Zamfara state

Again, bandits attack Zamfara community, abduct 40 people, kill two policemen

Bandits have reportedly attacked a community in Zamfara State, killing four people, including two policemen. The bandits who invaded Kasuwa-Daji Town in the...

In renewed wave of banditry in Zamfara, two female students of federal varsity in Gusau abducted

In a renewed offensive, armed bandits have swooped on the female hostel of the Federal University Gusau, in Zamfara State, abducting two female...

Ceaseless terrorists’ onslaughts in Zamfara: Carry guns, defend yourselves, Governor tells citizens

Grieved by the rack and ruin in Zamfara State unleashed by terrorists, Gov. Bello Matawalle has directed citizens of the state to henceforth...

Sen. Hassan Nasiha confirmed as new Zamfara Deputy Governor

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The Zamfara State House of Assembly has confirmed Senator Muhammad Hassan Nasiha as the new Deputy Governor of...

Suspension of internet in Zamfara, Katsina: Reverse it now, SERAP tells Buhari

  “Shutdowns exert significant chilling effects, with direct implications on participatory democracy, whose existence depends upon an active and informed citizenry capable of...

Zamfara insecurity: Blame game by Zamfara government is self-defeatist, abnegating responsibility – stakeholders

  Trading blames, accusations and buck-passing by Zamfara Government over escalating security situation in the state amount to giving in to defeatism and...

317 abducted schoolgirls finally let off the hook, says Zamfara governor

  Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said on Tuesday that no ransom was paid to abductors of the 317 students of Government Girls...

BREAKING: 317 kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls breathe air of freedom

  The 317 girls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State, may have been released, Persecondnews learnt. The schoolgirls were on Sunday...

Hundreds of millions of naira and dollars found in ex-Gov. Yari’s account forfeited to FG — Court

  A former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, is to forfeit hundreds of millions of naira and dollars traced to his accounts in...

Insecurity: Buhari orders crackdown on rampaging bandits in Zamfara 

  Following a renewed wave of banditry in Zamfara State, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to mobilize their personnel in Zamfara...

Nigerian Emir dies in COVID-19 isolation centre

      Barely three days in isolation centre, the Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad Asha, has passed on....

After two weeks in office, two commissioners, special adviser quit

Barely two weeks after their inauguration, two Commissioners and a Special Adviser have called it quits with the Zamfara State Government. They are...

Yari threatens INEC, says elections will not hold in Zamfara if APC is excluded

The governor of Zamfara state has warned that the forthcoming general elections may not hold in the state if names of the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidates are...