The Chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has apologized to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over its recent allegations that innocent citizens were killed in the state during air strikes by personnel of the Air Force. The…
No room for negotiation with bandits – Zamfara CP (Guardian)
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Celestine Okoye has said that the security agents in the state will not negotiate with the bandits terrorising the people of the state. Okoye made this position known on Sunday in Talata-Mafara while…
Zamfara APC: We’ve not received any letter from AGF —INEC (Punch)
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it had not received a letter purportedly written by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), demanding a postponement of the Zamfara State National Assembly, governorship and…
APC, FG behind Zamfara killings, Fayose alleges (Guardian)
The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Nigerian government plotted the killings in Zamfara State in a bid to suspend general election from holding in the state in 2019. “I have been reliably informed that…
Gunmen kill 17 in Zamfara village attack (Guardian)
Gunmen at the weekend killed 17 people in the latest attack on villages in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, witnesses and police said on Monday. The assault came just days after 25 people were killed in similar raids on two villages…
Imo, Zamfara APC candidates missing from INEC guber lists (Guardian)
Unless there are fresh developments such as judicial interventions, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not field gubernatorial candidates in Imo and Zamfara states next year. The name of the party was missing from the shortlists of political parties’ gubernatorial…
13 killed as cattle rustlers attack Zamfara village (Guardian)
Thirteen people were killed in prolonged clashes between cattle thieves and local civilian militia in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, police said on Thursday. The militia and cattle thieves fought a gun battle Tuesday through Wednesday in the remote village of…
Zamfara killings: Bandits displace over 20 communities (SUN)
Following the recent attacks in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, residents in over 20 communities in the area have fled their villages for fear of more attacks. Speaking to newsmen at the emir’s palace in Anka, the Wazirin Anka, Alhaji…
President Buhari arrives Zamfara, addresses traditional rulers, others (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Gusau, Zamfara, presided over a town hall meeting in continuation of his tour of troubled areas across the country. The President in company of his aides landed at the Gusau helipad at about 10.40a.m after…
