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Matawalle lauds executive/legislature relationship in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has commended the cordial working relationship between the State Executive Council and the legislature. He described the relationship as encouraging, saying it would ease the provision of dividends of democracy to the people of the state. This is

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Zamfara to engage 700 youths in community policing

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2020 0

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state on Sunday, announced his administration’s readiness to train and engage about 700 youths in community policing across the state. Matawalle made the disclosure while addressing people at his Maradun country home, as part of activities lined up for this year’s Eid-El Fitr celebrations. The governor, who said that 50 […]

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COVID-19: Zamfara receives 45 ‘almajirai’ deported from Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Zamfara state government on Monday received 45 Islamic education pupils (almajirai) comprising 28 females and 17 males, deported from Zaria in Kaduna state. State Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Lawal, received the ‘almajirai’ from Kaduna state government officials on behalf of the state government at Gusau Hajj Camp

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Eid-El-Fitr: APC chieftain offers 2,755 clothing materials to needy in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

Former Zamfara state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Bello Dankande, has donated 2,755 sets of clothing materials to various categories of the needy in Bakura Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the distribution of the materials in Bakura on Saturday, Dankande, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, said the gesture […]

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COVID-19: Zamfara closes Shinkafi Market

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

Zamfara state government has closed down Shinkafi Market in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state, following the suspected spread of coronavirus in the area. Usman Nagogo, commissioner of police in the state, made the disclosure at a media briefing in Gusau on Monday. Nagogo said two other markets, Tsafe and Gurbin-bore have also been […]

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NMA wants Zamfara to adopt reviewed health workers’ hazard allowance

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Zamfara state government to adopt the reviewed health workers hazard allowance approved by the federal government. State NMA Chairman, Dr. Kabiru Shinkafi made this call in a statement on Tuesday in Gusau. Shinkafi said: ”This is one of the outcome of our meeting and communique issued […]

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COVID-19: APC distributes 1, 400 bags of assorted grains in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2020 0

The Zamfara state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday, distributed 1, 400 bags of assorted grains to the people of Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the ceremony in Tsafe, headquarters of counci area, the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman said the items were provided by the state APC […]

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Zamfara unveils empowerment scheme for 1, 000 SMEs

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

Zamfara state government says it has initiated an empowerment programme to support 1, 000 Small Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and petty traders under its Social Intervention Programme (Z-SIP). Mubarak Muradun, Secretary of the Z-SIP programme, made the disclosure while reviewing progress of the programme on Monday in Gusau. Maradun said that arrangement has been

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Troops overrun bandits, release kidnapped victims in Zamfara – DHO

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

…Recover rustled animals The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji deployed in Zamfara State has continued to close in on the bandits in the state. It also stated that troops have also neutralised many of such criminals as well as released kidnapped victims from their holds, in the last one week. The […]

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Zamfara Guber: CSO implores Supreme Court to review earlier decision

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2020 0

The Centre for the Protection of Rights of the Citizens has said the people of Zamfara state are calling for a return of their mandates by the Supreme Court. National Coordinator of the group, Muhammad Ibn Ahmad, at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that Zamfara people who voted for the All Progressives […]

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Zamfara re-strategizes with military to halt resurgence of banditry

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2020 0

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state says the state government has reviewed its strategies with the military in the fight against armed bandits in the state. The governor stated this in a statewide broadcast on Monday night, urging citizens in the state not to panic over the resurgence of banditry in the midst of the […]

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Zamfara Govt uncovers 200 ghost doctors in payroll

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2020 0

…To sue officials involved in scam The Zamfara State government on Friday said it has discovered 200 ghost medical doctors from its payroll. Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabi’u Garba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau, noted that the ghost doctors were uncovered during the ongoing civil servants verification exercise under the Zamfara State Hospital […]

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Zamfara assembly to begin sitting in primary school March 25

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

Zamfara State House of Assembly Zamfara State House of Assembly will commence normal legislative activities at a primary school in Gusau, the capital on March 25, Daily Trust reports. The state parliament relocated to a newly built primary school following the ongoing renovation at the assembly complex. READ ALSO: Our correspondent, who visited the school, […]

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Zamfara has 2m Almajiris — Official

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

About two million Almajiris are roaming the streets of Zamfara, according to the state Director of Budget, Alhaji Hamza Salisu. Salisu made the disclosure on Wednesday in Gusau, at a meeting on Child Development Grant Programme and Strengthening Social Protection System in the state, organised by Save the Children International. “Based on the data available […]

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Bandits kill eight in fresh Zamfara attack

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

Bandits have again killed eight persons in a fresh attack on Yansakai Village in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara state. Yansakai Village is about 20 kilometres from the local government headquarters. The bandits, according to an eyewitness, Isa Maigoro, invaded the village at about 2 am last Sunday on motorcycles and opened fire on […]

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Bandits kill village head in Zamfara – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of Malam Gambo Kujemi, the village Head of Kujemi in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area of the state by bandits. A statement issued by spokesman of the command on Monday, SP Mohammed Shehu, also said the bandits also killed one other person. Police arraign […]

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Matawalle restates commitment to tackle banditry in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has restated his commitment to end banditry and address security challenges in the state. Matawalle spoke on Wednesday in Sokoto while addressing participants at a 3-day National Conference on Zamfara Kingdom, organised by the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usman Danfodiyo University (UDU), Sokoto. The 3-day conference with

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Zamfara assembly probes N2bn contract award by Yari

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The Zamfara state House of Assembly has set up a seven -man committee to investigate the award of the N2 billion contract by the immediate past administration in the state for a new Government House. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya announced this after deliberations during plenary in Gusau on Wednesday. The resolution follows […]

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Shinkafi petitions US, UK, EU, seeks revocation of Yari’s visa

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Zamfara State in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, has written to the Embassies of the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union asking them to revoke the visa of former Governor of the state, Alhaji Abdulaziz […]

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NSCDC begin mop up surveillance of Zamfara mining sites

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) have begun the sensitisation of artisans to check illegal mining activities in the Zamfara state. Commandant of the corps, Alhaji Aliyu Garba, made the disclosure on Wednesday at the inauguration of the exercise at Kucheri […]