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At least 80 children have been abducted by bandits in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The children, who are between the ages of 12 and 17, were kidnapped on Friday morning, according to BBC Hausa. Read Also: Ortom…

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has conceded defeat in the March 18th governorship election and has sought forgiveness from people who might have felt very disappointed at the loss. The governor in a statement on Friday also…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has lost his seat to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Dauda Lawan Dare. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Lawan Dare as the governor-elect…

A nurse in the Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Zamfara State, Asma’u Lawali Bungudu, had been certified dead after slumping while discharging her duty. It was reported that the nurse was hale and hearty when she…

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner in Zamfara State. The collation officer for Zamfara State presidential election, Professor Kashim Shehu of Federal University of…

Several women and children, who were fleeing a terrorist attack in Birnin-Waje, a community under Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, drowned on Wednesday when the canoe they were fleeing upon, capsized. Terrorists…

Aliyu Marafa, the Emir of Birnin 'Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area, has been placed on administrative leave by the Zamfara State Government for bestowing a chieftaincy title upon a "notorious bandit leader." Kabiru Sardauna,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has bemoaned that it was distressing to hear someone who was present for the state's appalling security condition criticize the additional steps taken by Governor Bello Mohammed…

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has criticized Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State for asking residents to bear arms as a form of defense against bandits. Irabor opined that the call was not right, as the armed…

Despite the rise in banditry, the Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, has said the ban on firearms licence is still in force. He also explained that the police have stopped issuing licence to citizens who wished to…

In order to defend themselves against terrorists who have been attacking state residents for the past few years, Zamfara State Government has instructed its citizens to "grab firearms." This was said in a statement made by Ibrahim…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has ordered the restoration of telecomunication services in Gusau, the state capital. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had on September 4 directed telecommunications providers to shut…

Suspected bandits have abducted the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Hassan Atto, while he was on his way to Abuja. A relative of the victim, Ibrahim Bello, confirmed the abduction to PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday evening. Although, he…

Citing rising cases of insecurity in Zamfara and adjourned cities, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reportedly directed all telecommunications providers to shut down services in Zamfara State for two weeks from September 3.…

Zamfara Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 73 students from Kaya Junior Secondary School in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. MDB earlier reported that dozens of students were abducted by bandits, who attacked the…