Zamfara State
Abuja Police Command has instructed the Divisional Police Officers across the FCT to locate and arrest a woman for abusing and assaulting her 14-year-old maid. The order was given by the Commissioner of Police, Adewale Ajao, following a viral video showing how 14-year-old Bashariya was severely burnt all over her body. According to […]
Zamfara state for years has been under the hit of bandits, terrorists and its like, but it took a new turn on Tuesday as Governor Dauda Lawal of the state said they have facts of federal government agents who are negotiating secretly with bandits in the state. Governor Lawal raised the alarm that they […]
University students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State were abducted by bandits on Friday morning. The bandits also invaded the Sabon-Gida community of Bungudu Local Government Area. It was gathered that three hotels were attacked and all the students inside were taken away by the bandits. A source told Channels TV […]
It has been confirmed by the Department of State Services, DSS that the former governor of Zamfara State Abdulaziz Yari, who is now representing Zamfara West at the National Assembly was invited for questioning. The anti-graft agency through its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya did not disclose the reason for the invitation in a statement […]
The former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been released from the Department of State Services, after days of grilling. This was disclosed by a close source to the former governor on Sunday. “His Excellency has been released by DSS after about days of detention by the DSS,” the source said. An […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the president had earlier scheduled to meet with all members of the Governors’ […]
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has offered to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to search the property it alleged to have found stashed with huge amounts of money for laundering through a cash payment of salaries. In a press statement signed by the state Commissioner of Information, Hon. […]
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has reacted to the order by the Zamfara State Government to shut down some public and private media houses in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, had, on Saturday, ordered the immediate shutdown of some media organisations in the state over […]
The deputy governor of Zamfara State, Hassan Nasiha, says Bello Turji, a notorious bandit kingpin in the state, has embraced peace overtures by the government. Nasisha made this known on Sunday during a security conference organized by the Students Union of Medina University, Saudi Arabia. According to the deputy, the notorious bandit kingpin […]
Following the impeachment of former Deputy Governor Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau on Wednesday, the Governor of Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has appointed Senator Hassan Mohammed Nasiha Gusau as Deputy Governor. Senator Hassan Nasiha until his appointment was the Senator representing the Zamfara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the state […]
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