Residents of 13 villages sacked by bandits in the southern part of Kebbi have returned home following restoration of relative peace in the areas. The 13 villages are Sawade, Bakin Gulunbi, Mai Kpanu, Malekachi, Sakawa, and Sabongida, Kauran mai Zanma, Luga, Angela Kibiya, Angela Dado, Tsirinda, Kasama and...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigeria Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai(OPHK) in the Northeast and Operation Hadarin Daji in Northwest have destroyed several terrorists enclaves in recent operations across the theatres. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF,...
Residents of at least 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi States are battling to survive as kidnappers, cattle rustlers and bandits make life difficult for them. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicates that residents of the affected areas have either...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has called on traditional leaders in Zamfara to redouble their commitment toward polio eradication in the state. Abubakar made the call in Gusau on Tuesday at a strategic meeting with traditional leaders in the hard-to-reach areas of the state. The News...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal on Thursday honoured Hajiya Aishatu Guru-Nahuche, a pilgrim from the state who returned missing 80, 000 dollars she found to the owner during the Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrim who is from Bungudu Local Government handed over the 80,000 dollars, about N64.24...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto With less than 48 hours to May 29th, the day of inaugurating new leaders in Nigeria, the Assistant Inspectors General (AIG) in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Bello Sani Danlijan has assured of adequate security measure in the states. AIG Danlijan, who stated...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Muslims faithful world over observe Eid-el-Fitr today, Friday, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 10, Sani Bello Dalijan has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) under his jurisdiction, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states to ensure that they maintain peace, before, during and...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has promised an upward review of workers salaries and pensions if given the mandate in the Feb. 25 election. Obi said this on Thursday at his presidential campaign rally in Birnin Kebbi, pledging to build a new Nigeria devoid of mass...
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has promised to tackle insecurity, poverty, hunger and youth unemployment, if elected in the Feb. 25 presidential poll. Obi, while addressing a large crowd of LP members on Thursday in Gusau at the presidential campaign rally also promised to open...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Zamfara, Dr. Dauda Lawal-Dare, has said he would revive the state’s industrial and agricultural sectors to create employment for the youth and women if elected in the state. Lawal-Dare stated this at the inauguration of his campaign in Kaura Namoda, headquarters...
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked online medium reports that some Special Advisers to Gov. Bello Matawalle have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris....
President Mmuhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to hold themselves responsible for making the country economically and politically better. The President made the call at the closing ceremony of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, held in Gusau on Saturday. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,...
The representative of Sokoto State, Nura Abdullahi and that of Yobe State, Aishatu Abdulmutallib have emerged overall winners of the 37th National Qur’anic Recitation Competition held in Gusau, Zamfara State The winner from the male category, Nura Abdullahi was crowned as hero of the year by the Sultan of...
Nigerian military fighter jets have eliminated seven wanted Zamfara terrorists’ kingpins. The notorious bandits were eliminated in Kaduna State by airstrikes of two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack jets. PRNigeria gathered that those killed included Jibrin Gurgu, Isah Jauro and Tambowal from Zamfara State. Other kingpins eliminated are Noti,...
The Zamfara executives of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Monday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a statement issued in Gusau by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. According to the statement, the defectors include state executive members, local government chairmen,...
Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Gusau expressed sadness at the death of the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Alhaji Sani Ahmad. Alhaji Ahmad died in Gusau on Wednesday at the age of 62 years after an official engagement...
Residents of insecurity-inflicted Northwest geopolitical zone have kicked against any plan to ban the use of motorcycles, saying such measure would do more harm than good. Responding to survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they noted that the common people rely more on motorcycles for their...
Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Gusau, on Tuesday adjourned until July 29, the suit challenging credibility of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election in Zamfara. The adjournment came following the substitution of the defendant’s lead counsel. Justice Bappa-Aliyu said the court would sit on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Zamfara State says it has extended the daily closing hour for its staff to capture more eligible registrants at the centres in Gusau. Prof. Saidu Ahmed, Zamfara INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of...