By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji have nuetralised a bandit and rescued 15 abducted victims in Zamfara. The Information Officer to Operation Hadarin Daji, Lt. Sulaiman Omale, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday. “In a swift response...
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Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal...
Armed bandits have attacked the divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Zurmi town, the headquarters of the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have invaded the town on Sunday evening, killing seven persons including a police officer. An indigene...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mustapha Sadauki of People Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Shinkafi State Assembly election held on Saturday. Its Returning Officer for the exercise, Prof. Rufus, while announcing the result on Sunday, said that Sadaelectionuki defeated Usman Shinkafi of the All...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has declared a state of emergency in the health sector of Zamfara with a commitment to revamping the state’s healthcare system. In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, the governor lamented the disturbing conditions of the hospitals across Zamfara. Lawal said the declaration followed...
A member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Amiru Keta, has expressed worry over incessant bandits’ attacks in his constituency. Keta, who represents Tsafe West Constituency said this on Saturday while speaking to newsmen in Gusau. He condemned the recent attacks on Danjibga, Keta, Dangulbin -Kwaren Ganuwa, Kwalfada...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said no ransom was paid to secure the release of some of the Sokoto-bound Prospective Corps Members (PCM) kidnapped in Zamfara who regained freedom recently. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, said...
The Zamfara Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirm the death of six persons from roads crashes in Gusau, caused by the ongoing road reconstructions. The Sector commander, Mr. Iro Danladi, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has secured the release of two females among the abducted Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) who were kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to orientation camp in Sokoto. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
Many persons have been reportedly killed in an air strike allegedly carried out by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident is said to have occurred around 9pm on Sunday, when villagers gathered for Maulud celebration....
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, says the state has had over 13.6 billion naira liabilities in gratuities and pension allowances to be settled for retirees from 2015 to date. The governor disclosed this during the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries of Nigeria,...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 100 persons, mostly women and children in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Channels Television gathered that the bandits raided four villages of Mutumji, Sabongari Mahuta, Kwanar Dutsi and Unguwar Kawo, all under the Maru Local Government...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State on Friday reacted to the Election Petition Appeal Court judgment on the March 18 governorship election in the state and expressed optimism of victory in the rerun. The court declared on Thursday that the election was inconclusive and ordered a...
No fewer than 12 persons as a result of an auto crash on Gusau-Funtua Road on Wednesday, Sector Commandant of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Zamfara, Mr Iro Danladi, has said. Danladi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident involved an 18-seater bus belonging...
Troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the operative of the Zamfara Police Command have rescued the four kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS).troop Jo This is contained in a statement issued by the Information Officer, Operation Hadarin Daji, Capt....
Zamfara State has recorded 1,188 cases of cholera and 50 of diphtheria across the 14 local government areas of the state since December 2022 when the diseases first broke out. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aishatu Anka disclosed this while distributing medical consumables at the Shagari Cholera...
Zamfara Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Hamisu Danjibga, a reporter with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) in Zamfara State. The Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Shehu, made the disclosure while parading the suspects at a press briefing in Gusau on Tuesday.Shehu said...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the country. NCDC’s Incident Manager, Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr Sebastian Yennan, said this at the monthly meeting of the Water Sanitation...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC- Zamfara) on Sunday donated N1 million and 30 bags of assorted grains to the family of the late veteran journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, who was murdered recently in Gusau. Yari announced the donation while condoling members of the state’s Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sensitised gold merchants in Zamfara on their obligations as provided under the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022. The sensitisation was conducted in Gusau for members of Zamfara Gold Buyers and Sellers Cooperative...