Zamfara faces crisis as floods displace over 10,000 residents
Over 10,000 persons have been displaced while farmlands and other properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by flood after a “few weeks” of intense […]
Zamfara State
Zamfara lawmaker, former LG Chair, and District Head detained for kidnapping
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Kaura Namoda State Constituency, is in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping. […]
16 Kidnapped victims rescued, transferred to Zamfara by NSA
No fewer than 16 rescued kidnapped victims have been handed over to the Zamfara State Government. The victims were abducted from Zurmi, Duran, and Gusau […]
UN holds stakeholder workshop to address insecurity issues in Zamfara
The United Nations has commenced a stakeholder workshop on insecurity, crime, and drug abuse in Zamfara State. The workshop, organised by the United Nations Office […]
Outrage as NLC condemns Zamfara State for inadequate teachers’ pay
As Nigerian workers nationwide clamour for a new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized the Zamfara State government for maintaining a minimum […]
Health crisis alert: NCDC calls for urgent meeting on unidentified illness in Sokoto, Zamfara
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, hosted an emergency meeting with the Commissioners for Health […]
Supreme court’s election judgements to watch in 2024
Nigeria witnessed intense political conflicts last year, with court cases following the national elections. A significant number of legal disputes have been resolved, while several are still pending final rulings from the Supreme Court. The main current legal battles are over the governorship election issues in the states of Kano, Plateau, Nasarawa, and Zamfara; many Nigerians are interested to see how these cases conclude. Plateau Plateau is one of the states that flipped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections. Caleb Mutfwang […]
‘Save our children’ – Parents beg FUG as bandits give 7-day ultimatum on kidnapped students
Parents of the abducted students of the Federal University Gusau (FUG), Zamfara State, have called on the federal government to act quickly and save their […]
We’re not scared of rerun – PDP boasts as court sacks Gov Lawal of Zamfara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) branch in Zamfara State has guaranteed that, should the state have another election as ordered by the Court of Appeal, the party would still win with a landslide. Buhari Maijega, the State’s PDP spokesman, expressed this optimism during a telephone interview with newsmen in Gusau, the state capital. He confidently stated that […]
Document reveals how Matawalle blew over a billion on abandoned hotel services centre –Zamfara gov’t
Zamfara State Government presented documents revealing how Bello Matawalle blew over $1 billion for an abandoned catering rest house. The immediate past administration of former […]
How Matawalle approved, released billions of naira to furnish 14 uncompleted Governor’s lodges as Governor – Zamfara Govt
The Zamfara State Government has made public records that demonstrate how, even before to the start of the projects, former governor and minister of state for defense Bello Matawalle approved 100% payment of more than one billion naira for the outfitting, landscaping, and fencing of governor’s lodges in fourteen local government areas. President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of Mattawalle as the Minister of State for Defence in August but his appointment was condemned by a […]
Update: Military redeems six students after bandits invasion in Zamfara community
Six of the 24 students of the Federal University of Gusau, Zamfara State, kidnapped in the early hours of Friday (today) have been rescued. A […]
Zamfara: Over 24 varsity students kidnapped as bandits invade community
More than 24 students of the Federal University of Gusau were abducted in the early hours of Friday after bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of […]
Breaking: Bandits kidnap female students in Zamfara
Unspecified number of female students in Sabon Gida area of Gusau the Zamfara state capital have been kidnapped Thursday night. Veritynewsonline gathered that the kidnapped […]
Revenge as Zamfara residents kidnap wives of terrorists after recent attack on farmers
More information about how Birnin Magaji locals in Zamfara State kidnapped terrorists’ wives in vengeance for a recent kidnapping in the neighborhood has come to light. This was confirmed by a youth leader of the community to PRNigeria, who said that the step was taken by the concerned youths due […]