Tag: Zamfara state
Farmers snub council polls in Zamfara
Many farmers on Saturday defied Nigeria’s Zamfara government’s call to come out and vote for candidates of their choice into…
Robbers gun down 27 Nigerian Villagers
Twenty seven persons, including a policeman were killed by robbers in the early hours of Monday in Dangulbi Village in…
Zamfara Loses Kids To Lead Poisoning
More than 400 children have died of lead poisoning in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, since March, 2010. Thousands of other…
Rainstorm kills 8 in Nigeria’s Zamfara
Torrential rains and strong winds killed at least eight people, injured dozens of others destroyed hundreds of homes in Nigeria’s…
The Man, MD Abubakar
The new Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, FCE mni, yesterday resumed duty. MD Abubakar was born 5 May,…
Zamfara Youths Protest Against Subsidy
Hundreds of aggrieved youths in Zamfara State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against the removal of petroleum subsidy by…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Gov Shinkafi, Babangida’s In-Law, Loses Re-Election Bid
Governor Mahmuda Shinkafi of Zamfara State who is also an in-law to former military President Ibrahim Babangida, is one of…