Bandits abduct over 150, including newborns in Zamfara
Bandits at the weekend, kidnapped about 150 locals including newly born babies in Dan Isa community of Kauran Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
FG shuts down telecom activities in Zamfara over insurgency
Barely six months after declaring Zamfara State a ‘no-fly zone’, the federal government in a renewed effort to fight banditry and other forms of insecurity in the state, has shut down all telecom activities in Zamfara state.
How Zamfara State is spearheading a renaissance in the North
By Sesugh Akume Today, we welcome a guest columnist in the person of Sesugh Akume, a public policy analyst and businessman, who is offering his personal reflections on how Zamfara State is making progress in healing the wounds of a broken people. UNTIL recently, Zamfara was by far the most depressing State in Nigeria. Everything […]
Why I resigned as Gov Matawalle’s Adviser ― Marafa
By Henry Umoru Honourable Sambo Garba Marafa has given an insight into why he resigned as the Special Adviser to Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state, saying there was no rift between them at all. In a statement to Journalists yesterday in Abuja, Sambo who is Senator Kabir Garba Marafa’s younger brother said that he […]
Zamfara NMA proposes bill on maternal health
The Nigerian Medical Association, Zamfara chapter, says it is preparing a Bill on Maternal Health Accountability, for submission to the State House of Assembly. The Vice-Chairman of the association, Dr. Mannir Bature, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Tuesday. Bature said the bill, likely to be known as “Maternal […]
EFCC investigating over N200bn from Zamfara ex-gov, Yari’s administration
The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday stated it is currently investigating a total sum of N200 billion in Zamfara State in relation to the former-governor, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari’s administration. Sokoto Zonal Head of the EFCC, Abdullahi Lawal revealed this as the commission handed over Fifty Three (53) […]
