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BREAKING: Zamfara House Of Assembly Speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki Impeached

The impeachment of the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Bilyaminu Moriki, by eighteen out of twenty-four lawmakers reflects a significant shift in leadership dynamics within the state's legislative body.The appointment of Hon. Bashar Gummi as the pro-tempore Speaker suggests a swift transition in leadership to ensure conti

Economic Hardship: Foundation Distributes Assorted Grains To 500 Households In Zamfara

The Umaru Shinkafi Legacy Foundation recently conducted a humanitarian initiative in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, distributing food items to 500 vulnerable households. The aim was to alleviate economic hardship exacerbated by the removal of fuel subsidy and ongoing security challenges in the state.The coordinator of the founda
AGAIN: Nine Women Reportedly Abducted By Bandits From Anka Area In Zamfara

A large number of bandits, on Saturday night, attacked the Mareri area in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State and kidnapped nine women from the same house.According to eyewitnesses, the terrorists invaded the area at around midnight with sophisticated weapons and shot sporadically before taking the women away.It was learnt that the kidnapped victi

PIC/VID; DCO, 6 Others Killed As Bandits Attack Police Headquarters In Zamfara

Bandits have allegedly killed a Divisional Crime Officer and six others in an attack on police divisional headquarters in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Ibrahim, told Punch that the bandits, who were in large numbers and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zurmi
Security Guards Kill Senator Marafa’s Political Associate Over Alleged Ties With Bandits In Zamfara

Members of the recently inaugurated Community Protection Guards allegedly murdered Magaji Lawal Yandoto, a political associate of Senator Kabir Marafa.It was gathered that the deceased was invited by members of the Community Protection Guards to its office in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe local government area, on Saturday on the allegatio

Bandits Kill 13, Including 2 Police Officers, Abduct 40 Residents In Zamfara

Bandits have killed two policemen, and two other residents and abducted no fewer than 40 people in an attack on Kasuwa-Daji Town under the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area in Zamfara State.Residents said the bandits invaded the town early hours of yesterday and started shooting indiscriminately to scare residents.A resident of Kaura-Namoda town,
Trader Burnt To Death While Recovering Goods From His Shop In Zamfara Fire Outbreak

A trader who went to his shop at Gusau Central Market in Zamfara State, to retrieve his properties during a fire outbreak, has been burnt to death.This was confirmed by the Zamfara State Fire Service on Wednesday, January 31.A devastating fire outbreak razed the market resulting in the destruction of numerous shops.The fire, which started around 9

Properties Worth Millions Of Naira, Over 60 Shops Destroyed Following Fire Outbreak In Zamfara

Properties worth millions of Naira and over 60 shops have been destroyed following a fire outbreak at the Gusau Central Market in Zamfara State capital.New Telegraph gathered that the fire began at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the furniture sector of the state capital’s main market.According to the Commander of the Nigerian Fire Service, New Ma
Military Troops Arrest PDP Ward Chairman, Aminu Ibrahim, Two Others, Suspected Of Gunrunning In Zamfara

Troops belonging to the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD), have apprehended three individuals suspected of being gun runners in Zamfara State.According to Daily Post, it was gathered that one of the suspects, Aminu Ibrahim, is alleged to be the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ward chairman in Birnin Yero ward in Shinkafi Local Governm

How Bandits Kidnap Man, Two Wives, Child In Zamfara

Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have kidnapped one Jamilu Yoyo, his two wives and their little child in the Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.It was gathered that the armed men invaded Jamilu’s residence around Technical College, Kaura Namoda, in the wee hours of Tuesday shooting sporadically before gaining access into the re
BREAKING; Supreme Court Affirm Election Of Zamfara Gov. Dauda Lawal

Supreme court has affirmed the election of Governor Dauda Lawal as Governor of Zamfara StateThe Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal as the duly elected Governor of Zamfara state.Justice Emmanuel Agim who read the lead judgment described the judgment of the court of appeal as perverse.

Bandits Reportedly Kidnap University Lecturer, Bello Janbako In Zamfara

The Director of the Centre for Research in the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Bello Janbako, has been abducted by bandits.Janbako, who is also a senior lecturer in the university’s Department of Islamic Studies, was kidnapped at his residence in Damba, Gusau, the state capital, on Wednesday.A source explained that the bandits broke int
Zamfara State Police Command Foil Bandit Attack, Rescue Watchman, Others

The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled an attempt by armed bandits to kidnap residents of Damba in the Gusau area of the State.DAILY POST learnt that the victims were rescued alongside the security guard in the said area.In a statement issued by the spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar, the bandits went to the house of one Kabiru Umar Faruk of Sabon

52-Year-Old Security Guard Rescued From Kidnappers Den By Police In Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a 52-year-old security guard, Malam Hassan Abdullahi, abducted on Dec, 29, in Gusau.The Command’s Spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, said the man was abducted at about 1:30 am on Friday when gunmen raided a house he was working at Sabon Garin Damba.Abubakar revealed in a statement on Friday that the armed
Zamfara Govt. Shuts 11 Markets Where Bandits Sell Stolen Cattle

The Zamfara State Government has again shut down 11 cattle markets in some parts of the state indefinitely.The state Commissioner for Information, Munnir Haidara, said the closure of the markets was informed by security reports that bandits were using the markets to sell off their rustled cows.The affected markets, according to Haidara, are Tsafe

I Entrust Over $9bn to Gov of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal Dare In Case I Die - Diezani

Diezani who is reportedly in the second stage of cancer implored Tinubu to permit her to return to Nigeria to confess to her financial misconduct during her tenure.Diezani Madueke, a former petroleum minister under former President, Goodluck Jonathan, who fled to the United Kingdom due to fears of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has a

Soldiers Rescue 13 Kidnapped Victims, Arrests Suspected Terrorists In Zamfara

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI, on Sunday, rescued 13 kidnapped victims and arrested 11 suspected terrorist logistics suppliers in Zamfara State.The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on its official X handle on Monday.The statement read, “On the 17th December, 2023 the combined troops of OPHD embarked

Bandits Open Fire On Travellers, Abduct Several In Zamfara

Five motorists were reportedly shot by armed bandits around Dogon Karfe on the Gusau – Talata Mafara highway in Zamfara State.The unfortunate incident happened around 7:00 p.m on Saturday, December 16, 2023.One Bello Saleh, a resident of Maru town near where the attack occurred said the terrorists also abducted several passengers during the atta
UN Official Loses Two Daughters To Inferno In Zamfara

A social policy specialist serving under the United Nations, UN, in Sokoto State, Mr Isah Ibrahim Maru has lost two of his children to fire disaster.He confirmed the sad news when members of the correspondents’ chapel of Zamfara Council, NUJ, paid him a condolence visit in Maru.According to Maru, “I woke up around 5:00 am on Wednesday only to

Zamfara Govt To Prosecute Woman Accused Of Brutalizing 12Yr Old Stepdaughter

Zamfara State Government says it will prosecute a woman accused of aggravated assault against her 12-year-old stepdaughter in Tsafe town, Tsafe Local Government Area of the State.This was disclosed by the State commissioner for women, children and social development, Dr Nafisa Muhammad during her visit to the victim.The commissioner said, “We r
Tension Heightened In Zamfara As Bandits Attack Zurmi Town

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Tuesday, stormed the headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, shooting sporadically.A resident of the town, Mustapha Zurmi, told DAILY POST that most of the residents were running into the bush to save their lives, while others locked up their houses to avoid being killed or kidnapped by the

Three Small-Scale Miners Die, 11 Injured In A Mining Pit Collapse In Zamfara

No fewer than three small-scale miners have died while 11 others were injured when a mining pit collapsed in Dan Kamfani, Anka Local Government of Zamfara State.An eyewitness who works around the area and craved anonymity told Channels Television on Saturday that the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Thursday.He stated that the number of casualti
BREAKING: Two More Of Abducted Zamfara Youth Corps Members Regain Freedom

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has secured the release of two females among the abducted Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) who were kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to orientation camp in Sokoto.The Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.Recall that eight PCMs and th

Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging In Zamfara For Killing Friend Over N100

The Zamfara State High Court of Justice has handed down a death sentence by hanging to one person and life imprisonment to another person for culpable homicide and attempted armed robbery. During the trial, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u, the presiding judge, found both individuals guilty. Anas Dahiru, who resides in the Unguwar Dallatu area of Gusau i
Parents Of Abducted Zamfara Female Students Protest ,Accuses Govt Of Neglect

Parents of Female students of Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, who were abducted by bandits; have staged a peaceful protest , accusing the government of neglect .The parents who converged on Gusau from across the federation, said the bandits holding their children in captivity had insisted that they would only negotiate with the state Go

Court Orders Retrieval Of Over 50 Government Vehicles Carted Away By Former Zamfara Governor

The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Sokoto Judicial Division has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle over ownership of over 50 vehicles which reportedly belong to the State Government. Matawalle who filed the lawsuit following a raid on his residence where the vehicles were recovered, had claimed own

Court Orders Ex Zamfara Gov, Matawalle To Return Official Vehicles In His Possession

A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, over ownership of official vehicles he took away on leaving office last May.In June, the police raided Matawalle’s residences and seized the vehicles as ordered by the court.A statement on Monday by Governor Dauda Lawal’s spok
Gunmen Abduct Over 100 Villagers In Zamfara Over Non-payment Of Harvesting Fees

Gunmen have again abducted over 100 people in Mutumji, Sabongari Mahuta, Kwanar Dutsi and Unguwar Kawo communities of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State for failing to pay levies imposed on them.DAILY POST gathered that the bandits have been terrorizing the communities as they could not pay the levies imposed on them.A villager from Mutum
Military Arrests Arms Suppliers Of Notorious Zamfara Bandit Kingpin, Bello Turji

Three suspected gunrunners supplying weapons to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, have been arrested by troops.Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, November 23, 2023, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, said the suspects were on their way to supply arms and ammunition to the bandit leader in Zamfara when the
‘I Will Win Rerun Hundred Times’ – Zamfara Gov Dauda Lawal

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has expressed confidence that he was not afraid of the governorship rerun election, saying that he was going into the contest with full confidence.The Governor stated this while addressing his teeming supporters at the State’s PDP secretariat in Gusau, the State capital as he returned from his foreign trip. �