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APC faults INEC, says party’ll produce candidates in 2019 polls

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2018 0

…Insists primaries held as stipulated The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party will produce its candidates in Zamfara State in the Governorship, Senatorial, House of Assembly and the State House of Assembly in the 2019 general elections on the grounds that it met all

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INEC bans APC from fielding candidates in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has informed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC that it will not be allowed to field candidates for elective positions in Zamfara state in the 2019 elections. The commission’s acting secretary, Okechukwe Ndeche in a letter to the APC said the party is barred from fielding candidates for governorship, […]

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APC NWC Disqualifies Zamfara State, LG, Ward Party Executives From Participating in Governorship and Legislative Primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

As an update to our earlier statement, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified and barred Party executives at all levels in Zamfara State from participating in the rescheduled APC primaries in the state. This is in compliance with an order of the court to that effect. Therefore, all […]

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Govt not sincere to end Zamfara killings – MACBAN

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2018 0

A leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Arch Ibrahim Agege has said that Zamfara State government is not sincere in its attempt to end the incessant killings of people in the state, adding that the government must create a level-playing field for all Nigerians, including herders. He called for sincerity […]

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Police CP wants conflict actors involved in addressing killings

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

The Zamfara State Police Commissioner, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has called on the need to bring on board actors of conflict in the search for peace, adding that the incessant killings in Zamfara was neither religious nor ethic but a display by criminal elements to disturb the peace of the state. Ebrimson made the call on […]

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FG deports 36 Indians, 2 Koreans for visa violations

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate deportation of 36 Indians and two Koreans. The Indian nationals allegedly entered into the country with fake visas and counterfeit immigration stamps, while the Koreans failed to regularise their stay upon the expiration of their contract with Zamfara State Government. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau

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Zamfara: 2,385 persons lost their lives in 7 years – Gov Yari

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2018 0

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has disclosed that 2,385 persons have been killed by armed bandits in the state from 2011 to date. The governor disclosed this in his address of welcome at the one-day Special Town Hall Meeting on Security on Monday in Gusau, Zamfara State capital. The event was organised by the Federal […]

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2019: Gov. Yari declares interest in Zamfara West senatorial seat

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2018 0

Governor Abdul’aziz Yari has declared his intention to contest for Zamfara West senatorial seat ahead of the 2019 general elections. The governor will seek to upstage Sen. Ahmad Sani-Yarima who is serving his third term as Senator representing Zamfara West. Yari, who announced this when he spoke to newsmen in Gusau on Monday, said he […]

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Police nab 31 kidnappers, armed bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

The Nigeria Police have arrested 31 members of six armed gangs operating in villages, towns along Abuja-Kaduna-BirninGwari- Funta- Zamfara state. DCP, the Force spokesman, Mr. Jimoh Moshood, who disclosed this on Monday, stated in a statement that their arrest followed the reinforcement of Operations Absolute Sanity with the deployment of more operatives and investigators

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Troops arrest 50 bandits, arms suppliers, recover 1, 000 cows in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2018 0

The Defence Headquarters has assured that Zamfara State will be freed from banditry following the campaign mounted by “Operation Sharan Daji” that has resulted in the arrest of over 50 notorious armed bandits in the last one month. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim, who disclosed this on Friday at a press […]

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Zamfara banditry claims 3,000 lives, gulps N17bn – SSG

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2018 0

The ongoing banditry in Zamfara State has claimed over 3,000 lives with the State Government spending some N17 billion in the past seven years on fighting the problem. The Secretary to the Government of Zamfara, Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, made the disclosure on Sunday in Gusau at a town hall meeting, organised by the Nigerian Bar […]

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Beneficiaries of UNICEF G4G initiative express joy over improved personal hygiene

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2018 0

Some students of Tudunwada Model Primary School, Tsakuwa, Talata Marafa Local Government Area of Zamfara State currently benefiting from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative have said that the programme is yielding positive impact on their personal hygiene. The students are among the 15,303 girls selected through the G4G Initiative

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Police avert attack on Zamfara community, kill one suspect

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

The Police in Zamfara said on Tuesday it averted an attempt by gunmen to attack Tangaram community in Anka Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Muhammad Shehu said in a statement made it available to newsmen in Gusau that one of the suspects was killed by […]

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UNICEF G4G Initiative: Improving menstrual and personal hygiene in northern states

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2018 0

Most girls in some Northern part of Nigeria were before now ignorant of how to take proper care of their personal hygiene especially during their monthly menstrual circle. Using pieces of rags was the common trend until the situation changed following the introduction of the Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative in the region. Doosuur Iwambe […]

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Plateau attack: ‘Those terrorizing Nigerians are less than local govt’

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2018 0

Nigeria is in a state of war and those terrorising the country are not up to a Local Government, so why are they defeating the entire country?, says Governor Rocha’s Okorocha of Imo State. Okorocha stated this yesterday at the visit of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), who visited Plateau State to commiserate with the […]

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Zamfara killings: Gov. Yari resigns role as Chief Security Officer

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2018 0

Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State said he had dropped his responsibility as Chief Security Officer of the state as he had no control over security machinery in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, Yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people over […]

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Bandits kill 10 in Zamfara fresh attack—Police

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

The Zamfara state Police Command has confirmed the death of 10 people following the attack in Dutsen-Wake and Oho Village in Birnin-Magaji local government area of Zamfara state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Muhammad Shehu who made the confirmation to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday said the bandits attacked the two […]

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EFCC arraigns ex- Zamfara Gov Shinkafi, Yuguda, others over N450m scam

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2018 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arraigned a former Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi alongside three others before the Zamfara State High Court on a 5 count charge of money laundering. Charged alongside Shinkafi are the former Minister of State, Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, Aminu Ahmed Nahuche and Ibrahim Malaha. Shinkafi and […]

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Breaking: 13 killed as cattle rustlers attack Zamfara Community

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2018 0

Thirteen people were killed in prolonged clashes between cattle thieves and local civilian militia in Zamfara State, police said on Thursday. The militia and cattle thieves fought a gun battle Tuesday through Wednesday in the remote village of Fankashi in the Maru district of the state, police spokesman Mohammed Shehu told AFP. “Our men recovered […]

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Insecurity: Gov Yari mulls state police

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2018 0

…Says fears of Govs overbearing influence not tenable In the face of rising insecurity, Zamfara State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governor’s Forum, Abdulaziz Yari, on Tuesday, backed agitations for the creation of state police, saying the country is now mature for such system. The development, Yari said, will effectively tackle the internal security