President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his scheduled visit to Zamfara state, citing poor weather condition. Governor Bello Matawalle announced this on Thursday, saying the President, who was scheduled to take off from Sokoto aboard helicopter, had to postpone the visit due to poor visibility. “Mr President has spoken to me and asked me to convey […]
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Photos: Halima Abdullahi Anka Emerges Winner Of The Qur’anic Competition
Meet Halima Abdullahi Anka Who Emerges Winner Of African Qur’anic Memorisation Competition. Zamfara State level of African Qur’anic competition has ended with the declaration of Halima Abdullahi as an overall winner of the sixty (60) hizbs (chapters) respectively. Malama Halima is an indigene of Anka local government, who had made the state and Nigeria proud. […]
Governor Matawalle Readies To Host Mr. President Tomorrow
This was disclosed by the Publicity Sub Committee Chairman of the occasion Honourable Commissioner of Information Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji Dosara in a special radio phone-in programme organized by Zamfara State Radio Gusau. According to the Commissioner, the public participation programme aimed at enlightening the general public on the level of the State Government preparations and […]
President Buhari To Visit Zamfara, To Meet With Victims of Banditry, Others
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit Zamfara State on a one day working visit this Thursday. Governor Bello Matawalle at a function in preparation for the visit says the president is expected in the state to Commiserate With the government, people and Victims of Banditry and Kidnapping He adds that President Muhammadu Buhari’s love […]
Police Parades Fake Lawyer, Kidnappers, Other 7 Suspects In Zamfara
Zamfara state police have paraded a bogus lawyer, a kidnapper and seven other suspects arrested for various crimes in the state. In a statement signed by police spokesman in the state, Mohammed Shehu, said the alleged fake lawyer was arrested while representing a “client” in a court in Gusau, the state capital. The suspect, Chukwuka […]
Zamfara Assembly Lauds Security Operatives For Repelling Attack in Gusau
The Zamfara House of Assembly has lauded security agencies in the state for repelling gunmen attacks in Mareri area of Gusau metropolis. The commendation is contained in a statement in Gusau on Tuesday by the assembly Director-General, Press Affairs, and Public Relations, Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen on Saturday invaded […]
APC Will Retain Zamfara in 2023 – State Party Chairman
Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, the Zamfara Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party will retain the state in 2023, in spite of pressure from opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Danfulani said this at an induction and leadership training for 322 APC state and ward executives in the state on Monday in Gusau. “Zamfara […]
Zamfara ‘Quarry’ Letter Fabricated By The Mischievous People
Re: Quarry letter. Sadly, ours is politics of zero sum. In it’s desperation to drag be the name of Government in anything messy, even the Civil Service is not spared by political opposition in Zamfara State. Recently, a letter purported to emanate from ZUREPB went viral in Social Media. The only reason the letter went […]
Zamfara APC Organises Sensitisation Workshop For Party Members
The Zamfara state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in collaboration with the National headquarters of the party has organized a one day sensitisation workshop for the party members in the state. The workshop which was attended by 320 APC members across the 14 local government areas of the state was organized under the […]
About 115 Zamfara Schools Resume Academic Activities
Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, Zamfara Commissioner for Information, said that 115 primary and secondary schools have resumed academic activities after about five months of closure, caused by insecurity across the state. Dosara disclosed this while reviewing the security situation and other developments on Sunday in Gusau. He said that 75 of the schools, categorised as GREEN […]