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Zamfara Police Confirm Killing of Five Officers, Neutralization of Bandits in Ambush Attack The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the death of five police officers following an ambush by armed bandits along the Gusau–Funtua Federal Highway. In a statement released on Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar,…
“We have made repeated follow-ups and engaged the government up to August, but without any positive outcome. While CONMESS was approved for doctors, CONHESS for nurses has been ignored,” he said. The Zamfara State chapter of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANM) has embarked on a six-day warning…
The Kadauri site is one of several artisanal mining hubs in Zamfara State, where locals depend on mining for survival despite repeated warnings over unsafe practices. Mining pit collapses have become increasingly frequent in the region, raising concerns over weak safety regulations and poor monitoring. Tragedy struck as a mining…
Fear gripped Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after suspected armed bandits abducted about 40 worshippers from a mosque during dawn prayers. Residents said the attackers struck in the early hours, surrounding the mosque before herding the worshippers into the forest along the Gohori axis.…
Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has pledged full support for the development of the newly established Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe, describing it as a transformative institution that will boost human capital development and revolutionize healthcare delivery across the region. Speaking through Yakubu Sani Haidara, the…
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has condemned the brutal killing of no fewer than 35 civilians in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, describing the massacre as a “devastating blow” to the conscience of the nation. In a strongly worded statement, the Forum’s chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, expressed outrage over the…
The member representing Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu Bungudu, has disbursed N35.1 million in scholarships to 1,100 students across five tertiary institutions in Zamfara State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by his Chief Spokesperson, Aminu Lawal Bungudu, who noted that the initiative…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Tukur Umar Danfulani, has called on party members—especially those in leadership positions—to address their grievances through the party’s internal structures rather than making public statements without proper verification. His remarks follow a social media post by the APC State…
The Defence Headquarters, on Sunday, said troops rescued the abducted pupils and teachers of LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna within Zamfara State. On March 7, 2024, about 287 pupils and teachers of the school were abducted by suspected terrorists who took them into the…
Bandits have abducted scores of worshippers in one of the mosques in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area simply identified as Garba told PUNCH Online that the bandits invaded the mosque around 5 a.m. on Thursday when the people…
