

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]]> 200984 CDS Commends North-West Expansion of Operation Safe Corridor; Calls for Victim-Centric Reintegration https://prnigeria.com/2026/02/18/cds-commends-north-west/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:59:24 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=185342 CDS Commends North-West Expansion of Operation Safe Corridor; Calls for Victim-Centric Reintegration The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General   Olufemi Oluyede, has commended coordinators and strategic partners for expanding Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) to Nigeria’s North-West region as part of intensified non-kinetic efforts to tackle banditry, kidnapping and violent extremism. The CDS gave the commendation […]

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]]> 185342 Operation FANSAN YANMA: Reclaiming the Northwest from Terror By Zagazola Makama https://prnigeria.com/2025/06/01/operation-fansan-yanma/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:06:25 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=163490 Operation FANSAN YANMA: Reclaiming the Northwest from Terror By Zagazola Makama In a remarkable demonstration of strategic resolve and operational efficiency, the Nigerian Army is recording significant breakthroughs in the fight against banditry and terrorism across the Northwest. Operating under Operation FANSAN YANMA and bolstered by multi-agency collaboration, troops have substantially degraded the operational capabilities […]

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]]> 163490 Military Offensive Intensifies as Theatre Commander Soyele Leads Operation in Zamfara https://prnigeria.com/2025/01/19/soyele-military-zamfara/ Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:10:27 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=154973 Military Offensive Intensifies as Theatre Commander Soyele Leads Operation in Zamfara Major General Oluyinka Soyele, the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force Northwest, Operation Hadarin Daji, has taken direct command of military operations against bandit-terrorists entrenched in Zamfara State. Local sources informed PRNigeria that Major General Soyele was sighted in the Shinkafi axis, where […]

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]]> 154973 REVEALED: Northwest Leads as 614,937 Nigerians were Killed, 2.2m Abducted, N2.23tr Paid as Ransom in 12 Months – NBS https://prnigeria.com/2024/12/18/kidnap-ransom-northwest-nbs/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:43:44 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=153011 REVEALED: Northwest Leads as 614,937 Nigerians were Killed, 2.2m Abducted, N2.23tr Paid as Ransom in 12 Months – NBS No fewer than 614,937 Nigerians were killed and 2,235,954 others kidnapped across the country between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS disclosed this on Tuesday in its […]

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]]> 153011 Tinubu Commends Military Over Renewed Anti-banditry Operations in Northwest https://prnigeria.com/2024/09/14/tinubu-commends-military-over/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:34:45 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=144076 Tinubu Commends Military Over Renewed Anti-banditry Operations in Northwest President Bola Tinubu receives with relief the news of the strings of successful operations against security threats in the north-west by troops of the Nigerian military. He says the success of the operations gives further assurance that our security operatives are up to the task of […]

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]]> 144076 PANSAM YANMA: Defence Chief Launches Military Operation to Tackle Banditry https://prnigeria.com/2024/09/10/pansam-yanma-defence-chief/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:18:28 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=143656 PANSAM YANMA: Defence Chief Launches Military Operation to Tackle Banditry The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has announced that the military will soon launch a unified operation, codenamed “Operation Pansan Yanma”, to tackle terrorism and banditry in the North West region. Gen. Musa said the operation is to harmonize all joint task […]

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]]> 143656 Still on Matawalle’s Call for ‘Self-Defense’ and Matters Arising https://prnigeria.com/2022/07/06/matawalle-call-defense/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:54:18 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=74456 Still on Matawalle’s Call for ‘Self-Defense’ and Matters Arising By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi Lately, there have been so much criticisms regarding the decision by the Zamfara State government to assist its citizens to acquire guns to protect themselves against attacks by bandit-terrorists. By taking such difficult and of course, a risky decision, a right thinking […]

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