The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it received with shock the sudden death of its party stalwart, Professor Abdullahi Muhammed Shinkafi, in Abuja. According to a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in…
Senator Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has condoled with the family of Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi over the death of a former Secretary to Zamfara State Government (SSG) on Saturday. News Men reports that Shinkafi, also a former Commissioner for Religious Affairs during…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to deploy security agencies to Zamfara State to prevent the ‘heartbreaking’ killings in some parts of the state. No fewer than seven people were…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has raised an alarm over the invasion of the home of the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle by police officers. Fani-Kayode alleged that policemen invaded Matawalle’s residence…
The newly inaugurated Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare, on Monday, made two new appointments for the new administration in the State. The new appointments are the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Abubakar Nakwada, and the Chief…
The Nigerian Army has said troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI arrested seven suspected terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition in different locations in Zamfara State. Major General Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, in a statement said the…
Few days to Eld el-Fitr celebration, the Muslim faithful in Zamfara State have lamented that the present economic hardship may prevent them from celebrating a happy Sallah. The Muslims cited example of escalating prices of foodstuffs necessary for the Islamic…
Residents of Wanzamai village in Zamfara State have said they are making efforts to raise the ransom demanded by armed bandits. Recall that last Friday, a group of bandits stormed Wanzamai community where they kidnapped 85 villagers, mainly women and…
Three trucks carrying precious stones in Zamfara State have been impounded by the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). Muhammed Muazu, the state commandant of NSCDC, told newsmen at a news briefing on Monday that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has presented Certificates of Return to the Zamfara State Governor-elect, his Deputy and the 24 elected members of the State House of Assembly. The Certificates were presented to Dauda Lawal Dare and his Deputy,…
