A tragic mining accident has rocked Zamfara State, as a pit collapse at the Kadauri mining site in Maru Local Government Area is feared to have claimed numerous lives. The collapse occurred on Thursday while a group of artisanal miners was working deep underground. Community sources revealed to Channels...
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In a landmark move to bridge healthcare gaps for the state’s most needy, the 14 Local Government Councils of Zamfara have committed over N1 billion to the Zamfara State Health Contributory Management Agency (ZAMCHEMA). This funding will unlock free medical services for 89,232 poor and vulnerable individuals across all...
The Department of State Services (DSS), has received commendation for recording a chain of operational successes against criminal elements in Zamfara State. Traditional rulers in Zamfara, who made the commendation, said they were particularly impressed by the recent arrest of two arms couriers along the Funtua-Gusau expressway. The monarchs’...
A catastrophic accident claimed the lives of at least 17 passengers, mostly women, when a commercial bus plunged into a river after colliding with a collapsed bridge in Zamfara State’s Gwalli area. The Zamfara Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) reported that the 18-seater bus, traveling at...
At least 15 individuals, predominantly women and children, are feared dead after a boat overturned in Nasarawar Kifi, Birnin Tudu ward, Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on August 29, 2025. The victims, escaping bandit attacks, were attempting to cross a river when the tragedy struck, leaving three...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on Tuesday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to an unrelenting campaign against terrorists and kidnappers until their complete defeat. Speaking in Abuja during the handover of 128 victims rescued from kidnappers in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Ribadu declared, “There will be no...
In a ceremony held on Monday in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially presented the Certificate of Return to Kamilu Sa’idu, the newly elected lawmaker for Kaura Namoda South State Constituency, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported...
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2025/7TH PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM MEETING HELD @ GOVERNMENT HOUSE, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE ON SAT, AUG 23, 2025 The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum held its 2025/7TH Meeting in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The Forum extensively deliberated...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive due to irregularities in select polling units. The INEC Returning Officer from Federal University Gusau, Prof. Lawal Sa’adu, announced that results from certain polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards were...
All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has expressed satisfaction with the significant voter participation during the state assembly by-election in Kaura Namoda South Constituency. Speaking to journalists at Kasuwar-Daji Primary School Polling Unit, Yusuf Idris, the APC Publicity Secretary, praised the turnout, stating, “The voter turnout at the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gausa– Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised urgent concerns about a worsening cholera outbreak in Zamfara State, calling for immediate action to curb further loss of life. The medical humanitarian organization issued a statement on Thursday highlighting the escalating crisis....
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has appointed Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim Bello as the 16th Emir of Gusau, following the passing of his father, Dr. Ibrahim Bello, on July 25, 2025. The late emir had served as the 15th Emir of Gusau for ten years, leaving behind a legacy of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Community of Banga village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Zamfara State, is reeling from grief after bandits killed 38 kidnapped residents, even after receiving over ₦50 million in ransom, according to multiple reports. Chairman of Kaura-Namoda LGA, Mannir Haidara Kaura, confirmed to newsmen...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has confirmed the passing of Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, the Emir of Gusau, who died at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness. The announcement was made through a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Friday. According...
Details have emerged on how members of the Zamfara Civilian Protection Guards on Monday night launched a surprise offensive against hundreds of suspected bandits believed to be loyal to wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. At the end of the attack which happened near Cida, a remote village in Shinkafi...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended Governor Dauda Lawal for increasing the salaries of medical doctors in Zamfara State, making them the highest-paid in Northern Nigeria. NMA’s State Chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Hano, at press conference in Gusau on Thurs, praised the governor’s administration...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of the Mobile Strike Team (MST) under Operation FASAN YAMMA (OPFY) successfully killed a group of terrorists during a decisive offensive operation around Ƙunchin Kalgo town in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State on 10 June 2025. Among those killed was a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Zamfara State Governor and Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has formally invited Governor Dauda Lawal to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle made the call while receiving thousands of supporters at his residence in Maradun, urging Lawal to join the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated no fewer than 20 armed terrorists and destroyed over 21 motorcycles during an air interdiction operation on May 31 in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday im Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and...
Zamfara State Government returned 3,000 rustled animals recovered by security forces to their rightful owners in the state in 15 months. The Chairman of the Committee on the Verification of Recovered Rustled Animals, Sheikh Sa’idu Maikwano, made this known at a meeting with the Secretary to the State Government...