The Zamfara State High Court 3 sitting in Gusau on Friday upheld the primary election conducted by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress.
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The Peoples Democratic Party has pledged to provide job opportunities through agriculture in Zamfara when voted into power.
Troops have neutralised activities of some bandits in Zamfara, in an operation to rid the state of criminal elements.
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara has said that the 36 state governors of the federation would for many reasons work to ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has cleared 19 female candidates from various political parties to contest for various elective positions in the forthcoming general elections in Zamfara State.
The farmers-herders clash and sporadic attacks by cattle rustlers have displaced thousands, many of whom are currently seeking refuge at Maradun Local Government Area of the State.
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has lamented the worsening state of insecurity in the country and called on the government to show more results in its responsibility to protect the people instead of blaming opposition politicians for its own failures.
Maikudi made the call during an interview with journalists at her office in Gusau on Thursday.
The party Governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi, made the allegation in an interview with newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday.
The Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday said that two major fire incidents, which occurred early this year destroyed houses worth millions of naira in Gusau.
Malam Sanusi Kwatarkwashi, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency stated this on Monday while disbursing the money to the victims in Gusau.
The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Usman Belel, has pledged to adhere to professionalism in discharging his responsibilities.
The Zamfara State chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Committee has opposed the call for the declaration of emergency rule in the state, describing the move as retrogressive.
The Zamfara State Government has banned the transportation of firewoods to neighbouring states, saying it is causing desertification in the state.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State on Thursday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security development in the state.
Pastor Yohanna Buru, President of Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to open dialogue with bandits terrorising communities in Zamfara and Kaduna States.
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts being made to stamp out banditry in Zamfara State, saying government must move beyond mere condemnation to action.
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 12 suspects in connection with the kidnapping of twin sisters in Dauran Village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The Zamfara State Government has donated N8.5 million to families of deceased and injured Nigerien soldiers during an ambush by bandits during a joint operation by the Nigeria Army and Nigerien soldiers at Dumburum forest in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.
The Nigerian Air Force said the Air Task Force of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA successfully neutralised an armed bandits hideout at a compound West of Tsamari in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State.