Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked the convoy of the Zamfara State Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hajia Zainab Lawal Gummi. The gunmen opened fire on her convoy of three cars around 6 pm on Tuesday at Kwanar Dogon-Karfe, along the Sokoto-Zamfara highway in the Bakura Local Government Area. She was said to […]
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Tongues have started wagging over the continued closure of 75 secondary schools in Zamfara State. This is more worrisome, especially with the UNICEF raising an alarm over the number of out of school children, especially girls, in the State. Speaking with journalists in Gusau, the State capital, an academic, Alhaji Mansur Jibo said that the […]
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The government of Zamfara State has announced that 75 secondary schools have not been reopened in the State due to insecurity. This was disclosed by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Kabiru Attahi, during a two-day State-level meeting to domesticate National Policy on Gender in Education (NPGE) in the State. The occasion […]
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Banditry kingpin in Zamfara, Bello Turji, has repented and embraced peace overtures by the state government. Zamfara’s deputy governor, Hassan Nasiha made the declaration in Gusau on Sunday. He said Mr Bello’s repentance had resulted in peace in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi local government areas of Zamfara. The deputy governor spoke at the opening […]
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The Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the redeployment of some cabinet members. According to a press statement issued to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Kakiru Balarabe, he said that Hon. Nasiru Zarumi Masama from the Ministry of Youth and Sports […]
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