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The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has won the presidential election in Zamfara and Benue States. Tinubu polled a total of 298,396 votes to win in Zamfara state. The collation…
A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, in Zamfara, has embraced peace and has started waging war against bandits in the state to maintain peace. The deputy governor of Zamfara, Sen. Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this at a…
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Monday reacted to the travel advisory issued by the United Kingdom, UK. Sani said the UK government has warned its citizens against travelling to the southeastern part of…
The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens against travelling to twelve states in Nigeria over insecurity issues. This was disclosed in a travel advisory published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…
The police have confirmed the killing of the village Head of Kujemi, Mallam Gambo Kujemi, in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Areas, Zamfara by bandits during one of their attacks. The spokesman for the…
Top 15 finalist contestant who represented Zamfara state in the just concluded Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2019, Tonwerigha Tamarabrakemi aka Tamara has given reasons why she took part in the contest after…
A 17-year-old girl identified as Aisha living in the Albarkawa area in Gusau metropolis in Zamfara state on Sunday, August 8, set her self ablaze owing to her fiance’s inability to marry her due to his poor finances.…
Repentant Fulani bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Monday, gave reasons why they attacked and kidnapped the people of the area. The former bandits disclosed this at a peace meeting in Tsafe,…
The Zamfara Government has donated N8.5 million to families of five killed and some Nigerien soldiers injured by bandits during a joint operation with Nigerian troops. The soldiers who were on a joint operation with…
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, was detained and questioned by the department of state services over the conduct of the party's primaries. Oshiomhole, who was grilled by operatives of…
A commercial vehicle driver (name withheld), has on Tuesday received N2 million cash as reward from the Zamfara state government for killing two armed bandits last week. Handing over the money on behalf of the state…
After arguing back on forth on the issue minimum wage increment, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has settled for N22,500 as new minimum wage for workers, as against the N30,000 demanded by labour unions. The…
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) is to hold an emergency meeting on Oct. 30, to discuss the national minimum wage and come up with a position, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) says it is not against the upward review of the minimum wage. The Chairman of the Forum, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, said this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the…
Members of the senate are divided over the probe into the alleged illegal subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi…
The Presidency on Thursday, October 11, 2018 highlighted 64 achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in the country's agricultural sector. Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie disclosed this in a statement titled ‘Sixty…
The All Progressives Congress has faulted INEC's decision to ban its candidates in Zamfara from contesting in the 2019 elections. In a letter addressed to the chairperson of INEC and signed by APC's national chairman,…
The All Progressives Congress is consulting its lawyers to challenge the decision of INEC to ban its candidates in Zamfara from contesting in the 2019 elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission, said in a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned the ruling APC in Zamfara state from fielding candidates for governorship, state and federal legislative elections in the 2019 elections. This is because…
