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The Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state. The ruling was delivered Monday upheld Lawal’s victory in the March 18 governorship election in the state. Matawalle, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was defeated by Lawal, the […]
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The Zamfara State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has fixed Monday 18th September 2023 to deliver Judgement. The tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on the petition filed by the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle challenging the validity of the election that brought in Dauda Lawal as the governor of […]
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The Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) has again, rescued Over 18 kidnapped victims in Zamfara. In a statement issued on Sunday by the acting deputy Director information Operation Hadarin Daji Captain Ibrahim Yahaya for the force information officer disclosed that OPHD under the command of the General officer Commanding […]
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A group, Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI), has expressed worry over the worsening insecurity in Zamfara State, where bandits attack citizens unabated and hoodlums attack communities, kidnap victims, and sometimes murder them. This is just as they called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the State as the only remaining option. […]
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Four girls abducted by suspected terrorists in Zamfara have regained freedom after spending seven months in captivity. In a statement on Thursday, Sulaiman Idris, spokesperson to governor Dauda Lawal, said the terrorists kidnapped the girls along the Kaura Namoda, Birnin Magaji road in January. Idris said the terrorists had earlier released a two-minute video showing […]
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The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four policemen by armed bandits on Monday night during an attack in Bungudu Local Government Area of the State. The officers were said to have mounted a checkpoint along Bungudu-Gusau Road when the armed bandits ambushed and opened fire on them. The spokesperson for the […]
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A former governor of Zamfara State and senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services. The news of his release was made known by one of his allies and the lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu ( NNPP, Kano South). The lawmaker announced the […]
Continue ReadingA former governor of Zamfara State and senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, is being grilled by operatives of the Department of State Services. The reason for his detention and interrogation is not clear yet. According to a source close to the lawmaker, Yari reported at the office of the secret police after plenary on […]
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A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an order restoring Mr Mahdi Gusau as the deputy governor of Zamfara following his impeachment by the state’s House of Assembly on Feb. 23, 2022, inspite of a subsisting court order. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, also set aside all the steps and actions taken […]
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A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, on Thursday, ordered the Nigeria Police, Department of State Service, and other security agencies involved in evacuating about 40 vehicles and other items from the residences of former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, to produce them within 48 hours. On June 9, operatives of […]
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