Zamfara
1 day ago
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has urged the Federal Government to enhance the completion and utilization of the ongoing dam projects in his state. Governor Lawal made the appeal when he visited the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsav, in Abuja. A statement on Wednesday made available to The Guardian by…
2 days ago
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu over the seeming spike in banditry and related criminal activities in Zamfara. The meeting was described as “closed-door” in a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, who, however, disclosed that Lawal briefed President Tinubu on the security situation in Zamfara,…
21 Mar
Pupils of Leadsprings International School, an institution based in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Wednesday issued a list of their Zamfara developmental expectations to Governor Dauda Lawal. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the pupils presented the list when they visited the Government House where they also gave an award…
15 Mar
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued five women and two babies in Zamfara after spending two months in captivity.
13 Mar
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued 10 kidnapped victims in Tsafe town, Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State. Spokesperson for Hadarin Daji in Zamfara, Lieutenant Suleiman Omale, said in a statement on Wednesday, said the OPHD team had responded to a distress call on the night of March 12, 2024.…
7 Mar
Air strikes conducted by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji on terrorists’ enclaves in Safana Local Government of Katsina State have yielded the requisite outcome.
6 Mar
Ten people have been arrested in Zamfara in connection with the gruesome murder of an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada. Mada was reportedly murdered in Mada town, Gusau Local Government Area, on Tuesday. A statement made available to The Guardian on Wednesday by Sulaiman Bala Idris, the spokesperson for Governor Dauda Lawal, noted that…
6 Mar
In a successful raid operation conducted into identified IPOB/ESN camps on Tuesday, combined Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy troops have neutralized five armed fighters in a firefight that ensued at Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.
27 Feb
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have given a nod to Zamfara State government’s decision to build vehicle transit parks as component of the ongoing Urban Renewal Project. “I have directed the construction of trailer parks at two entrances to Gusau: one on the Funtua-Gusau road and…
25 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has described the standard of education in the state as appalling, explaining the recent decision of his administration to declare a state of emergency in the sector. “The level of education in Zamfara is far below the acceptable standard and we are determined to address this issue by allocating additional…
23 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Friday visited communities attacked by bandits, renewing his administration’s commitment towards ending insecurity in the state. Bandits last week attacked Nassarawan Zurmi in Zurmi and Nasarawan Godel in Birnin Magaji Local Government Areas. A statement on Friday by the Governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said that the visit was…
15 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dr Dauda Lawal, has commended Jeje Riders Nigeria, a super bikers club, for donating a water project to Dadin Kowa Saminaka community in Gusau local government area of the state recently. The governor’s commendation was contained in a press statement yesterday by the media officer of Jeje Riders Nigeria, Muktar Makarfi. The…