An unconfirmed number of travellers on Wednesday were confirmed dead after a vehicle conveying them ran on explosives planted along the Dansadau-Gusau Road in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An anonymous source told Daily Trust that the…
Zamfara govt inaugurates 30-member committee on gender affairs
Zamfara State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in partnership with United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has inaugurated 30-member committee on Gender Affairs and Social Inclusion Technical Working Group (TWG) in the state. The state commissioner Ministry of…
Troops kill 3 terrorists, recover arms in Zamfara
Nigerian Army troops deployed in Zamfara State, in collaboration with the State’s Community Protection Guards have neutralised three terrorists and recovered several rustled sheep in multiple operations in the state. A statement by the Nigerian Army on its official X…
Group floats project to promote peace in Zamfara
IQRAA Foundation, a group based in Zamfara, on Sunday inaugurated a project tagged: “Path to Peace” to promote sustainable peace in various communities in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the project in Gusau, the Chief Executive Officer of…
Police arrest House Of Assembly member, district head for banditry in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested high-profile persons including a member of the State House of Assembly, and a former local government chairman in connection with banditry in the state. Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Muhammad Dalijan, revealed…
4 Zamfara ex-govs meet over insecurity, move to strengthen APC
Four former governors of Zamfara State at the weekend met in Abuja to seek lasting solutions to the deteriorating security situation in the state. Daily Trust reports that the socio-economic activities and infrastructure in the state have been affected due…
Bandits storm Zamfara community, kidnap bank manager
Bandits in the early hours of Tuesday stormed Zamfara State capital, Gusau, and kidnapped the manager of TAJ Bank, Gusau, Mansur Kaura, at his residence. The bandits, according to reports, invaded Kaura’s residence at Gidan Dari Bypass around 12 am…
Protesters storm EFCC HQ, want Matawalle’s probe reopened
Dozens of protesters from Zamfara State have occupied the entrance to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling on the commission to reopen investigations on the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The protesters under…
CSOs decry rising cases of gender-based violence in Zamfara
The Civil Society Organisations Network Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), in Zamfara State, has expressed concern over the rising cases of GBV from 300 to 600 in the first quarter of 2024 and blamed the surge on the lack of implementation…
Lawal declares state of emergency in Zamfara health sector
Gov. Dauda Lawal has declared a state of emergency in the health sector of Zamfara State with a commitment to revamping the state’s healthcare system. In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, the governor lamented the disturbing conditions of the hospitals…