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PDP Governors Meet Over Rivers State Palaver
By Iyabo Adebisi Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are currently meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to deliberate on pertinent issues affecting the nation. The meeting is currently ongoing today, Monday, 14th of April at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan. Present at the…
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PDP wil come out of its crisis stronger – Gov. Lawal
By Iyabo Adebisi Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal has declared that the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to back Rt. Hon. SKE Ude-Okoye remained valid, noting that the party would come out stronger from its crisis. The Zamfara governor stated this in Ibadan when he paid a condolence visit to the governor of…
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FG Denies Negotiating with Bandits
The federal government said yesterday it didn’t mandate anyone to negotiate with bandits on its behalf. Recall that the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, had in a statement by his spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, alleged on Monday that some federal agencies were secretly negotiating with bandits terrorising the State without his knowledge. The statement…
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Bandits Allegedly Kidnap University Students
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped a significant number of students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, in the early hours of Friday. An indigene of Sabon Gida village, Abubakar Sani, told newsmen that the bandits, who were in large numbers, stormed the students’ off-campus residences in the village. He said the students abducted were mostly…
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Police Storm Matawalle’s Residence, Recover 40 Vehicles
Heavily armed security personnel on Friday stormed the residence of a former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mattawalle, in his hometown in Maradun and removed several vehicles. An indigene of the town, Mohammed Ahmed, said the security agents, who were in large numbers, consisted of the police and men of the Department of State Services.…
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Police Rescue 9 Zamfara Kidnapped Children
The Zamfara State Police Command has disclosed it rescued nine children abducted by bandits from the Gora-Namaye Community in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday. He said, “On 3rd June, 2023, at about 2014hrs information…
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Family of 7 dies after eating
Seven persons of one family have died after eating a Hausa traditional food “Dambu” in Danbaza village of Maradun local government area of Zamfara State. In an interview with Radio Nigeria, a member of the family Mr Lawal Haruna, who is among the survivors, said about twenty-two members of the extended family ate the food…
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Zamfara Gets Additional Political Appointees
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has approved the appointment of additional 169 top government officials and aides, in a bid to promote unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.This is contained in a nine-page official document issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, on Saturday in Gusau.…
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Bandits kill one, injure many, set market ablaze
Over one hundred Armed Bandits have reportedly attack and open fire at Yartashar Sahabi Market, under Dansadau Emirate in Maru Local Government of Zamfara State killing one person, injuring many, and setting the market on fire. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said, the Bandits took positions and surrounded the market square and began shooting sporadically on-air, and…
