Tag: Zamfara State
Risk or Right of Passage? Kate Henshaw Says NYSC Should be Scrapped
In a resounding call for action, renowned Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has raised a crucial concern about the National Youth ...
EFCC Probes Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle for Alleged N70bn Fraud
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged ...
PDP takes Zamfara as Dauda Lawal unseats Matawalle; Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increase for Lagos civil servants | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: PDP takes Zamfara ...
Anyone that attempts to disrupt the elections should be prepared to die – Police
Election day for governors and state assemblies is this Saturday, and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has issued a warning ...
Tinubu defeats Atiku, Obi in Zamfara
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential election in Zamfara State. Tinubu polled ...
Niger becomes fifth state to sue FG over naira redesign policy
The Niger state government has launched a lawsuit against the federal government over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s re-design of ...
JUST IN: Supreme Court restrains CBN from implementing deadline for old naira notes
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has prohibited the Federal Government from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the demonetization of ...
13 Parties threaten to withdraw from 2023 elections if CBN shifts new naira deadline
In response to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s currency redesign strategy, “thirteen” of Nigeria’s 18 political parties have vowed to ...
Market woman trained me to become accountant – Tinubu; We haven’t taken any action on Doyin Okupe’s resignation – Peter Obi campaign council | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Market woman trained me to become accountant – Tinubu Gov. Buni orders the release of a teen who was detained ...
Kamaru Usman suffers knockout defeat against Leon Edwards; Uzodimma reassures Tinubu of South-East support | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Uzodimma reassures Tinubu of South-East support Kamaru Usman suffers knockout defeat against Leon Edwards Gunmen abduct four Catholic reverend sisters ...
I have no hotel in Lagos – Zamfara governor
by Omoleye Omoruyi Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has denied allegation that he has a hotel under construction worth $3 million, ...
Police rescue 41 persons kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara
The Police in Zamfara State said it has rescued 41 persons abducted by bandits in Maru local government area of ...
Blasphemy: What actually caused the mob killings in Zamfara – Gov. Yari explains
Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday gave a detailed account of how eight persons were killed in the state. ...
8 people killed in Zamfara for blasphemy against Islam
Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara state is currently in a tense mood as no fewer than eight people were killed on ...
‘No such thing’ | Zamfara Governor denies plans to impeach him
The Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday, denied claims that the state House of Assembly was planning to ...
‘There is no easy money to throw around anymore’ – President Buhari
President Muahmmadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the era throwing money around in the country had gone for good, reiterating ...
Nigerian Army raids cattle rustlers camp, 2 arrested
The Nigerian army, on Wednesday disclosed that they successfully raided the camp of cattle rustlers at Yan Mangu forest, near Dandindin village, ...
Gusau, Obanikoro, others named among Jonathan’s ministerial nominees
by Oge Okonkwo The names of the 12 new ministerial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for consideration and confirmation by President ...
Police corporal to die by hanging in Zamfara
by Oge Okonkwo A police corporal, Anthony Azare has been sentenced to die by hanging for culpable homicide and trespass ...
Sad news: Cholera epidemic kills 34 people in Zamfara
by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, a fresh cholera epidemic has taken hold in the Zurmi Local Government Area of ...
Insecurity: 160 people killed, 10 women abducted in Zamfara over 3 months – Gov. Yari
by Adeola Balogun In a report detailing the security situation in Zamfara State over the last 3 months, the ...
“We need men in our lives”: 8,000 women seek husbands in Zamfara
Over 8,000 women on Thursday marched to the Zamfara Hisbah Commission seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them get ...
“My husband did something painful from behind”: The UK Guardian spotlights Nigeria’s child brides
Ibrahim Kanuma winces as he recalls the moment a 63-year-old man asked him for his teenage daughter’s hand in marriage. ...
Sad news: Female youth ‘corper’ dies of pneumonia in Zamfara
by ‘Jola Sotubo A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has lost her life while serving the ...
Ochereome Nnanna: Why we need an entirely new Constitution
by Ochereome Nnanna We are in this constitutional mess because the military bequeathed a document that is simply unviable, inchoate ...
Opinion: Merit, quota system in Nigeria and all that
by Josef Omorotionmwan Because of the accident of geography, that candidate from Anambra State who scores 138 points has to ...
Maryam Uwais takes on Sani Yerima: The Senator and constitutional review
by Maryam Uwais It is interesting that Senator Yerima would rather link the weighty and dispassionate subject of citizenship with ...
Zamfara gov., House set to clash over planned mass sack
by Isi Esene The Zamfara State House of Assembly has vowed to resist any attempt by the executive arm of ...
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