Zamfara Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of 14 persons and injuring of 10 others by bandits in Karaye village of Gummi Local Government Area.
Browsing: Gusau
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has restated his commitment to the protection of lives and properties in the state.
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Usman Nagogo, has said that his command has recovered a Toyota Hilux van belonging to the National Directorate of Employment in the state.
Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted increased chances of thunderstorms and rains across the country for Thursday.
Governor Bello Matawalle said made this known on Wednesday in Gusau during the presentation of four products produced on test run by the state’s Drugs Management and Medical Consumables Agency.
Former Emir of Bakura in Zamfara, Alhaji Hassan Marafa, has emerged as the Deputy Chairman of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Zamfara Government has concluded the screening of 200 students to be sponsored to study in four foreign countries.
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the immediate promotion of 6,709 primary school teachers who had not been promoted for over 10 years.
No fewer than 11 persons lost their lives in a road crash involving a commuter bus and an articulated vehicle in Damba area of Gusau, Zamfara, on Saturday.
The Nigerian Meteoroligical Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains over the Northern, Central cities and cloudy to light rains over the Southern cities on Friday.
Zamfara Government on Thursday said it had adopted promotion examinations as part of the criteria of promoting local government employees.
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress has promised to provide credible opposition to the rulling Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
Police in Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 23 persons in Tunga and Kabaje villages, Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area by suspected bandits in the early hours of the day.
Over 15,000 refugees from Sokoto and Zamfara States mainly women and children are currently taking refuge in some communities of Niger Republic, the National Emergency Management Agency has said.
The Chief Judge, Zamfara, Justice Kulu Mohamed, on Thursday freed 33 inmates from Gusau Medium Security Prison as part of effort to decongest prisons in the state.
This was disclosed by the Force Commander and GOC 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Otiki, at a news conference in Gusau on Saturday.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday, visited Zamfara and pledged more decisive action against bandits and kidnappers terrorising the state.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, has commended Nigerians over protest calling for an end to banditry and other criminal activities in the state.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has promised that the Nigerian Army would continue to support civil authorities in tackling all forms of criminality, including banditry and terrorism.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed regrets over the omission of the acronym of the All Progressives Congress on the results sheet for Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Zamfara State.