Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Sector 2, has carried out coordinated airstrikes on two major bandit camps in Zamfara State, neutralising scores of criminals and destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) manufacturing hub. The strikes, executed on Monday, formed part of...
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Many commuters are feared dead after a suspected bomb explosion rocked the Yar’Tasha–Dansadau highway in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Saturday. The blast, said to have occurred in the afternoon, threw travellers into panic, forcing motorists and passengers to abandon their vehicles and flee the area...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned the newly remodelled Government Girls Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The landmark project, executed under the COAS Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) initiative, reflects the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to promoting education...
By Jack Okude It’s all too obvious that Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, is one of the most misunderstood public officials in the country. He was governor of Zamfara state from 2019 to 2023. Matawalle came under intense media attacks recently and from the same sources...
The quiet of Kuraje community in Zamfara State was shattered late Friday night when armed bandits swept into the village, firing sporadically and dragging women and children into the dark. But less than twenty-four hours later, every one of the abducted residents—ten women and fifteen children—was back home, thanks...
Zamfara State Government has said it is putting final touches to a major social-welfare initiative that will see 200 orphans married off and another 200 empowered with business capital. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday in Gusau by the Zamfara Zakkat and Endowment Board’s spokesperson,...
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 24 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who was formerly governor of Zamfara State, was asked to remain in the state to monitor security efforts to secure the...
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its full weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, endorsing him as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The declaration was made on Saturday in Talata Mafara during a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting that brought together...
Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Gummi, represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara in the House of Representatives, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, restrained the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has cautioned that negotiating peace with armed groups while allowing them to retain their weapons only serves to prolong violence and undermine state authority. The governor made this remark in Abuja during the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that it remains steadfast and unshaken despite recent defections of some members to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This assurance was contained in a statement released on Wednesday in Gusau by the PDP...
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly representing Maradun II Constituency, Alhaji Maharazu Salisu, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Salisu made the announcement on Tuesday at the APC state secretariat in Gusau, where he appeared alongside all...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has said that the tension within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the adoption of Senator Tanimu Turaki as the party’s consensus candidate for national chairman is a natural part of politics. Speaking with journalists shortly after the inaugural meeting of the Convention Special...
Tension is mounting in the Tsauni community of Gusau following the abduction of two local councillors and an Imam by suspected armed bandits on Wednesday night. The Zamfara State Police Command confirmed the incident on Thursday, stating that the victims were kidnapped outside their homes shortly after the evening...
A tragic mining accident has rocked Zamfara State, as a pit collapse at the Kadauri mining site in Maru Local Government Area is feared to have claimed numerous lives. The collapse occurred on Thursday while a group of artisanal miners was working deep underground. Community sources revealed to Channels...
In a landmark move to bridge healthcare gaps for the state’s most needy, the 14 Local Government Councils of Zamfara have committed over N1 billion to the Zamfara State Health Contributory Management Agency (ZAMCHEMA). This funding will unlock free medical services for 89,232 poor and vulnerable individuals across all...
The Department of State Services (DSS), has received commendation for recording a chain of operational successes against criminal elements in Zamfara State. Traditional rulers in Zamfara, who made the commendation, said they were particularly impressed by the recent arrest of two arms couriers along the Funtua-Gusau expressway. The monarchs’...
A catastrophic accident claimed the lives of at least 17 passengers, mostly women, when a commercial bus plunged into a river after colliding with a collapsed bridge in Zamfara State’s Gwalli area. The Zamfara Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) reported that the 18-seater bus, traveling at...
At least 15 individuals, predominantly women and children, are feared dead after a boat overturned in Nasarawar Kifi, Birnin Tudu ward, Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on August 29, 2025. The victims, escaping bandit attacks, were attempting to cross a river when the tragedy struck, leaving three...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on Tuesday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to an unrelenting campaign against terrorists and kidnappers until their complete defeat. Speaking in Abuja during the handover of 128 victims rescued from kidnappers in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Ribadu declared, “There will be no...