Tag: ZAMFARA
Fani-Kayode returns from 7-day Zamfara trip
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has returned from Zamfara State after a seven-day visit where he received a chieftaincy title.
Mr Fani-Kayode announced his return...
Fani-Kayode bags traditional title in Zamfara
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has been conferred with the traditional title of “Sadaukin Shinkafi” by Shinkafi Emirate Council in Zamfara.
Emir of Shinkafi Muhammad...
Coronavirus: Zamfara reopens mosques, churches, shuts markets
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has lifted the ban on congregational prayers in mosques and churches placed to curtail spread of coronavirus in the...
Police arrest two ‘illegal’ Chinese gold miners in Zamfara
Police in Zamfara have arrested two Chinese nationals for alleged involvement in illegal mining of gold.
The suspects, identified as Wang and Chun, were arrested...
Coronavirus: Nigeria joins nations with over 1,000 infections
Zamfara has become the latest state to record coronavirus infection, according to figures released late Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The...
I was never arrested, detained – Yari
Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has
denied being arrested and detained by the police in Abuja.
In a statement on Wednesday by his media aide,...
Yari gathers Zamfara APC members for crisis resolution
Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, and some members of G8 Group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have moved to...
Zamfara Assembly repeals obnoxious pension law for ex-governors
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Tuesday repealed a law authorising pension and other allowances for former governors and their deputies.
Spokesperson of the...
Zamfara APC alleges disruption of meetings by police
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara has alleged that the police disrupted its meetings in some local government areas of the state.
Alhaji Lawal...
Two policemen die in Zamfara governor’s convoy accident
Two police personnel attached to Zamfara State
Governor, Bello Matawalle, have died in an accident involving the governor’s
convoy.
Spokesman of the governor, Yusuf Idris, told the...