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The Sokoto Division of the Court of Appeal Monday set aside the judgement of the Zamfara state High Court which allowed the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field candidates in …
Zamfara APC primaries: Court stops gov-elect Read MoreReports from our Correspondents across Nigeria indicate that low turn out of voters have been witnessed in various polling unit visited so far. Particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …
Voters’ low turn-out mar elections in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Borno, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, others Read MoreBarely 72 hours after the deadly attack on some communities in Zamfara state by bandits, the hoodlums again struck Sunday killing 20 persons, mostly members of the Civilian Joint Task …
20 killed in fresh Zamfara bandits’ attack Read MoreAtleast, 40 persons have been killed in two communities located in Shinkafi and Anka local governments of Zamfara state. The attacks reared up again after the state Governor Abdul Aziz …
Breaking: Another 40 killed as Bandits invade Zamfara communities, 5 days to guber, assembly elections Read MoreNo fewer than 30 members of Civilian Joint Tasks Force (CJTF) in Zamafara state were killed by a group of unknown gunmen at Kwaren Shikafi village in Shinkafi local government …
How bandits killed 30 civilian JTF in Zamfara –Resident Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has relaxed its earlier stand that All Progressives Congress (APC) won’t filed candidates in Zamfara, a day after Appeals Court judgement overruled High Court …
Breaking: INEC surrenders, ready to field APC candidates in Zamfara polls Read MoreVice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday had a separate meeting with Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabir Marafa, the two leading figures at the centre of the Zamfara state chapter …
Osinbajo moves to resolve Zamfara APC crisis Read MoreJustices of the Sokoto Division of the Court of Appeal on Monday disqualified themselves from hearing the case on the qualification of Zamfara All Progressives Congress (APC) to field candidates …
Elections: Setback for Zamfara APC as judges withdraw Read MoreThe spate of wanton killings in Zamfara state has worsened with the killing of Senator Kabiru Marafa’s elder sister, Hajiya Ade Marafa, and abduction of her husband by armed bandits at …
Zamfara killings escalate, Marafa’s sister, 14 others killed, Husband abducted Read MoreSuspected bandits have killed Ade Marafa, elder sister of the Senator representing Zamfara central, Kabir Marafa and abducted her husband, TheCable is reporting. An aide to the senator, Abubakar Tsafe …
Breaking: Anxiety as Gunmen invade Zamfara community, kill Marafa’s sister, kidnap husband Read MoreThe crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara state worsened yesterday as Senator Kabiru Marafa Zamfara (Central) called on President Muhammadu Buhari to shelve the presidential rally slated for …
Don’t dignify Yari with presidential rally, Marafa tells Buhari Read MoreFollowing the seemingly unabated killings in Zamfara state, the Peoples Alliance for Indigenous Rights (PAIR), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to take decisive action to halt the killings. PAIR in …
Zamfara: Sack minister of defence now, group tells Buhari Read MoreStraight on arrival from Saudi Arabia where he went to perform Umrah, the lesser hajj, Zamfara state Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has expressed support for the declaration of a state of …
I support state of emergency in Zamfara -Yari Read MoreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the persistent bloodletting and killings of innocent and vulnerable citizens in Zamfara State by alleged marauders. The party also appeals to the All …
End buck-passing on Zamfara, Yobe killings, PDP tells FG Read MoreThe lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna state in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has declared that that northern leaders have refused to speak up on the …
Shehu Sani on killings: Why Northern leaders fear to speak up Read MoreResidents of some parts of Zamfara state are protesting the insecurity in the state. Hundreds of people have been killed by bandits in the North-West state in 2018. Many others …
Riot in Zamfara over insecurity Read MoreA coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under aegis of the Coalition for Democratic Watchdog of Nigeria has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign the …
Alleged corruption: Arraign Oshiomhole now, Coalition beckons EFCC Read MoreGovernor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state, yesterday, revealed that 10 AK-47 rifles were returned to the state government by bandits at N1 million each, putting the total sum paid as …
We spent N10m to recover 10 AK47 rifles in Zamfara – Yari Read MoreThe twin sisters abducted in Dauran town in Zamfara state have been released by their kidnappers. Hassana and Hussaina were kidnapped last month as they distributed invitation cards for their upcoming wedding. …
Abducted Zamfara twins regain freedom Read MoreZamfara State government has decried that the state is under reported by the various media organisations operating in the state in the last seven years of Governor Abdulaziz Yari’s leadership. …
Zamfara under-reported, says Yari’s media aide Read MoreMost girls and women in Zamfara state, until recently, used rags in place of sanitary pads during their menstrual periods. However, this situation has since changed with the introduction of …
Gains of G4G re-usable pad initiative in Zamfara Read MoreThere is no disputing the facts that the objectives of United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to scale up enrolment of the girl-child into basic education system in Northern states, is …
Need for legislation on EAC, GEP projects in northern states Read MoreJama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) yesterday described as “cruel and devastating” the twin bomb attacks that killed 85 persons in Mubi, Adamawa state, and left scores hospitalised in critical condition. JNI …
Adamawa, Zamfara killings: JNI urges security alert, intelligence-gathering Read More