Zamfara State.

The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) has asked Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dr Aliyu Gambo, to support plans for a new Faculty of Mining Engineering. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tukur Adamu, made the request…

The North-West security cooperation drive must improve intelligence sharing and joint operations, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has said. Disu made the call on Wednesday in Gusau, Zamfara State, while opening the North-West…

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal says he refused to pay a N300 million ransom after his brothers were abducted in 2019, arguing that ransom payments encourage more kidnappings. Speaking on Thursday at the ARISE News and THISDAY…

A reconciliation effort in Zamfara State ended in tragedy after dozens of elderly villagers were reportedly taken captive by armed criminals. At least 50 elderly residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of…

Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has officially resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a move that further strengthens the governing party’s hold on state…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded what it described as a major operational breakthrough after conducting two separate air interdiction missions that dismantled notorious bandit camps in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.…

Two members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing unresolved internal disputes and dissatisfaction with the party’s leadership structure. The lawmakers—Shamsudeen Hassan Basko of…

Dauda Lawal Dare, Governor of Zamfara State, has accused his predecessor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, of stealing 17 government vehicles and looting state property, including televisions and cookers.  In the March governorship election,…

 The government of Zamfara State has lifted the ban earlier imposed on political activities in the state as a result of insecurity. The government in a statement on Monday by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara said reports…

Stakeholders and members of the All Progressive Congress in Zamfara State have called for an end to banditry and insecurity as a condition for them to vote the presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and other candidates vying for…