Zamfara
60 women, children abducted in fresh Zamfara attack
By Jimoh Babatunde, Wole Mosadomi & Ibrahim hassan Despite the order given security agents to crackdown on bandits disturbing the peace of Zamfara State, gunmen suspected to be bandits have
Zamfara imposes curfew on Jangebe town
Bello Matawalle By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Zamfara state government has imposed a curfew on the troubled Jangebe town, following civil unrest after the return of the abducted schoolgirls. A statement
No Ransom Paid To Secure Release Of Zamfara Schoolgirls, Says Governor Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the over 300 abducted students of the Government Secondary School in the Jangebe area
Just in: FG plotting to declare state of emergency in Zamfara, PDP alleges
PDP and its colour flags By Dirisu Yakubu, ABUJA The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised alarm over alleged move by the federal government to take over the government in
Freed Zamfara schoolgirls to reunite with parents
All the 279 Zamfara schoolgirls released by kidnappers this week will reunite with their parents later on Wednesday, Education commissioner, Ibrahim Abdullahi, told AFP. The girls, pupils at Government Secondary
What a no-fly zone means
File photo of a Nigerian Air Force Alpha jet. President Muhammadu Buhari declared Zamfara State a no-fly-zone, following frequent banditry and kidnap of people in the state. The declaration took
Bandits Were Offered Money Not to Release Schoolgirls, Zamfara Governor Matawalle Alleges
Zamfara State Governor, Mr. Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday accused some alleged sponsors behind the abduction of almost 300 schoolgirls of a government secondary school in Jangebe of offering money to
ZAMFARA: How 345 lives were wasted, 468 kidnapped in six months
By Clifford Ndujihe IN the last six months, Zamfara State has remained a beehive of killings and kidnappings on account of banditry and war against the bandits by the security
Nasarawa Governor Blames Banditry On Illegal Mining In Zamfara
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has blamed the banditry activities in Zamfara State on illegal mining being carried out in the state. Speaking during
Breaking: Buhari declares Zamfara `no fly zone’
The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as a “no-fly zone’’. The National Security Adviser (NSO), retired Maj. -Gen. Babagana Monguno
