Ex-Reps member, Classic dumps PDP in Zamfara
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Kabiru Yahaya Classic has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…
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11 political parties to participate in Zamfara LG polls — IPAC
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Zamfara State Chapter, says 11 out of the 18 registered political parties in the state…
Zamfara Govt assures to adresse socioeconomic factors contribution to insecurity
The Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Malam Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada, has reiterated the commitment of Governor Dauda Lawal’s…
Zamfara: PDP chieftain, Umar jittery of APC takeover in 2027
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Umar has expressed deep fear that the…
Zamfara Gov decries drug abuse among youths in state
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has decried that the menace of drug abuse in the state is not an individual…
Zamfara: Gov Lawal pardons 31 inmates
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has released 31 inmates who were serving their terms at the Nigerian Correctional…
Zamfara: Gov Lawal approves six political appointments
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has approved the appointment of six citizens into various strategic government positions. Conveying the approval,…
Zamfara LG poll: PDP requests members’ compliance with state electoral law
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara State has warned all the civil servants working in the state and…
Military neutralizes another bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Gurgun Daji in Zamfara
Another notorious bandit leader Kachalla Ibrahim Gurgun Daji has been neutralized by the military operative in the Mada area of…
Zamfara: We are ready to conduct credible LG polls – Gov Lawal
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has expressed his readiness to conduct credible and acceptable local government elections across the…
Bandit kingpin Ibrahim Daji killed in Zamfara
Ibrahim Daji, a notorious bandit leader, has been killed in Kwanar Nasir, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, according…
Gunmen kidnap tens of travellers in Zamfara
Suspected armed bandits on Saturday blocked the ever-busy Gusau-Funtua highway and abducted an unspecified number of travellers. The bandits were…
Zamfara govt takes full responsibility of slain guards’ families
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has pledged that his government will take full responsibility for the well-being of the…
Zamfara marks one year without polio virus
Zamfara State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aisha M Z Anka has announced that the State has marked one year without…
Zamfara: NSCDC, NCoS collaborate to reduce crime
The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has assured of collaboration with the Nigerian…
Nigerian Govt vows to end illegal mining in Zamfara
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending illegal mining in Zamfara State due to the persistent security challenges…
NSCDC dismisses officer for allegedly supplying drugs, ammunition to terrorists in Zamfara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Zamfara State Command, has dismissed ASCII Maikano Sarkin-Tasha, over his alleged collaboration…
Zamfara Police arrest, parade NSCDC officials for supplying, arms, drugs to bandits
Zamfara State Police Command has arrested and paraded an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC in…
Zamfara: Bukkuyum PDP exco sacks chairman
Executive members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bukkuyum local government area of Zamfara State have sacked the party chairmy,…
Zamfara: FRSC seeks training partnership with fire service
The Zamfara State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps, FRSC, has demanded collaboration with the State Fire Service.…
Bandit leader Sani Black, sons killed by military, vigilantes in Zamfara
The Nigeria military has recorded another success in the fight against banditry in the North-West as troops have neutralized a…
One soldier feared dead as bandits ambush troops in Zamfara
One soldier was reportedly killed while four others escaped an ambush by bandits in the Dansadau axis of Maru Local…
Zamfara: Your refusal to support Defense ministry has prolonged banditry – Shinkafi slams Lawal
Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, ex-aide to former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has described as a mere face-saving, Governor…
Zamfara: Stay out of Matawalle’s fight against bandits — Gov Dauda Lawal warned
A former Zamfara State deputy governor, Muktari Ahmad Anka, has commended President Tinubu’s fight against banditry and cautioned Governor Dauda…
Banditry: APC begs Tinubu to declare state of emergency in Zamfara
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of…
Banditry: Investigate alleged Zamfara leaked memo – Ohanaeze youths tell ONSA
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has called on the Office of the National Security Adviser to…
Gov Lawal bans mining in Zamfara, pledges support for onslaught against Bello Turji
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order banning all forms of mining activities in the state. According…
Over 40 people reported dead in a boat mishap in Zamfara community
No fewer than forty people were reported to have lost their lives in a boat mishap in Gummi town, Zamfara…
Zamfara Insecurity: Chief of Defence creates ‘Operation Fansan Yamma, collapses all others
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has announced a new code name for a joint task force,…
Military, other security forces neutralize scores of bandits in Zamfara
Scores of bandits have reportedly been neutralized by the military and other security forces who engaged them in a gun…
41 feared dead as boat capsizes in Zamfara
No fewer than 41 people are feared dead following a boat accident in Gummi town, the headquarters of Gummi Local…
Gov Lawal provides operational vehicles for Zamfara police, substations
Zamfara State Government had on Thursday donated brand new operational Hilux vehicles to all Police Divisional headquarters and their substations.…
Bandits block Zamfara highway, abduct travellers
Armed bandits have blocked the Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara State, kidnapping an unspecified number of travelers in an early-morning attack…
Zamfara APC dismisses sack of chairman, Danfulani, by Ward EXCO
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the sack of its chairman, Hon. Tukur Umar…
No society can thrive without effective educational policy – Zamfara Gov, Lawal
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has said that no society can thrive without a formidable and effective educational policy, describing…
Insecurity: Military neutralize two bandits in Zamfara
Troops of 1 Brigade Nigeria Army and Sector 1 Joint Task Force, North West Operation Hadarin Daji, OPHD, have neutralized…
Troops neutralize two bandits in Zamfara
Troops of 1 Brigade and Sector 1 Joint Task Force (North West) Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD), under Operation Sahel Sanity…
Zamfara: Group demands justice over killing of Magaji Lawal
A group, Organization for Concern of Less Privileged and Displaced Citizens in Zamfara State has demanded justice for Magaji Lawal…
NNL: Abdullahi Adamu unveiled as Zamfara United head coach
Zamfara United on Tuesday unveiled Abdullahi Adamu as their new gaffer ahead of the 2024/2025 Nigeria National League (NNL) season.…
Leadership crisis tears Zamfara NMA apart, factions emerge
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, in Zamfara State has been factionalized into groups with different chairmen following a power tussle…
Over 30 bandits die, many injured as rival groups clash in Zamfara
No fewer than 30 bandits have been killed and one injured as rival bandit groups engaged in a bloody clash…
Zamfara: 20 villagers drown while escaping bandits’ attack
More than 20 people were recorded to have died in Kali community of Gumi Local Government Area, Zamfara State, while…
Musa moves from Zamfara to Sokoto United
Nigeria National League side Sokoto United have wrapped up the signing of Umar Musa. Musa joined Sokoto United from Zamfara…
Group vows to monitor political office holders in Zamfara
A Zamfara State group, Peace and Leadership Excellent Forum, has vowed that it would monitor political office holders in the…
Gov Lawal pays N7.3b gratuity owed Zamfara retirees
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has paid over seven billion Naira gratuities being owed to State and local government…
Nationwide protest: Zamfara APC condemns looting of Matawalle’s properties
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed dismay over the destruction of former governor, Bello Matawelle’s…
Two killed, many injured as protesters set APC Secretariat ablaze in Jigawa
Two persons were reportedly killed while many others sustained injuries after police fired live ammunition and teargas to disperse protestants…
Zamfara group withdraws from planned nationwide protest
A group, Zamfara Indigenes Enlightenment Forum, ZIEF, on Sunday said it has decided to withdraw from the planned nationwide protest…
Zamfara govt commences blockage of hard drug supplies
Zamfara State Executive Secretary of Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency, Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka says his Agency has…
Insecurity: Zamfara begs federal govt for assistance
The Zamfara State Government has said it is struggling to address the problem of insecurity in the state This was…