About 7,000 people, mostly women and children, are adversely affected due to lead poison associated with mining activities in gold bearing zone of Nigeria.   The states are Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, FCT and Osun states. Six thousand are receiving medicine in these communities, which is sponsored by Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF).   With this,…

Thirteen people were killed in prolonged clashes between cattle thieves and local civilian militia in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, police said on Thursday.

Chairman of Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum (NGF), Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara, says state governors can not enforce maximum security in their domains because they are not in control of security agencies. Yari told newsmen in Abuja at the end of an NGF meeting on Thursday that the governors were working energetically with the federal government…

The Zamfara State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed the death of 10 persons in an auto crash. The victims included three biological children and seven other family members of Alhaji Saidu Yarkufoji, a member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, representing Bakura State Constituency. Other family members of the…

At least 28 people have been killed in gang violence in northern Nigeria, police and local residents said on Friday, in the latest unrest causing security concerns for the government. Twenty-six people lost their lives on Thursday evening when gunmen on motorcycles attacked gold miners in the Anka district of Zamfara state. In a separate…

Gunmen believed to be cattle thieves killed 15 herders in the latest bout of violence in northern Nigeria's herding communities, police and a local official said Thursday.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Gusau, Zamfara, presided over a town hall meeting in continuation of his tour of troubled areas across the country.

The Zamfara State Government said on Wednesday that it was making arrangements to restore the monthly allowances to National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state. The government stressed that it was part of its commitments to improve the welfare of the corps members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello on Friday conferred the traditional title of “Mu’alliyedin Gusau” on the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji. Speaking while presenting the certificate of the title to Rekiji at the emir’s palace, the emir said the title was given to the speaker in…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the arrest of the perpetrators of the February 14, 2018 attack on Zurmi council area of Zamfara State. The incident led to the death more than 40 persons. Suspected armed herdsmen had on the fateful day invaded Birani village in the council. The attack reportedly…

The police in Zamfara State have confirmed the abduction of two children of Yahaya Chado, the member representing Maradun/Bakura Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Shehu, told newsmen in Gusau yesterday that the children were abducted after the gunmen invaded the lawmaker’s home at Gora in Maradun…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 8 filling stations in Gusau for allegedly selling petrol above N145 and dispensed 8,000 litres of the product free of charge to motorists.