Zamfara State
14 Nov
Zamfara State government has declared a state of emergency on education, attributing the development to several years of decay in the sector. The state government has also suspended the licenses of private schools operators to ensure that quality education is provided. Governor Dauda Lawal made the announcement in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday. He said…
10 Nov
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has sworn in sole administrators for the 14 Local Government Areas. Speaking at the ceremony at the J. B. Yakubu Secretariat in Gusau, Lawal charged the sole administrators to uphold the guiding principles of the government's Rescue Mission project. The Rescue Mission project is a comprehensive development plan aimed at…
7 Nov
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has pledged full support to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse in the state. The Governor made the pledge during a courtesy visit by the NDLEA Zamfara Commandant at the Government House. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that…
7 Nov
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has reiterated his commitment to ensuring the independence of the judiciary in the state. Lawal made the assertion during an inspection visit to high courts in the state, emphasizing the importance of preserving justice and promising to establish a strong and autonomous Judiciary. "I have always maintained that the judiciary…
2 Nov
Twelve people lost their lives in an auto crash on Gusau-Funtua Road on Wednesday, the Sector Commandant of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Zamfara, Mr. Iro Danladi, has said.
27 Oct
The House is Representatives is considering a Bill aimed at establishing the Federal Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship in Bungudu, Zamfara state.
24 Oct
The Zamfara Commissioner of Information and Culture, Alhaji Mannir Haidara, has cautioned against moves by some politicians to tarnish the image of Gov. Dauda Lawal and his administration. Haidara, in a statement issued in Gusau on Monday, condemned the recent statements tarnishing the image of governor Lawal’s administration, alleging that the statements were allegedly issued…
19 Oct 2023
Governor of Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, has accused the immediate past administration of Bello Matawalle of embezzling billions of naira from the Zamfara Airport project which was subsequently abandoned. Spokesperson to Lawal, Sulaiman Idris, in a statement, said the current government was shocked to discover the previous administration's substantial financial mismanagement of the abandoned Zamfara Cargo…
11 Oct 2023
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Mansur Haruna and Ibrahim Nababa, for allegedly killing a veteran journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, in the state.
22 Sep 2023
Troops of the Nigerian army have rescued six of the kidnapped students of the Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara State. In the early hours of Friday, September 22, suspected bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area in the state. Sabon-Gida village is a community opposite the main campus of the…
22 Sep 2023
Students of the Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara State were kidnapped by bandits in the early hours of Friday. Reports said about 24 students were kidnapped after the bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area in the state. Sabon-Gida village is a community opposite the main campus of the Federal…
20 Sep 2023
A terrorist has fined three Zamafara communities for providing information to security agencies of the government. Kamarawa, Sabuwar Kamarawa and Gebe are the three communities in Shinkafi Local Government in Zamfara State. A Premium Times report said the communities have been forced to pay N3 million to a notorious banditry kingpin, known as Dan Bokolo,…
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