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  • Over 4,600 Rounds of Bullets Packaged As Bags of Rice, Intercepted in Zamfara (Photos)

     At about 10a.m on Wednesday, troops deployed at Moriki, ZamfaraState, received a tip-off on the movement of ammunition and mounted an emergency stop and search checkpoint.Not long after, a motor bike arrived with a bag looking like a bag of rice. The bike man, however, refused to stop for routine checks and the troop had to give a hot chase. They ...

  • How Suspected Armed Bandits Storm Community, Murder 11 People In Zamfara

     Armed bandits have killed 11 people in separate attacks in northern Nigeria, a community leader and residents said Tuesday. In the first incident on Monday, six vigilantes were killed when gunmen invaded Kakangi village in the restive Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna state. The vigilantes had intercepted the bandits with a large herd of cattle they sto ...

  • 3000 PDP Members Including Chairman Defects To APC In Zamfara State

     The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic party in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Bala Roka and about 3000 other members of the party have  defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.This was revealed by the former governorship aspirant of the APC in the state, Hon. Amina Sani Jaji in a statement ...

  • Suspected Gunmen Attack Community Kill 28, Injure Others In Zamfara

     Suspected bandits have killed 28 while several others have sustained different degrees of injuries on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in recent attacks in Babban Rafi village of Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The killing is coming on the heels of concrete steps taken by the state government towards ensuring peace and reconciliation in m ...

  • Zamfara Government Sets To Build New Government House, Earmarks N7 Billion

     The Zamfara State Government has earmarked N7 billion in the 2020 budget for the construction of a new Government House, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Bello.Mr Bello disclosed this in Gusau on Thursday after defending the 2020 budget proposals of his office at the House of Assembly.He said the state government resolved t ...

  • Zamfara Set To Spend N1 Billion on Mosques And Renovation Of Cemeteries in 2020 Budget

     The government of Zamfara state has set aside a whopping N1 billion naira to construct mosques and renovate cemeteries.The Zamfara State government has earmarked over N1 billion for the construction of Jumu’at Mosques, Ramadan welfare package and renovation of cemeteries and other religious activities in the state for the year 2020. According to ...

  • Policeman Arrested With Three Girls In Hotel Room In Zamfara

     The Zamfara Hisba Commission says it arrested a police officer with three girls at a hotel room in Gusau.Chairman of the commission, Dr Atiku Zawuyya stated this while parading the suspects at the commission’s headquarters on Monday.NAN quoted him as saying the police officer, who is serving with the Central Police Station, Gusau, and others com ...

  • BREAKING: 108 Workers Dragged To Court By Zamfara Govt. For Allegedly Receiving Double Salary

     The state’s Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabi’u Garba, disclosed this at a press briefing on Sunday in Gusau.says it will drag a total of 108 civil servants to court for allegedly receiving double salary in different ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state.Garba said that the affected workers were discovered during the ong ...

  • NSCDC Official Arrested For Allegedly Defiling 7-year-old Girl In Zamfara

     An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) identified as Sani Yahaya has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old girl in Zamfara State. Yahaya who lured the little girl with fruits into a vacant house at Samaru area, Gusau where he was deployed as a security guard, was arrested by his colleagues after a complain ...

  • Just In: Zamfara Gov., Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle Revokes N79b Public Utilities Contracts

     Zamfara State governor, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the immediate revocation of rural water and electrification projects worth over N79.6 billion awarded by the previous administration and warned contractors to refund state fund or face prosecution.The contracts revoked are the 168 motorized boreholes rural water scheme phase one and ...

  • Zamfara State Governor Gift 24 Lawmakers With Exotic Cars Worth N420M

     The 24 members of Zamfara state House of Assembly have received official vehicles from the state government. an official has disclosed MalamYusuf Idrid. the Director-General. Press Affairs to the Coy Bello Matawalle disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Tuesday. NAN reports that each of the lawmakers rece ...

  • How Ex-Zamfara State Governor, Yari Abubakar Paid Himself N360m Pension Before He Left Office

     Details have emerged showing how a former Governor paid himself pension of N360 million shortly before leaving office.Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara state has accused the immediate past governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, of paying himself N360 million from the state pension funds shortly before he left office, a report b ...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Zamfara Assembly Abolishes Law Paying Pensions To Ex Governors

     The Zamfara state House of Assembly on Tuesday outrightly repealed the law that allows jumbo payment of pension and other allowances  to former governors, their deputies, Speakers and their deputies in the state, DailyTrust reports. ..According to the outlet, the abolishment of the law came barely 48 hours after a letter written by a former g ...

  • You Dare Not Stop My N10m Monthly Allowance — Ex Governor Yari Writes Zamfara Govt.

     Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state, has asked Bello Matawalle, his successor, to pay his outstanding allowance and pension.In a letter dated October 17 addressed to the governor, Yari said he is entitled to N10 million monthly as upkeep allowance, but that he has only been paid twice since he left office. Yari said the law which prov ...

  • I Will Arrest My Predecessor If Killings Continue In The State - Zamfara Governor, Matawalle

     Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle has threatened to arrest his predecessor, Abdul’aziz Yari, if any further killing of innocent people occurs after his visit to the state.Governor Matawalle alleged that anytime Yari visited the state, there were attacks and killing of innocent people.Matawalle stated this in a statement while receiving som ...

  • 14 Killed, 10 Left Injured As Bandits Invade Community In Zamfara

     The Zamfara State Police Command, on Monday confirmed that 14 persons and 10 others were injured by bandits in Karaye village of Gummi Local Government Area of the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack is the first major breach of the peace agreement between the state government and the bandits initiated by Gov. Bello Mata ...

  • Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle Sacks 21 Permanent Secretaries Out Of His 47 Permanent Secretaries

     Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara State has sacked 21 out of his 47 permanent secretaries and announced the creation of 7 new Directorates in the state.  According to a statement by the state government, the affected secretaries were fired for being unqualified for the position.A report by the committee constituted for the restruct ...

  • "I Will Be Selling My Bread After Office Hour" - Bread Vendor Appointed SSA To Zamfara Governor, Maibiredi

     Abdulmalik Saidu Maibiredi, the bread vendor appointed Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has vowed to continue selling bread after office hours. In a telephone interview with us, Mr Maibiredi, 24, said he would still continue selling bread after office hours “I am still very proud of my busi ...

  • Nigerian Troops Kill 60 Bandits, Including Their Leader, 'Emir' In Zamfara

     The Nigerian troops have killed 60 bandits, including their leader, popularly known as ‘Emir’ in Zamfara State and recovered 400 cows.The success was recorded by troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD), in a bid to clear Zamfara of criminal elements/unrepentant bandits.Captain Ayobami Oni-Orisan, Acting Force Information Officer, in a statemen ...

  • Kidnappers In Zamfara State Have Pocketed Cool N3BN In Cash - Reports

     The Committee set up by Gov. Bello Matawalle to find solutions to banditry in Zamfara State, has disclosed that over N3 billion was collected by bandits as ransom from relations of abducted victims in the state.Chairman of the committee, Mohammed Abubakar, a former Inspector General of Police, made the disclosure while presenting the committee’s ...

  • EFCC Recovers N65.5M Left Over Cash From INEC Office In Zamfara State After Elections

     Operatives of Sokoto zonal office on today recovered money to the tune of N65,548,000 only. The money which comprises  81 bundle of N1000 notes, 97 bundle of N500 notes and 96 pieces of N500 notes. ...

  • Zamfara State Governor Gives His 22yr Old Daughter's Hand in Marriage, Checkout Photos

     22-year old daughter of Zamfara Governor, Ruqayya Matawalle on Saturday got married to the love of her life whom she met while studying at the Cypriot University.A lot of dignitaries including nine serving and former governors attended the wedding which took place at the place of the Emir of Maradun.The governors include, Imo state Governor Chukwu ...

  • Zamfara INEC Officials Land In EFCC Nets Over N84m Fraud

     The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Zamfara office for alleged breach of trust and criminal diversion of ad hoc staff allowance to the tune of N84,696,000. The arrested persons are: Administrative Secretary, Hassan Sidi Aliyu; Head o ...

  • Zamfara Governor Shuts School, Suspends Workers After Finding Quran In School's Sewage

     Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has sent all staff of Shattima Model Primary School, Gusau, on an indefinite suspension following the alleged desecration of the Holy Qur’an in the school.The school has also been shut pending a full investigation by the state Basic Education Commission, said a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by Yusuf Id ...

  • Mention Sponsors Of Alleged Boko Haram Attacks - APC Challenges Zamfara Government

     The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tuesday challenged the state government as a matter of urgency to mention the names of the people sponsoring the claimed intended attacks in the seven local government areas of the state including Gusau the state capital by the Boko Haram elements.The party noted that since the gover ...

  • Dethroned Zamfara Emir, Alhaji Hassan Marafa Emerges PDP Deputy Chairman

     Former Emir of Bakura in Zamfara, Alhaji Hassan Marafa has emerged the Deputy Chairman of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Marafa emerged during the party’s state congress held in Gusau on Monday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Marafa was appointed Emir of Bakura in 2010 by former governor, Aliyu Mamuda, but ...

  • 17 Years Old Girl In Zamfara Sets Herself Ablaze Over Husband's Inability To Pay Bride Price

     A teenage girl set her self ablaze over her fiance’s inability to marry her due to his poor finances.A 17-year-old beautiful girl identified as Aisha has burned herself beyond recognition because her lover could not afford to pay her dowry in Albarkawa area of Gusau metropolis, Zamfara State.According to Daily Trust, Aisha set herself alight on ...

  • 17-Yr-Old Girl, Aisha Sets Herself Ablaze Over Fiance’s Inability To Pay N17,000 Dowry In Zamfara State

     Girl sets herself ablaze over fiance’s inability to pay ₦17,000 dowry A 17-year-old girl identified as Aisha living in Albarkawa area in Gusau metropolis in Zamfara state on Sunday August 8, set her self ablaze owing to her fiance’s inability to marry her due to his poor finances.Aisha’s neighbour told Daily Trust that she decided to commi ...

  • PDP Decampee: Ex-Zamfara Lawmaker Returns To APC, Begs For Forgiveness Amidst Tears (Photos)

     A Zamfara lawmaker, Alhaji Manir Gidanjaja who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) three weeks ago  has returned to his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).Gidanjaja on August 8 had announced his defection to PDP, before returning over the weekend crying profusely.During the APC’s stakeholders meeting held over the weekend ...

  • Zamfara Bandits Surrender Weapons, Military Uniform – Police

     Some repentant armed bandits in Zamfara, on Saturday handed over sophisticated rifles, ammunition and military uniform after denouncing crime, the police have said.The Zamfara State police spokesperson, Muhammad Shehu, said the development was part of an ongoing effort to ensure peace and reconciliation, an initiative of the state government being ...

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