At least 17 students of an Almajiri school have lost their lives in a fire outbreak that engulfed their school in Kauran Namoda, Zamfara State. Intelligence sources according to Zagazola Makama reports revealed that the tragic incident, which occurred on the night of Tuesday lasted for about three hours...
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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed has urged corps members serving in Zamfara to be security conscious. The DG also advised them to avoid unnecessary traveling during the one year compulsory national service. Ahmed made the call on Saturday while addressing...
The troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma have intercepted a cache of arms from suspected arms dealers at Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordinating Centre to the operation,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, in Zamfara State. Director, Information and Public Relations Department in the ministry, Mr Ben Goong, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that...
The Military High Command has confirmed the killing of the son of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist leader in a recent clearance operation on his stronghold on Fakai high ground in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari has donated N23 million to the families of those who lost their lives and the victims of the recent mistaken airstrike in Maradun LGA in Zamafara. The gesture also included 105 bags of assorted food items. This is contained in a statement by Sen. Yari’s Political...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have successfully dismantled terrorists’ hideouts in Fakai area of Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Military air strikes and synchronised ground assaults have killed scores of bandits, leaving many others gravely wounded in Bello Turji’s stronghold at Fakai Hills in Zamfara. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, disclosed this in a statement...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised a notorious terrorist, Sani Russu in Zamfara. The troops also succeeded in various operations against terrorists in the state and recovered arms. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said President Bola Tinubu has lifted the ban on mining in Zamfara to boost economic activities and raise the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. The minister made the disclosure at a dinner session organised to host stakeholders of All...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has donated 310 bags of 50kg rice, 16 cows and N1m cash to Christian community in Zamfara for Christmas festivities. The Chairman Publicity Committee, Sen. Yari Political Organization, Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, made this known in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday. The statement said, Yari...
Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has said President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to tackle all forms of insecurity in the country by 2025. The minister made the disclosure while addressing the gathering of All Progressive Congress (APC) supporters that welcomed him in Gusau on...
A ravaging fire has engulfed the Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, with firefighters currently battling to contain the inferno. The fire which broke out on Saturday’s evening has left traders and residents in shock as several shops and stalls burn uncontrollably. Eyewitnesses report that the...
Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dalijan, has blamed the Lakurawa insurgents for the explosion that occurred in the Maru Local Government Area of the state. On Wednesday, the insurgents had planted explosives around the Mai Lamba axis along the Dansadau-Gusau road, killing 6 travellers and injuring 8 others....
Zamfara State Police Command has detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged transborder arms trafficking. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday. He said that the police recovered 16 AK47 riffles, during various raids within the last three weeks....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 14 Local Government chairmanship and 147 councillors seats in the Nov. 16 council elections in Zamfara. The Chairman of the Zamfara Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC), Alhaji Bala Aliyu, disclosed this while announcing the winners of the election in Gusau on...
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara West) over the conferment of the traditional title of Marafan Sokoto on him by Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the State...
A Zamfara-based CSO, ‘Zamfara Circle Community Initiative’, has lamented the situation of the stranded Zamfara students in Cyprus and called on the state government to take tentative steps to address the problem. The Chairman of the organisation, Dr Al-amin Tsafe, made the call at a press briefing in Gusau...
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed the defection of a former member of the House of Representatives, Kabiru Classic, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to its fold. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris, confirmed the former lawmaker’s defection to the APC...