Zamfara
FG’s 2020 troops withdrawal: Governors urge stay of action amid threats of ISWAP
Worried by the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw troops from the Northeast and some parts of the North in 2020, some governors...
Zamfara: No more pension for ex-governors, others, as assembly nullifies law granting payment
The Zamfara State House of Assembly, on Tuesday repealed the law which enabled the payment of pension and other allowances to former governors...
Zamfara government threatens to arrest former governor Yari
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State on Friday threatened to arrest a former state governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, if there were any further...
EU provides N102m to tackle child undernutrition in Sokoto, Zamfara States
The European Union is allocating an additional €300 000 (N102m) in emergency humanitarian aid, to provide life-saving treatment to undernourished children in...
EFCC raids home of former Zamfara governor Yari over economic and financial crimes
Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided the home of former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, over allegations of economic and...
APC expels former Zamfara governor Abdulaziz Yari
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Zamfara State Chapter, Monday, expelled the immediate past governor of the State, Abdulaziz Yari. The party blamed the...
Supreme Court nullifies APC victory in Zamfara state
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has lost the gubernatorial election in Zamfara state as the supreme court ruled that it did not...
Stop this name-dropping scam, Marafa warns Zamfara governor Yari
Senator Kabiru Marafa on Monday warned that the name-dropping antics of embattled Zamfara state governor Abdul Aziz Yari will soon backfire with severe consequences....
Violence: FG bans mining activities in Zamfara
Orders foreigners to vacate area The Federal Government has ordered the suspension of all mining activities in Zamfara state with immediate effect. The...
Protesters said Zamfara govt under Yari ‘failed in its responsibility’ to secure the state
Dozens of protesters Saturday in Abuja said that the government of Zamfara state under the leadership of Abdulaziz Yari, clearly has failed in its...
Insecurity: IGP launches ‘Operation Puff Adder’ along Abuja-Kaduna expressway, others
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has launched a security action plan tagged ‘Operation Puff-Adder’, to tackle kidnapping, banditry and other...
Zamfara ruling: Appeal court has restored hope in our judiciary – Marafa
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa (APC, Zamfara), has said the ruling by the Court of...
INEC suspends Certificates of Return issuance to Zamfara Gov, Assembly winners
The Independent National Electoral Commission Tuesday said it has suspended the issuance of Certificates of Return to winners of the last governorship and...
Yari says of bandits: No dialogue with deceitful criminals
Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has kicked against engaging bandits that have been attacking states in north east in dialogue, describing them...
Buhari postpones Zamfara campaign rally
President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his campaign rally in Zamfara State, earlier scheduled for Sunday in the state capital. Special Adviser on Media...
10 AK 47 rifles at N1m each recovered so far – Yari
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has disclosed he has so far recovered 10 AK-47 rifles returned to the state government at N1 million...
