Tag: Zamfara state
Some state govts lost bailout money to bank loans – Gov. Yari
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said that some indebted state governments lost their bailout money to servicing outstanding loans…
Zamfara Govt. donates N450 million to university
Zamfara Government has donated N450 million to the Federal University in Gusau for the construction of additional lecture theatres and…
Gunmen kill 30 in Zamfara
No fewer than 30 persons have been reported dead following fresh attacks by gunmen in Birnin-Magaji local government area of…
Zamfara, USAID join forces to combat malaria
The Zamfara Government on Thursday renewed its commitment to fight malaria in the state. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s…
Kano, Zamfara, others, close IDP camps as inmates re-unite with relations
The various camps established for Internally Displaced Persons in Kaduna, Kano and Zamfara States, have been closed down following the…
Zamfara to spend N40m on mass wedding
The Zamfara Government has earmarked N40 million to facilitate a mass wedding, organised by the Association of Widows and Divorcees…
Gov. Yari defeats father-in-law in Zamfara guber election
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of the All Progressive Congress has been re-elected as governor of Zamfara. In the result declared at…
Women in Zamfara troop out en masse to vote
Several women in Gusau, the Zamfara capital, on Saturday trooped out to various voting units to cast their votes for…
Many back to vote in Zamfara
Many indigenes of Zamfara living outside the State have arrive home to vote in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.…
INEC Card reader stolen in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara, lost one card reader during the training of ad-hoc staff in Anka…
Police begin search for kidnapped emir
The police in Zamfara have commenced the search for the Emir of Bukkuyum, Alhaji Muhammadu Usman, who was abducted from…
INEC to provide telephones at polling centres
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara on Friday said it would provide emergency telephone lines at all the…
Eid El-Kabir: 600 rams, cows stolen in Zamfara
Armed bandits stormed Billashe village in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and carted away about 600 rams…
I won’t drop my senatorial ambiton for Yarima – Takori
A Zamfara senatorial aspirant, Mr Sani Takori, said on Thursday he would not drop his ambition to contest Zamfara-West senatorial…
Ebola: Zamfara extends school resumption to Oct. 13
The Zamfara Government has further extended the resumption date for schools from September 22 to October 13, the Permanent Secretary…
Zamfara distributes 200 tricycles to commercial operators
The Zamfara State Government on Thursday distributed 200 tricycles to members of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Association and WAZOBIA KEKE…
Zamfara traditional ruler advocates gender equality, social inclusion
The Emir of Anka in Zamfara, Alhaji Attahiru Muhammed, on Friday in Gusau advised on the way forward for gender…
Environmental Sanitation: Zamfara Govt employs 29,000
The Zamfara Government has employed 29,000 youths from across the state as part of its efforts to boost its environmental…
Zamfara plans N1bn loan for farmers
Zamfara Government plans to access N1 billion loan to be disbursed to farmers to boost food production in the state,…
Emir of Gumi installed by Governor Yari
New Emir of Gumi, Justice Lawal Aliyu Gummi was on Sunday, June 22 formally installed and presented with the staff…
Zamfara APC members defect to PDP
Top government officials in the Governor Abdulaziz Yari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in Zamfara are gradually resigning their appointments…
Gunmen killed 390 people in Zamfara – Gov. Yari
The Zamfara Government said on Wednesday that gunmen had killed more than 390 villagers in the the last 20 months…
IG orders massive deployment to Zamfara
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered massive deployment of personnel to Zamfara state to tackle the recurring attacks in…
Zamfara death toll jumps to 79
The death toll in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a village in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara State rose to 79…
Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 30 in Zamfara
Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen stormed a meeting in Galadima, Zamfara state and killed 30 people, the police said.…
Dozens of bandits in night attacks kill 16 in Nigeria
No fewer than 150 armed bandits riding on motor-cycles have invaded three villages in the northern state of Zamfara, killing…
Senator, others docked for robbery
The police in Zamfara on Friday have docked Senator Yarima Bakura and 29 others at a Zamfara High Court over…
Gunmen steal 20 camels
The Police Command in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the stealing of 20 camels by suspected…
Tukur dreams PDP winning opposition APC state
The National Chairman of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Sunday said the party would take over…
District head arrested for robbery, rape
The Police Command in northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara on Monday arrested the Acting District Head of Keta Village in…