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In a distressing turn of events, a group of suspected bandits have reportedly kidnapped eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and the driver of their bus along a highway in Zamfara State. The incident…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has congratulated all Muslims in the state for the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. The Governor made this known in a press statement issued by the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara State has apprehended three suspects for their alleged involvement in printing and spending counterfeit naira and dollar notes. The arrest was made public…
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has attributed his failure to secure a second term to his opposition to the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Speaking during an interview with DW Hausa…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the federal government of militarizing the March 18 gubernatorial and state assembly elections. He said the federal government punish him by making him lose…
The Zamfara Police Command has restated its ban on VIP aides and escorts during the upcoming Governorship and State House of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 18th, 2023. In a press release issued on…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s compliance with the Supreme Court Order on old naira notes is a victory for Nigerians. The governor said citizens can now heave a…
The court of appeal in Sokoto has affirmed Dauda Lawal as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Zamfara state. A high court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State, had earlier nullified the…
The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Ahmed Sani Kaura is dead. The chairman died shortly after he attended a peace meeting organized by the Nigeria Council of Ulamah, Zamfara state…
The Zamfara government has apologised for shutting down some broadcast stations in the state. TalkGlitz had reported how the government ordered the closure of some media houses in Gusau, the state capital, for providing…
The Zamfara State government has shut down some media organizations in the state. The government said the media houses were shut down for allegedly violating professional ethics. This is contained in a statement signed…
The Zamfara Government has announced a total lockdown in some Local Government Areas (LGAs)in the state following the resurgence of bandit attacks in communities. The Zamfara Government said the Anka, Bukkuyum and Gummi…
Bello Turji, the notorious bandit kingpin, has been warned that his repentance would not be taken seriously unless he publicly gives over his weapons and declares his repentance, according to the Zamfara State Committee…
A lawyer, Benedict Azza, was shot and killed by gunmen on motorcycles in Gusau town, Zamfara State. Azza, who was a principal partner of the BT Azza & Co Chambers based in Gusau, was shot dead while returning to his…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mattawale has announced the restriction of motorcycle movement in some communities in Zamfara from 8 pm to 6 am. He ordered the security agencies to shoot on sight, any motorcycle…
A bandit kingpin, Abu Sanni, in a recent interview, said everyone benefits from insecurity, even the government. Sanni in an interview with BBC Africa Eye in a forest in Zamfara State disclosed that banditry has become…
The Zamfara State Police Command, yesterday declared notorious bandit leader, Ado Aleru who was conferred with the title of Sarkin Fulani by the Emir of Yandoto on Saturday in the state, wanted over alleged criminal…
The Zamfara State Government has suspended the Emir of Sabon Birnin Yandoto of Tsafe local government area of the state, Aliyu Garba Marafa, for conferring the title of Sarkin Fulani on a notorious bandit leader Adamu…
The abducted pregnant wife of the chairman of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Zamfara State chapter, Mr. Yunusa, delivered her baby in the bandits' camp. The woman identified as Ramatu Yunusa was…
The special adviser on intergovernmental affairs to the governor of Zamfara, Abdullahi Shinkafi, says the state's assembly has passed a bill prescribing the death penalty for all banditry-related offenses. “Today, the…
