Tag: Zamfara
Bandits kill 17 people in Zamfara
Suspected bandits have killed 17 people in an attack on Magami Village of Faru District in Maradun Local Government Area…
I will rescue Zamfara from insecurity – Dansadau
Sen. Saidu Dansadau, Governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) for Zamfara, on Sunday launched his campaign with a…
Zamfara SUBEB boss, Jengebe jailed 41 years
A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has sentenced…
Zamfara: Coalition calls on INEC to revisit APC’s disqualification
The Coalition of Democratic Watchdog of Nigeria has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to revisit its disqualification…
APC to INEC: We have right to submit candidates in Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has right to submit names of its candidates for elective positions in Zamfara…
Zamfara PDP governorship candidate sets 3-point agenda
Dr. Bello Matawalle, the PDP Governorship candidate in Zamfara, has said that he would focus on three key issues –…
2019: We’ll field candidates for Zamfara – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will field candidates for all elective positions in Zamfara in the 2019 general…
INEC ban: APC consulting lawyers for response on Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress is consulting its lawyers in its legal department to file a reaction on the eligibility of…
INEC bans APC from fielding candidates in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has informed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC that it will not be allowed…
PDP governorship candidate promises to tackle youths migration in Zamfara
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state Alhaji Bello Matawallen-Maradun, has promised to tackle youths…
Zamfara: PDP governorship candidate calls for peaceful election
The winner of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Zamfara, Alhaji Bello Matawalle has called on all…
Bandits kidnap 7 in Zamfara, demand N100m
The police in Zamfara said armed bandits have abducted seven people from Nahuche village of Bungudu Local Government.
LG Chairman escapes kidnap as bandits abduct 7 in Zamfara
Bungudu local government APC chairman, Alhaji Hamisu Coordinator escaped being kidnapped on Sunday as gunmen stormed Nahuche village and abducted…
Zamfara lauded over schools renovation, regular teachers’ salaries
The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) has lauded Zamfara Government for renovating primary and secondary schools…
Flood affects over 5,000 Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara households – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that over 5,000 households in16 local governments of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States…
Air Force neutralises fleeing bandits in Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of ” Operation Diran Mikiya” has successfully neutralised several…
Insecurity: Nigerian Govt to send fact-finding mission to Zamfara
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) says it will deploy a team of researchers to Zamfara State to…
IDP delivers quadruplet in Zamfara
Thirty-three 33-year-old Zainab Salisu, an internally displaced person (IDP) in Maradun camp, Zamfara, has been delivered of a set of…
Zamfara Govt. spends N17bn on security in 7 years
Zamfara state government said it had spent over N17 billion on security within the last seven years (From 2011 to…
Acting President inaugurates multi-billion naira projects in Zamfara
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated N5.9 billion naira worth of projects in Zamfara.
Zamfara: 30,000 to benefit from Nigerian Govt’s small-scale loan
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that 30,000 persons would benefit from the Federal Government small-scale loan Zamfara state.
Bandits’ attacks: Osinbajo presents relief materials to victims
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday presented relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of bandits attacks in Zamfara…
Air Force fighter aircraft neutralises bandits in Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Diran Mikiya has neutralised bandits in Sububu Forest,…
Bandits Attack: Nigerian Govt donates 8 trucks of relief materials to victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated eight trucks of relief materials to about 29,000 victims displaced by bandits…
Osibanjo to visit Zamfara on Tuesday
Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo is to visit Zamfara on Tuesday to inaugurate some projects, Alhaji Lawal Liman, the Chairman, state…
NYSC to Corps members: Drop negative impressions about Zamfara
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday assured the 2,100 new corps members posted to Zamfara State under 2018…
Buratai promises to stabilise security situation in Birnin Gwari, Zamfara soon
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday promised to ensure the state of insecurity in Zamfara…
Zamfara to rehabilitate villages destroyed by bandits
Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji has announced the state government plans to immediately rehabilitate…
Air Force to deploy more fighter aircraft to Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is deploying more helicopters and fighter aircraft to Zamfara to enhance air operations…
Zamfara commences renovation of 147 PHCs
The Zamfara Government has started the renovation of 147 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the state as part of efforts…