Tag: Zamfara state
Bandits kill 9 in Zamfara fresh attack – Police
Nine people, including two policemen, have been killed by bandits in a fresh attack in Zamfara. The Force Public Relations…
94,000 pregnant women HIV positive in Zamfara – USAID
No fewer than 94,141 pregnant women are said to be HIV/AIDS positive in Zamfara. A United States Agency for International…
Angry youths set police station ablaze in Zamfara
Angry youths have set ablaze the Magazu Police Station in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara, following a misunderstanding between…
Osinbajo to visit Zamfara on Friday
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will visit Zamfara on Friday to inaugurate projects executed by the state government. Local…
Curfew in Zamfara as mob kills 8 over alleged blasphemy
No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged…
INEC commences distribution of PVCs in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday that it had started issuing Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to all…
Troops arrest 2 wanted armed bandits, destroy camps
Nigerian troops carrying out clearance operations have arrested two notorious armed bandits and destroyed criminal camps in some forests within…
Scores of cattle rustlers, armed bandits flee Zamfara- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai in Gusau on Thursday said that intelligence reports indicated that many cattle…
Zamfara: Police arrest village head, 4 others for killing 13 persons
The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested Alhaji Muhammadu Danmliga, the Village Head of Wabi in Maru Local Government Area,…
Gunmen kill six in Zamfara
The Nigerian police in Zamfara state on Saturday confirmed that nine persons were killed at Fanteka Village in Daraga District…
Marafa donates food, cash to victims of gunmen attack
Senator Kabir Marafa representing Zamfara Central at the Senate on Saturday donated 1, 000 bags of assorted grains to the…
Ban importation of foreign fabrics, Textile Industry tells FG
Zamfara Textile industry on Sunday urged the Federal Government to ban import of foreign fabrics to revive the nation’s ailing…
Principal officers of Skye bank face contempt proceeding
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, South west Nigeria will tomorrow decide whether to commence the hearing…
Elected Zamfara council chairmen promise to transform rural areas
The newly elected chairmen of Bungudu and Bakura local government areas of Zamfara have promised to introduce programmes that would…
APC sweeps Zamfara LG Council polls
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the Chairmanship positions in the Saturday’s local council election in the state.…