Zamfara

ZMSG pledges to enact child protection law – SSG

The Zamfara state Government has reiterated its commitment to finalise the process of enacting a child protection law in the state. Alhaji Bala Bello, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), stated this in Gusau, on Tuesday, while receiving a delegation…

Schoolgirls abduction: Zamfara shuts boarding schools

Zamfara State government has closed down all boarding schools following the abduction of 317 schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe. Briefing newsmen in Government House Gusau today, Governor Bello Matawalle said the schools must remain closed down until the…

Zamfara Speaker urges assembly staff to be dedicated

The Speaker, Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, has urged the legislative workers to rededicate themselves to their duties, as the assembly leadership will not condole indiscipline. Magarya gave the advice on Friday in Gusau at a reception organised…

Zamfara is not supporting bandits — Commissioner

The Zamfara Government has denied an online media report that it  gave Hilux trucks to “repentant bandits’’ in the state. Addressing journalists in his office on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, described the…

APC, NRM supporters defect to PDP in Zamfara

Dozens of All Progressives Congress (APC) and National Rescue Movement (NRM) supporters in Madawaki Ward of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara have defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking on behalf of the defectors on Sunday, Alhaji Bello Jafaru…