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Local News

Zamfara bankrupt, owing WAEC N1.6 billion – Gov. Dauda Lawal

Akanji Philip July 13, 2023 0 Comment

Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara said the state he inherited was bankrupt when he took over power. Lawal stated this on Wednesday evening at an interactive session with Zamfara professionals in...

1 Minute

Local News

INEC: We are ready for Saturday’s re-run election in Zamfara

Akanji Philip April 14, 2023 0 Comment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has distributed materials for Saturday’s re-run election in six local government areas of Zamfara. The Residents Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Saidu Ahmad made the...

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Local News

Just In: Zamfara men arrested for printing fake naira, dollar notes

Akanji Philip April 6, 2023 0 Comment

The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested three persons in connection with fake currency worth N2 million. Parading the suspects, the Command’s Public...

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Local News

Just In: Police arrest female gun runner, kidnappers in Zamfara

Akanji Philip February 18, 2023 0 Comment

The Zamfara Police Command has arrested a suspected female gunrunner for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to bandits. The command had also recovered 325 live ammunition of AK 47 rifles from...

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Featured

199 Of 280 Doctors On Zamfara Payroll Are Ghost Workers— Matawalle

Akanji Philip January 14, 2023 0 Comment

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle says his administration has discovered massive payroll fraud in the health sector in the state. He disclosed that the state government found 199 ghost doctors on the its...

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Local News

Zamfara: Gunmen abduct retired colonel, two children

Akanji Philip January 2, 2023 0 Comment

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a retired colonel, Rabi’u Yandoto, and his two children on the Gusau-Tsafe Road in Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Hassan, said Yandoto...

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Local News

Zamfara Community residents give bandits N20m to prevent attack

Agency1 November 29, 2022 0 Comment

Residents of Gidan-goga village, in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have paid the N20m levy imposed on them by bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, to forestall attacks on their community. Turji, who...

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Crime

Police nab four in Zamfara for gang-raping 18-year-old girl

Agency1 November 17, 2022 0 Comment

The suspects aged between 20 and 35, kidnapped the teenage victim and kept her in an apartment where they all took turns raping her for a week. Operatives of Zamfara Police Command, have arrested...

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Local News

Zamfara govt. finally apologises for shutting down NTA, Pride FM, others

Akanji Philip October 18, 2022 0 Comment

Zamfara government has apologized for shutting down the NTA, FRCN’s Pride FM Gusau, and three other private broadcast media organizations. The other media organizations shut down by the government included Gamji TV, Gamji...

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Local News

Zamfara: Bandits kidnap popular radio producer

Akanji Philip May 13, 2022 0 Comment

A staff member of Zamfara State Radio and Television Service, Malam Idris Magami, was kidnapped by bandits. Magami was kidnapped along the Gusau-Dansadau road on Wednesday while going to his hometown after closing...