Tag: Zamfara
Banditry: Yari urges combine forces to sustain operations in Zamfara
Gov. Abdula’ziz Yari of Zamfara has called on the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to sustain their ongoing operations…
Banditry: Senate approves N10bn intervention to assist displaced persons in Zamfara
The Senate has proposed that a N10 billion intervention be made part of the 2019 Budget to assist persons displaced…
Miners will comply with suspension of activities in Zamfara – Chairman
The Miners Association of Nigeria, says it will comply with the directive by the Federal Government, to suspend all mining…
Bandits kill 3,526 people in Zamfara – Yari
The Zamfara Government has said that a total of 3,526 persons were killed by armed bandits in the state in…
Bandits’ Attacks: Nigerian Govt Suspends Mining Activities in Zamfara
The federal government through the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu on Sunday announced the suspension of mining…
NAF destroys bandits’ logistics Base in Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) for Operation DIRAN MIKIYA has successfully destroyed a bandits’…
50 civilian JTF, others massacred in Zamfara
The Speaker of the Zamfara State House Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, on Friday said no fewer than 50 persons, including…
20 political parties in Zamfara sue INEC over refusal to issue Certificates of Return
No fewer than 20 political parties in Zamfara have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its refusal to…
Lead poisoning: over 150 children were affected – NGO
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an International Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) says no fewer than 150 children affected with lead poisoning…
Zamfara signs N135.4bn 2019 budget into law
Gov. Abdula’ziz Yari of Zamfara on Saturday signed the 2019 budget of the state into law. Yari had on Monday…
Bandits kill policeman, abduct four in Zamfara
A group of unidentified bandits attacked a mining site on Wednesday in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing one…
Gov. Yari seeks cooperation as he presents N135.3b budget for 2019
The Governor of Zamfara state, Abdula’ziz Yari has presented a budget of N135.32 billion for the 2019 fiscal to the…
INEC declares APC’s Shehu winner of Zamfara governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mukhtar Shehu, winner of Zamfara…
Election: PDP guber candidate, Minister, call for calm in Zamfara
Some prominent citizens of Zamfara on Monday urged people of the state to remain calm and accept the outcome of…
APC omitted from INEC results sheet in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed regrets over the omission of the acronym of the All Progressives Congress…