Zamfara group faults alleged neglect of rural security
A political pressure group, the Zamfara Movement Democrat (ZMD), has faulted Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State for what it describes as a complete failure to protect lives and properties in rural communities, two years into his administration.
When fate had the last say in Zamfara
By ALIYU KABIRU AT a glance, the title of this piece suggests something of a chronicle of the hurdles that the new Governor of Zamfara State had to scale before landing his mandate. This may well be the case. However, it will be greatly unjust to discuss Dauda Lawal Dare’s emergence as governor of the […]
NLC, TUC express concern over non-payment of Zamfara civil servants
The Zamfara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have expressed dismay with the state government over non-payment of the salary of civil servants for two consecutive months.
2023 Gov’ship election will be walkover for APC in Zamfara – Publicity Secretary
Alhaji Yusuf Idris, Publicity Secretary of the APC Zamfara chapter says the 2023 governorship election in the state will be a walkover. “We will only go and cast our votes for APC candidates at all levels just because of formalities,” Idris told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. According to […]
Battleground 2023: Like Osun, crises threaten APC in 20 states
If the claim by the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, that in-fighting in the Osun State chapter of the party led to its electoral defeat is anything to go by, APC risks suffering the same fate in 20 states.
Responsibility to protect and Zamfara ‘self-defence’ democracy
By Oludayo Tade ZAMFARA State, the hotbed of banditry/terrorists in North-West Nigeria announced last week the deregulation of weapon ownership to willing and mentally healthy individuals to defend themselves against rampaging criminals from within Nigeria and their international collaborators. This ‘self-defence’ call does not only trash the social contract between the government and the citizens […]
