Tag: ZAMFARA
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Zamfara long serving emir dies at 93
The longest serving emir in Zamfara, Emir of Kwatarkwashi in Bungudu Local Government Area, Alhaji Ahmad Umar (Mai-Kwatarshi), died on Thursday at 93, having been on the throne for 61 years. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, who disclosed this in a public announcement, said the emir died after a prolonged illness…
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Ice block now over N200 in Gusau
Ice-block made from 50ml sachet water now sells for between N200 and N250 in Gusau, the Zamfara capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was caused in parts of the capital city by the current erratic or total absence of electricity. Hajiya Hauwa’u Suleiman, a housewife who sells the sachet water…
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Matawalle gifts Zamfara traditional rulers assorted cars, tasks them on security
Governor of Zamfara State, Governor Bello Matawalle has distributed 260 assorted cars to all the traditional rulers in the state. The distribution of the cars was done by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the Government House, Gusau, on Wednesday. The Sultan expressed his gratitude to Governor Matawalle for his concern on the…
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Zamfara assembly sacks deputy gov Mahdi Gusau
The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Gusau, has been removed from office by lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, on Wednesday. This followed the report of the committee set up by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to probe the deputy governor. Those in the committee include Justice Halidu Tanko-Soba…
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Protesting Zamfara women block Gusau-Kaduna road
Hundreds of women in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have blocked Gusau-Kaduna road to protest against incessant killings and attacks by bandits, despite security measures said to be taken by the government. Gusau-Kaduna road links the state to several other states both in the North and the South. The women carried their children…
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Police rescue 187 kidnap victims in Zamfara
Officers and men of Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 187 kidnapped victims who have been feeding on grasses in bandits’ den for 52 days due to lack of food. The victims, who were kidnapped in different parts of the state were reportedly left with no food by the bandits and they resorted to eating…