Tag: Zamfara state
Zamfara: Gunmen kidnap Director of Budget, kill his deputy
The Zamfara Government has confirmed the kidnap of its Director of Budget, Alhaji Hamza Salihu.
Bandits agree to drop arms before Speaker Gbajabiamila
Leader of a Gusau gang of bandits and a vigilante volunteer group, popularly known as Yansakai, fighting banditry in Gusau,…
Gov. Matawalle announces Gbajabiamila’s donation to Zamfara IDPS
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has donated two trucks of rice to Internally Displaced Persons and…
Gov’s wife to promote women empowerment, girl-child education
The Wife of Zamfara Governor, Hajiya Aisha Matawalle, has said that she will establish a Task Force to promote women…
Bandits release 11 more abductees in Zamfara
Eleven abductees including three children have regained their freedom in Zamfara.
Police release 25 Fulani herders detained by local vigilantes in Zamfara
The Zamfara Police Command has facilitated the release of 25 Fulani herders illegally held by local vigilantes in Dansadau Emirate,…
Banditry: Zamfara records low intending pilgrims
The incessant activities of bandits in Zamfara State has led to the State’s Pilgrims Board recording low turnout of intending…
Ex-Gov. Yari misappropriated over N250 billion, Interim report alleges
A Transition Committee set up by Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has alleged that the immediate past governor of the…
Banditry: Gov. Matawalle to meet security experts in Dubai
As more rural communities in Zamfara come under heavy attacks by bandits, Gov Bello Matawalle is to meet with security…
10 political parties kick against court action on Gov. Matawalle
Ten political parties in Zamfara have disassociated themselves from a court action challenging the election of Gov Bello Matawalle said…
Bandits: New CP opts for dialogue over fire power in Zamfara
As government intensifies efforts to end activities of bandits in Zamfara, the state’s new Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Usman…
APC assures of credible opposition in Zamfara
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to provide credible opposition to the rulling Peoples Democratic Party…
I paid Zamfara workers May salary despite financial difficulties – Gov
Gov. Bello Matawallen-Maradun has said that he paid Zamfara civil servants May salary despite the financial difficulties he inherited. The…
Zamfara: How APC shot itself in the foot
“In war, the damage you inflict on the enemy might be immediately apparent. The damage you inflict on yourself in…
Supreme Court goofed on Zamfara verdict, APC NWC meets Monday
Nigeria's Supreme Court has left Nigerian lawyers bewildered over its verdict Friday, in which it literally robbed candidates of the…