NIGERIA’s insecurity crisis has birthed what analysts now describe as a “ransom economy,” where kidnap-for-ransom operations have grown into a…
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GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, August 23, 2025, convened in Gusau, Zamfara…
A FORMER governorship candidate in Zamfara State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, on…
NIGERIAN troops have killed more than 100 armed bandits in a coordinated air and ground offensive in Zamfara State, according…
A COMBINED team of security operatives in Zamfara State has rescued three family members of the Secretary to the State…
FOR years, northern Nigeria has been gripped by a wave of armed violence that has left hundreds dead, thousands displaced,…
OUTRAGE and sorrow spilled into the streets of Zamfara State’s capital on Thursday as hundreds of women, mostly elderly and…
THE Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) has successfully carried out a precision airstrike on a gathering of terrorists…
BANDITS have abducted at least 20 persons, mostly young girls and women in Moriki town, Zurmi Local Government Area of…
AT least five people have been confirmed dead and several others abducted following a coordinated two-day attack by armed bandits…
RESIDENTS of Banga village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been plunged into mourning and disbelief…
NO fewer than thirty-five kidnapped victims of Banga village in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State were said to…
GOVERNOR Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has expressed sorrow over the death of the Emir of Gusau, Ibrahim Bello, who…
THE Bashir Aliyu Gummi-led Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of neglecting citizens…
RESIDENTS of Fegin Mahe community, located in Ruwan-Bore ward under Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have staged a…
A CRIMINAL gang killed nine farmers on Friday in Zamfara state, an official and two residents said. Motorcycle-riding “bandits” rounded…
IN a move to tackle the growing number of out-of-school children in Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal has launched the…
A FIERCE gun battle between the Civilian Joint Task Force and bandits led by the notorious kingpin, Bello Turji, has…
ZAMFARA State Government has denied claims that Governor Dauda Lawal secured a ₦34 billion loan, describing the report as a…
A SENIOR staff member of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abdullahi Nura, who is also a Chief Correctional Assistant (CCA) serving…