Tag: Zamfara
Soldier jailed 55 years for robbing, killing a WHO staff in Zamfara
Army Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim has been sentenced to 55 years imprisonment by a General Court Martial in…
Fani-Kayode bags traditional title in Zamfara
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has been conferred with the traditional title of “Sadaukin Shinkafi” by Shinkafi Emirate…
Gov Matawalle warns against incitement after Supreme Court verdict
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has warned his supporters against any form of intimidation of anyone, following…
Supreme Court reserves judgement on Zamfara election
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved its judgement on an appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress…
Gunmen abduct 3 politicians, demand N40m ransom in Zamfara
No fewer than three serving councillors of Gummi Local Government Area of the state have been abducted by…
Report links arms used during herders/farmers clashes to Nigerian security agencies, Special forces in Iraq and Libya
Nigerian security agencies have been linked to some weapons used in the conflicts between farmers and herders in…
Zamfara Gov, Matawalle wins TheNigerian Security Icon Award
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State is set to bestowed with the prestigious award as “Security Icon of…
Two health workers killed, others injured as Bandits invade Zamfara community
Two health workers who were responsible for supervision of polio vaccination have been shot dead by suspected bandits.…
APC reacts to Matawalle’s stoppage of bogus pensions to Yari, other Zamfara past leaders
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to Governor Matawalle’s revoke of the…
87-year-old Nigerian leaves behind 102 grand children in Zamfara
An 87-year-old woman, Hajiya Zainab Magaji, has died in Zamfara leaving behind 102 grand children, News Agency of…
Migrating bandits invade Zamfara community, loot food items, give residents 20,000 as compensation
There was pandemonium in Kwanar Mayanci, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Wednesday as gunmen on…
Zamfara governor shuts down school, suspends workers over desecration of Qur’an
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has sent all staff of Shattima Model Primary School, Gusau, on an indefinite…