Tag: Zamfara

Troops neutralize bandits, arrest illegal miners, rescue kidnapped victims in Zamfara

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Monday said troops of Operation ACCORD neutralised two bandits and recovered two AK…

Bandits kill 5 worshippers, abduct Imam, 30 other congregants in Attack on Zamfara Village

Suspected gunmen on Friday killed 5 worshippers and abducted an Imam in Juma’at mosque in Dutsen Gari community…

FCC Deputy Director jailed 14 years for defrauding jobseekers of N7m

A serving Deputy Director of the Federal Character Commission, Alhaji Ahmad Balarabe, has been sentenced to 14 years’…

#SecureNorth: Bandits Allegedly Demand Harvest Fee From Farmer In Zamfara, Katsina Communities

A report making rounds on social media suggests that armed bandits in some Northern part of Nigeria; mainly…

FG disburses N6.1bn to 129,137 Zamfara households

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has announced on Tuesday that a total…

Gov Matawalle wants Buhari to deploy disbanded SARS to Zamfara

Against the dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the federal government, the Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji…

JUST IN: Zamfara PDP Chairman Is Reportedly Dead

The Chairman of the Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, Alhaji Ibrahim…

FG to Matawalle: We own the gold deposits in Zamfara

The Zamfara state government has been cautioned and warned by the federal government to desist from making impressions…

Zamfara begins own gold reserve

Zamfara government says it has started its gold reserve to reduce dependence on federal allocations. The state Commissioner…

Zamfara govt approves probe of ex-governor Yari over alleged N107b scandal

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has approved the setting up of a commission of inquiry to…

Kidnappers hold Zamfara judges, insist on N20m demand

The two Zamfara Shariah court judges kidnapped by gunmen one week ago are still in captivity, as the…

Zamfara Gov seeks death penalty for reckless driving

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has promised to impose death penalty for reckless driving in the state. The…