The Nigerian government is deploying a 1000-strong mixed force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch counterattacks on the bandits terrorising the villages and towns of Zamfara State. Following directives by President Muhammadu Buhari, the […]
A teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has allegedly flogged a student to death. The incident was revealed, on Wednesday by Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad […]
Thirty six people killed by gunmen in Birane Village in Zurmi Local Council of Zamfara State on Wednesday have been buried. However, the Police Command in Zamfara admitted that 18 persons died in the attack, which appears to be a reprisal […]
An Assistant Commissioner Of Police In Zamfara State, Emmanuel Adeniyi, alongside his family members were reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen along the Birnin-Gwari-Funtua Road, while travelling to Kaduna state on Wednesday. The police boss, who is serving in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, was […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Monday agreed to support devolution of powers in the country, saying the federal government should transfer some aspects of health, transport, fire service among others to the states while it focuses […]
Zamfara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Alhaji Abdulazeez Yari, has vowed that perpetrators of the violence in Talata Mafara in the state on Monday, resulting in the death of eight persons will be arrested and […]
Protocol: I am delighted to be in your midst today in Gusau, Zamfara State to witness the Grand Finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2016. I am particularly glad with the choice of Gusau for the conduct of this […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Zamfara State on a working visit. As part of the visit, the president visited troops prosecuting the war against Boko Haram insurgency, where he adorned military attire. Photos:
From time immemorial, philosophers and scientists have linked development to the presence of safe and clean drinking water. In fact, the availability of and access to potable water is one of the strongest indicators for development in any society. It […]
It’s a particularly humid April morning at the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Gusau, Zamfara State, where Mariam and her 63 other classmates sat with their eyes steadfastly glued to the blackboard as the teacher introduced a new topic […]
ormer chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been appointed to head an advisory committee that will revive the educational sector in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states of North-West Nigeria. Jega, who hails from Kebbi State, will work […]
