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Calls For State Of Emergency In Zamfara Politically Motivated – Shinkafi

Calls For State Of Emergency In Zamfara Politically Motivated – Shinkafi

Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has condemned recent calls for a state of emergency in Zamfara State. This was as he insisted that such demands are politically…

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…

Insecurity: Zamfara Gov Bans All Political Activities, Rallies

Insecurity: Zamfara Gov Bans All Political Activities, Rallies

Following the incessant killings and abduction of citizens, the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal on Saturday banned all political activities and rallies in the state. The Governor made this announcement in a press statement issued…

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 Airstrike Tragedy Not Intentional – Gov Lawal

Zamfara Airstrike Tragedy Not Intentional – Gov Lawal

Against the backdrop, the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has disclosed that the recent military airstrike that killed about 16 residents in the North-Western state was not intentional. New Telegraph recalls that on January…

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…

Fire Destroys Motorcycle Market In Zamfara

Fire Destroys Motorcycle Market In Zamfara

A devastating fire destroyed the Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Saturday night, December 21. According to the report, the fire left traders and residents in shock as several shops and…

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…

Yuletide: Zamfara NSCDC Deploys 550 Personnel For Christmas, New year

Yuletide: Zamfara NSCDC Deploys 550 Personnel For Christmas, New year

Ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 550 personnel across the state for the Christmas and New Year celebrations.…