Education

Private Schools Provide 18,000 Jobs In Zamfara – Dep. Gov.

Private schools in Zamfara have provided no fewer than 18,000 teaching jobs to youths in the state. The state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Hassan Nasiha, made the disclosure while receiving officials of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools in the state who paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Gusau. He expressed appreciation to […]

Religious

[Friday Sermon] Too Much Love Of Wealth Is The Root Of All Evils!

By Imam Murtadha Gusau In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise is for Allah, we praise Him, we seek His help, we ask for His forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allah from the evils of our own souls and the wickedness of our actions, whoever Allah guides, […]

Insecurity

Abducted Wife Of Zamfara NULGE Chairman Gives Birth In Captivity

A woman identified as Ramatu Yunusa with nine months of pregnancy, abducted at Damba area of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, has reportedly given birth at the bandits’ camp. According to the husband, Mr. Yunusa, Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Zamfara State chapter, the woman delivered at about 3 am […]

Crimes

JUST IN: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail For Sex Abuse

US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his status to run a scheme to sexually abuse children and women. In September, a jury in New York convicted the R&B artist, 55, of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. The Chicago native – whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly […]

Insecurity

Self-defence: House Asks FG To Deploy Troops In Zamfara

As the directive given by Zamfara State government to citizens of the state to acquire arms to defend themselves against bandits continued to generate reactions, the House of Representatives, yesterday, sought an urgent intervention of the Federal Government to urgently deploy troops to quell the attacks in the state. The lawmakers took the position on […]

Insecurity

Ondo Governor Backs Matawalle Over Self-defence Directive

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has expressed his support for Nigerians to bear arms for self-defence against bandits and terrorists since the Muhammadu Buhari government cannot guarantee their safety and security. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), commended Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State for his call for the people of state acquire […]

News

Maru Emirate Concil Conferred Traditional Title To Wife Of Zamfara Dep Gov

Receiving a formal appointment letter today in his residence on behalf of his wife Hajiya Jummai Hassan Nasiha, the Deputy Governor gave a brief biography of the recipient of the traditional title, Her Excellency Hajiya Jummai Hassan Muhammad, saying she was born into the family of a renowned Islamic scholar Malam Aliyu Maru. According to […]

Insecurity

Banditry: Zamfara Govt Inaugurates 4 Security C’tees, Says Enough Is Enough

His Excellency, The Executive Governor of Zamfara State Hon Dr Bello Mohammed MON, Matawallen Maradun, Barden Hausa, Shettiman Sokoto today inaugurated four Security- related committees. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Jamilu Iliyasu Birnin Magaji, said the Committees are Special Committee on intelligence gathering on Banditry activities, […]

Insecurity

Zamfara Assembly Passes Banditry, Terrorism, Other Offences Bill

The Zamfara Assembly on Monday passed a bill to provide a law for the prohibition and punishment for banditry, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping, terrorism and other incidental offences. 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the executive bill sent to the house by Gov Bello Matawalle was passed during the assembly’s plenary. Presenting […]

Insecurity

Zamfara: Bandits Have Formed Govt In Mada District – Residents

Bandits operating at Mada district of Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State have taken total control of the area, residents say. Investigation carried out by journalists revealed that the people of the district have deserted the entire area following incessant terror attacks by the men of the underworld. This medium reports that at the roadside […]