The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle has said that he is willing to welcomes Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a statement by the state’s former Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, while receiving thousands of his supporters who paid him a Sallah homage on Sunday, the immediate past Governor …

The House of Representative member for Kaura-Namoda/Birnin-Magaji constituency of Zamfara State, Hon. Aminu Jaji has mourned the death of Hon. Aminu Ibrahim Kasuwar Daji, who represented Kaura Namoda South constituency in the state House of Assembly. According to a statement by his media aide, Jamilu Iliyasu Birnin Magaji, Dr. Jaji described the Daji’s passing as a monumental loss to the …

The Forum of Senior Special Assistants (SSA) to the Zamfara State Governor has expressed its appreciation and happiness to Governor Dauda Lawal for appointing an active member of the forum, Comrade Abdulmajid Rabi’u Anka as Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Gusau. In a statement in Gusau, the state capital, Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Bello Acha said that Anka’s …

Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircrafts have killed two bandits kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, including 20 of their fighters in Zamfara State. The bandits were killed in their hideouts at Unguwar Goga hillforest in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, …

The Zamfara government has partnered Chinese firms to secure advanced surveillance technology and enhance the state’s agriculture, transportation and mining. This is contained in a statement by Governor Dauda Lawal’s media aide, Suleiman Idris, in Gusau, Zamfara on Wednesday. The statement said Mr Lawal received a Chinese community of industries in the executive council chamber of the Government House in …

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria has commended the Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal for launching Operation Safe Corridor, an initiative aimed at tackling insecurity through non-kinetic means. According to the governor, the special operation is designed for ‘disarmament, de-radicalisation, and integration of repentant bandits who surrender unconditionally, facilitating their reintegration into society’. In a …

Gunmen have reportedly imposed a N172.7 million levy on 25 villages in the Tsafe West Local Government Area of area of Zamfara State. The gunmen are allegedly led by Danisuhu, a notorious bandit leader. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the levies were accompanied by demands for in-kind contributions, including bags of soybeans …

The local government elections held in Ogun and Zamfara states on Saturday were marred by low turnout of voters and late arrival of voting materials. In Ogun State, Sunday PUNCH gathered that accreditation and voting did not start until around 11 am and 12 pm in many polling units. As of 10:30 am according to Sunday PUNCH, polling units O1, …

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the state considering the lingering security challenges facing it. This is contained in a statement in Gusau, the state capital,  on Saturday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. Idris said: “We are appealing to President …

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, donated N20 million cash to victims of Friday’s flood disaster in Gummi town of Zamfara State. The minister also commiserated with them as their houses, animals, foodstuffs, and farmlands were destroyed by the downpours experienced in the area. His message and donation were delivered through a 21-man delegation led by …