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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…

COAS Arrives Zamfara On First Operational Visit

COAS Arrives Zamfara On First Operational Visit

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on Thursday, visited Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. New Telegraph reports that the COAS visit to the state is the first since his appointment on…

Two Dead In Zamfara Market Explosion

Two Dead In Zamfara Market Explosion

Two people have reportedly loss their lives in a gun powder explosion at a local market in Talata-Mafara Market, Zamfara State. New Telegraph gathered that the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, caused widespread panic as…

Fire Outbreak Kill 17 Students, Injures 16 Others In Zamfara

Fire Outbreak Kill 17 Students, Injures 16 Others In Zamfara

A fire outbreak at an Islamiya school in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State reportedly claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students. According to the report made available to New Telegraph,…

Gov Lawal To Inaugurate Tertiary Institutions’ Governing Councils

Gov Lawal To Inaugurate Tertiary Institutions’ Governing Councils

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State will on Tuesday, January 28 inaugurate the Governing Councils of six state-owned tertiary institutions. The Secretary to the State Government, Malam Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada made this disclosure in a press…

Zamfara Govt Employs 2000 Teachers To Revamp Education Sector

Zamfara Govt Employs 2000 Teachers To Revamp Education Sector

On Wednesday, the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, approved the employment of 2000 teachers in the state’s secondary schools. New Telegraph reports that the Governor gave this approval while presiding over the state’s Executive…

NAF Kills Top Bandit Leaders In Zamfara

NAF Kills Top Bandit Leaders In Zamfara

On Saturday, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed the killing of top bandit commanders in a series of airstrikes in Zamfara State. Sunday Telegraph reports that the strikes which were in collaboration with ground troops…

Insecurity: FG Deploys Naval Officers To Zamfara

Insecurity: FG Deploys Naval Officers To Zamfara

The Minister of State for Defense and former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has announced the deployment of 1000 Naval officers to the Maradun area of the state. Addressing the people of Maradun at…

No Presence Of Lakurawa Group In Northwest – Matawalle

No Presence Of Lakurawa Group In Northwest – Matawalle

On Monday, The Minister of State for Defense, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle claimed that there is no presence of Lakurawa militants in the Northwest zone. Addressing journalist at his Gusau residence on Sunday, the former Governor…