Tag: Zamfara state

Mr Matawalle was elected unopposed.

Mr Lawal polled 431 votes to win the ticket.

Bandits have intensified attacks on communities around Talata Mafara, Anka and Bukkuyum, in recent months, leading to the death of ...

The group said the alleged action by the Zamfara State chapter of the APC is in clear contravention of the ...

One of the incidents was of a lady, Deborah Samuel, who was killed in a higher institution in Sokoto State ...

The abduction of the radio host has shown that the bandits are becoming increasingly daring.

Another resident, Mu'azu Damri, said the number of casualties would have been more if the security agents did not confront ...

A former Zamfara State governor picked the N100 million expression of interest and nomination forms in Abuja on behalf of ...

Mr Yerima told State House correspondents Friday, after he met President Muhammadu Buhari, that he had briefed the president about ...

The governor is expected to declare his intent to run for a second term in office on Friday.

A government source said some top aides of the governor were angry with the preaching style of the commissioner.

INEC said though no life was lost, the fire extensively damaged its office building and furniture.

The slain Vigilante leader was praised for his brevity in protecting Hausa communities, especially Mada and Wonaka but he was ...

Mr Gide rose to prominence in 2018 after he reportedly killed Tsoho Buhari, who used to be the most ruthless ...

Mr Mande says Mr Yari would be joined by other APC bigwigs, including ex-senator Kabiru Marafa

Abdullahi Adamu and Abubakar Kyari recently emerged the chairman and deputy chairman of the APC, while Hassan Mohammed was appointed ...

Those rescued were abducted from various communities in Maru and Bungudu local government areas of the state.

Mr Shehu said police personnel and other security operatives mobilised to the scene and engaged the assailants in a serious ...

Residents said the gunmen who invaded the town went on a shooting spree immediately after night prayer. Three people died ...

The victims include the eight people confirmed killed when terrorists attacked a train in Kaduna on Monday evening.

Zamfara State has become one of the epicentres of criminality in the country with armed men raiding villages. These gunmen ...

The loud sound of explosives jolted passengers. Seconds later heard a more ominous sound – the clapping of automatic rifles- ...

Kabiru Muhammad, a civil servant and resident of Bakura town, told this reporter that the attackers arrived the community around ...

The police vow to rid Zamfara of bandits and other criminal elements.