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Suspected bandits abduct over 300 schoolgirls from GGSS Zamfara
Suspected bandits have abducted 300 girls at Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Jangebe, Zamfara State. The…
Viewpoint: Criminal Cartels on the loose in Nigeria
By Olusegun Adeniyi Following a tip-off in July 2016, the Office of the National Security Adviser…
Matawalle briefs Buhari on security situation in Zamfara
Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday in Abuja briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the…
Zamfara Govt. flags off construction of 10,000 housing units for IDPs
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Friday, February 12, 2021, flagged off the construction of 10,000…
Zamfara APC resolves crisis, picks ex-governor Yari as new leader
The two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have reconciled their differences…
Zamfara Special constabulary to perform police duties, except arms bearing – PPRO
The Police Command in Zamfara has allowed members of the Special Constabulary, recently recruited by the…
Zamfara Government denies giving Hilux vehicles to bandits
The Government of Zamfara State has denied that it gave Hilux trucks and cash gifts…
Katsina, Zamfara killings: Atiku urges Governors to set up secret tactical teams
By Deborah Hassan Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has decried unending killings…
Police confirm kidnap of 6 family members in Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the kidnap of six children of one Alhaji Sani…
Police arrest 18 suspects over riot in Zamfara
The police command in Zamfara has arrested 18 suspects over a riot, leading to destruction of…
Gov. Matawalle signs N142.7bn Zamfara 2021 budget into law
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has signed the state’s 2021 budget of more than N142.7 billion…
PDP alerts of APC’s plot to heighten insecurity in Zamfara, other Northwest States
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alerted Nigerians of the plot by the Governor Mai Buni-led…
Zamfara plans to spend N1bn on religious programmes in 2021
The Zamfara State government has earmarked N1 billion in its 2021 budget for the construction and…
Troops apprehend 12 bandits, collaborators in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have apprehended seven suspected bandits and five of their collaborators…
Zamfara court adjourns emir’s suit to Dec. 16
The Zamfara State High Court has on Tuesday adjourned the case filed by the dethroned Emir…
Missing INEC staff found in Zamfara – Official
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its ad hoc staff who went missing during the…
PDP urges INEC to ensure free, fair by-election in Zamfara, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take…
By-election: INEC says candidates’ withdrawal in Zamfara is rumour
“As far as the commission is concerned, it is rumour, because for a candidate to withdraw…
Badaru to lead 20-man APC Committee on Zamfara Legislative By-Election
By Deborah Hassan The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), …
Zamfara Gov, Matawalle commends Umahi for joining APC
“I call on the South-south governors to eschew intellectual idleness and support its people to operate…
Resource control: Niger Delta governors, leaders meet in Port Harcourt over Zamfara gold
By Edward T. Dibiana Governors, legislators and other leaders from the Niger Delta region, will be…