The Zamfara State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, in collaboration with UNICEF, has in a one-day monthly coordination meeting signed an agreement towards achieving implementation of the Child Protection Programme in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Habib Yalwa, who represented the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr. Aisha Mz Anka, in a welcome…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, has informed the World Bank that his administration is gradually winning the war against banditry in the state. The Governor was on an official visit to the World Bank office in Abuja on Friday. A statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that…
President Bola Tinubu sends heartfelt condolences to parents, guardians, and families who lost loved ones in a fire outbreak that stretched into an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, on Tuesday night. President Bola Tinubu commiserates with the state government and owners of the school and prays for the quick recovery of those receiving…
At least 17 pupils of an Almajiri school have tragically lost their lives in a devastating fire that swept through their school in Kauran Namoda, Zamfara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday night, and raged for nearly three hours before it was brought under control. It was learnt that there were…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has called for the immediate rescinding of the purported declaration of the seat of the Minority Leader and member representing Talata Mafara South Constituency, hon. Aliyu Ango Kagara as vacant, by the state House of Assembly. The House at Tuesday’s sitting, 28th January under the…
The Nigerian military has intensified its assault on notorious bandit leader Bello Turji, with combined ground and air operations under Operation Fansan Yanma targeting his strongholds in Zamfara State. Recent coordinated military strikes have successfully dismantled Turji’s key hideouts, particularly in Fakai, a known base for his operations in Shinkafi Local Government Area. According to…
Bandits have imposed a staggering levy of N172.7 million on 25 communities in the Tsafe West area of Zamfara state, prompting hundreds of residents to abandon their homes out of fear of violent reprisals. According to reports by Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focusing on the Lake Chad region, the gunmen are led by a…
Tragedy struck in Gummi, Zamfara State, on Saturday, when a boat carrying approximately 50 passengers capsized, resulting in the loss of around 40 lives. According to Hassan Dauran, Director of Emergency at the Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency (ZEMA), only a handful of passengers were rescued alive, with the majority, mostly women and children, unable…
At least 37 bandits were reportedly killed in Matusgi village, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after residents engaged a gang that had invaded the village with the intent to abduct locals. According to an anonymous resident, the bandits arrived on motorbikes around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, aiming to carry out abductions, saying…
Lebanese construction worker whose identity is not known has seen sighted with a notorious and wanted bandits’ commander, Mai-jakka who is said to be responsible for abductions, raping and killing of innocent civilians along Sokoto-Gusau road in Zamfara state. The video was shared on X space by a public commentator and human rights advocate, Mr…
