Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has distributed 380 cows to All Progressive Congress (APC) leaders, stakeholders and less-privileged families in the state for the upcoming Eid-el-fitr festival. The Chairman, Sen. Yari Political Organization, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday. Yari is a former Zamfara...
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Police in Katsina State have rescued five persons suspected to have been kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Zamfara. Police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed the rescue when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Tuesday. He said a police patrol team rescued...
Rep. Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has called for unity among the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Zamfara. Jaji, who represent Kaura Namoda/Birnin-Magaji Federal Constituency at the National Assembly said this when he spoke with newsmen in Gusau on Friday. “I am using this medium to call on all...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued five women and two babies in Zamfara after spending two months in captivity. The Information Officer to the Operation, Lt. Suleiman Omale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Gusau....
Sen. Abdul’Aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara West) has flagged-off the distribution of 358 trucks of assorted grains to the less-privileged as Ramadan package. Distributing the items at Galadima ward, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area on Monday, Yari said the gesture was an intervention to cushion the effects of current economic hardship...
Government has confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects in connection with the murder of an Islamic scholar in the state, Sheik Abubakar Mada. Mada was allegedly killed by a group of vigilante group members in Mada, Gusau Local Government Area, on Tuesday. Sulaiman Idris, the Spokesperson of Gov. Dauda...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji have nuetralised a bandit and rescued 15 abducted victims in Zamfara. The Information Officer to Operation Hadarin Daji, Lt. Sulaiman Omale, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday. “In a swift response...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal...
Armed bandits have attacked the divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Zurmi town, the headquarters of the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have invaded the town on Sunday evening, killing seven persons including a police officer. An indigene...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mustapha Sadauki of People Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Shinkafi State Assembly election held on Saturday. Its Returning Officer for the exercise, Prof. Rufus, while announcing the result on Sunday, said that Sadaelectionuki defeated Usman Shinkafi of the All...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has declared a state of emergency in the health sector of Zamfara with a commitment to revamping the state’s healthcare system. In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, the governor lamented the disturbing conditions of the hospitals across Zamfara. Lawal said the declaration followed...
A member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Amiru Keta, has expressed worry over incessant bandits’ attacks in his constituency. Keta, who represents Tsafe West Constituency said this on Saturday while speaking to newsmen in Gusau. He condemned the recent attacks on Danjibga, Keta, Dangulbin -Kwaren Ganuwa, Kwalfada...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said no ransom was paid to secure the release of some of the Sokoto-bound Prospective Corps Members (PCM) kidnapped in Zamfara who regained freedom recently. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, said...
The Zamfara Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirm the death of six persons from roads crashes in Gusau, caused by the ongoing road reconstructions. The Sector commander, Mr. Iro Danladi, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has secured the release of two females among the abducted Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) who were kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to orientation camp in Sokoto. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
Many persons have been reportedly killed in an air strike allegedly carried out by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident is said to have occurred around 9pm on Sunday, when villagers gathered for Maulud celebration....
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, says the state has had over 13.6 billion naira liabilities in gratuities and pension allowances to be settled for retirees from 2015 to date. The governor disclosed this during the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries of Nigeria,...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 100 persons, mostly women and children in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Channels Television gathered that the bandits raided four villages of Mutumji, Sabongari Mahuta, Kwanar Dutsi and Unguwar Kawo, all under the Maru Local Government...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State on Friday reacted to the Election Petition Appeal Court judgment on the March 18 governorship election in the state and expressed optimism of victory in the rerun. The court declared on Thursday that the election was inconclusive and ordered a...
No fewer than 12 persons as a result of an auto crash on Gusau-Funtua Road on Wednesday, Sector Commandant of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Zamfara, Mr Iro Danladi, has said. Danladi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident involved an 18-seater bus belonging...