Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State and the West African Examination Council, WAEC, has agreed on a payment plan to offset the N1.4 billion examination fees owed by the previous administrations in the state. The Governor also secured the release of WAEC results of Zamfara Secondary School students that were withheld. WAEC withheld the student’s […]
Security guards allegedly kill Marafa’s associate, Zamfara govt orders probe
There is palpable tension in Zamfara State following the alleged murder of Magaji Lawal, a political associate of Senator Kabir Marafa, by members of the recently inaugurated Community Protection Guards. Lawal was reportedly invited to the CPG office in Tsafe town on Saturday under suspicion of collusion with bandits. Marafa, encouraging Lawal to honour the […]
Bandits kill two policemen, abduct 40 in Zamfara
Bandits have killed two policemen and two other residents and abducted 40 people in an attack on Kasuwa-Daji town under the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area in Zamfara State. The bandits, according to residents, invaded the town in the early hours of Tuesday and started shooting sporadically to scare residents. A resident, Abubakar Kaura, said the […]
Bandits attack Zamfara with anti-aircraft guns, kill two policemen, others
Gunmen suspected to be bandits causing mayhem in Zamfara State have attacked the Kasuwa-Daji Town in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST gathered that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, led to the death of at least four persons, including two police officers. No fewer than forty residents […]
Zamfara NSCDC arrests 70-year-old man, six others for alleged vandalism
Zamfara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has apprehended seven criminal suspects, involving a 70-year-old man, for alleged vandalisation of public property. According to the Commad’s Commandant, Dani Mustapha, the command recovered 10mm iron rods, 11 shovels, 6 diggers, machetes, holes, and hammers from the suspects. The suspects were paraded […]
Zamfara gov, Lawal mourns the CEO of Access Holdings, Wigwe
‘We lost over N500m to rustlers ‘— Zamfara cattle dealers
The Zamfara State chapter of the Association of Cattle Dealers, ACD, said its members have lost over N500 million to cattle rustling perpetrated by bandits. The chairman of the association, Aminu Garba Gusau, told newsmen in an interview in Gusau, the capital of the state, that many of the association’s members are now in a […]
Insecurity: Zamfara Govt bans sales of fuel in Jerry cans, breads on motorcycles
The Zamfara State Government has announced the ban on sales of loaves of bread and petroleum in jerry cans to motorists and motorcycle riders for security reasons. Briefing newsmen at the end of the state security council meeting, held recently at Government House, Gusau, Commissioner of Information and Culture Mannir Muazu Haidara said the council’s […]
Zamfara govt begins payment of N13.4b gratuity backlog
The Zamfara State Government has commenced the payment of the backlog of N13.4 billion in gratuities to retired civil servants in the state. Recall that the state government had established a committee to authenticate retired civil servants’ data to pay off the gratuity debt accumulated from 2011 to date. In a statement issued on Saturday, […]
Zamfara govt introduces electronic tax payment system to block leakages
The Zamfara State Internal Revenue Service has introduced an electronic payment method in the state to block leakages of government funds. This was stated by the Director I.C.T of the Service, Bilya Muhammad Ahmad in a Zamfara State Radio weekly Hausa phone-in programme titled ” Da Ruwan ciki akan ja na Rijiya”. Ahmad who represented […]