Tag: ZAMFARA
Kidnapped Zamfara emir regains freedom after 32 days
Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State Hassan Attahiru has regained his freedom after 32 days in the hands of kidnappers.
Abubakar Sahabi, the Magaji Rafin...
Banditry: Zamfara restores telecoms services in capital Gusau
After about a month, Zamfara State Governor Bello Matatwalle has ordered the restoration of telecoms services in Gusau the state capital.
The state government had...
Kaduna police confirm abduction of Zamfara emir
The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the Emir of Bungudu Hassan Atto and an unspecified number of commuters along the Kaduna...
DHQ dismisses pictures, videos of alleged mass burials in Zamfara
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed trending pictures and videos in circulation showing dumping of dead bodies into mass graves, purported to be bodies...
NCC orders telecom providers to shut down in Zamfara
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive for telecoms providers to shut down services in Zamfara State.
A memo signed on Friday by...
Matawalle right to ask Zamfara people to defend themselves against bandits...
Former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has backed Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on the latter’s call for Zamfara residents to defend themselves against...
73 students abducted from Zamfara school — Police
Police in Zamfara have confirmed the abduction of 73 students of Government Day Secondary school, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
The...
Zamfara imposes state-wide curfew as bandits abduct students in gov’s hometown
Zamfara State Government has declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew throughout the state following the abduction of scores of students by gunmen on Wednesday.
Gunmen had invaded...
Fani-Kayode knocks 32-year-old Zamfara deputy gov for refusing to defect to...
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode on Tuesday criticised Zamfara State Deputy Governor Mahdi Gusau for refusing to defect to the All Progressives Congress with...
Policeman, three others feared killed as gunmen kidnap Zamfara college students
Gunmen have kidnapped an unspecified number of students following an attack on Sunday night at the College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Bakura...