The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday gave bandits in the state a two-month ultimatum to either repent and surrender their weapons to the state government or face serious action from security agents. The Federal Government had last week declared a no-fly zone and banned mining activities in Zamfara in a bid to check
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Former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has been accused of diverting N10.8 billion meant for the state’s university project. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, made the allegation against Yari’s administration during a press conference in Gusau on Tuesday. He told newsmen that based on the records “available to us, the past
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Despite the recent attack by bandits in Maradu local Government of Zamfara State where about 15 people were killed the state governor Alhaji Bello Matawalle has described its peace and reconciliation initiative as the best way to address armed banditry in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Zailani Bappa, Special
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The Government of Zamfara State mulls a statewide aerial fumigation in efforts to contain spread of the coronavirus pandemic as it begins with Bakura Local Government on Monday June 15, 2020. The State commissioner for environment Alhaji Nuraddeen Isah said the state has concluded arrangement to start the aerial fumigation on Monday in Bakura local
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The Zamfara Government on Monday received 45 Islamic education pupils (Almajirai) comprising 28 females and 17 males, deported from Zaria, Kaduna State. The state Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Lawal, received the Almajirai from Kaduna State Government officials on behalf of Zamfara government at Gusau Hajj Camp on Monday. Lawal said
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