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Zamfara: Matawalle Reacts To Gov Lawal Allegation Of Leaving Empty Treasury

Zamfara: Matawalle Reacts To Gov Lawal Allegation Of Leaving Empty Treasury

…..Urges Lawal To Focus On Governance The Minister of State for Defence and immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has dismissed the allegations by his successor, Governor Dauda Lawal, that he…

Gov Lawal Denies Planned Defection To APC, Reaffirms Commitment To PDP

Gov Lawal Denies Planned Defection To APC, Reaffirms Commitment To PDP

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has debunked the news suggesting he is planning to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing the rumours on Monday in a post…

Zamfara Police Rescue Six Kidnap Victims

Zamfara Police Rescue Six Kidnap Victims

Zamfara Police command on Friday disclosed that its operatives have rescued six kidnapped victims in the North-Western state. Confirming the development, the spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar said the rescue followed…

Troops Arrest Zamfara Terrorists’ Ammunition Courier

Troops Arrest Zamfara Terrorists’ Ammunition Courier

On Saturday, the troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma announced it has successfully arrested a 25-year-old female ammunition courier, identified as Shamsiyya Ahadu. In a press statement made available to newsmen, Lieutenant…

Zamfara First Lady Marries Off 100 Orphans

Zamfara First Lady Marries Off 100 Orphans

The wife of the Governor of Zamfara State, Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has married off 100 orphaned girls in the state, New Telegraph reports., The brides, who were well cared for before the wedding, received the necessary…

Matawalle’s Aide Refutes Allegations Of Terrorism, Banditry

Matawalle’s Aide Refutes Allegations Of Terrorism, Banditry

Suleiman Shuaib, one of the media aides to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has denied the allegations linking his principal to terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. In a conversation with Saturday Punch,…

Ribadu Handovers 16 Kidnapped Victims To Zamfara Govt

Ribadu Handovers 16 Kidnapped Victims To Zamfara Govt

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has handed over 16 rescued kidnapped victims to the Zamfara State government. New Telegraph reports that the victims, abducted from Zurmi, Duran and Gusau metropolis in Zamfara State…

JUST-IN: Gunmen Abduct Priest In Zamfara

JUST-IN: Gunmen Abduct Priest In Zamfara

Bandits in the early hours of Saturday abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mikah Suleiman in Zamfara State, New Telegraph reports. Rev. Fr. Mikah, the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, was…

Group Knocks Gov Lawal, Says You’ve Wasted One Year On Blame Game

Group Knocks Gov Lawal, Says You’ve Wasted One Year On Blame Game

The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has been called upon to shun the politics of bitterness and focus on providing the dividends of democracy to the people of the state as promised. Patriots for…

11 People Killed As Bandits Attack Zamfara Community

11 People Killed As Bandits Attack Zamfara Community

No fewer than 11 individuals have been reportedly killed as armed bandits attacked the Magarya settlement in  Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. New Telegraph gathered from reliable sources that seven mobile police personnel…