Tag: Zamfara

Shettima, Matawalle lead grand reception, as Zamfara Gov. defects to APC

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Zamfara Gov.  defects to APC

A major political realignment is set to unfold in Zamfara State, as Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, prepare to formally receive Governor Dauda Lawal into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle, the immediate-past governor of the state, is expected to arrive in Gusau today Monday, March 23, ahead of the grand reception scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday, at the Trade Fair Complex. The event will officially mark Governor Lawal’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. The Vice-President is billed…

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Zamfara Gov. defects to APC amid political turmoil

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Zamfara Gov. defects to APC

Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).  The announcement was made by the Deputy Governor, Mani Malam Mummuni, who acted on behalf of the governor. This move comes after a series of legal and political challenges that left the Zamfara PDP chapter in a precarious position. The decision to defect follows the Appeal Court’s ruling that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from validating the PDP convention. With their position within the PDP becoming untenable, Governor…

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Zamfara: Over 500 cattle rustled, as bandits raid market

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Zamfara bandits raid

Bandits bearing sophisticated weapons have rustled more than 500 cattle at Kasuwar-Daji Market, in Ƙauran-Namoda local government area of Zamfara State. The state chairman of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Comrade Aminu Garba, said the incident was not the first of its kind, noting that a similar attack occurred about four years ago. According to him, “Nobody expected this to happen, but we experienced a similar unfortunate incident about four years ago”. The chairman added that the bandits were suspected to have infiltrated the market and surrounding villages during…

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Zamfara: Angry youths stone H’Reps member

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Zamfara youths Reps member

A House of Representatives member was reportedly stoned and beaten in Zamfara State by angry youths over alleged non-performance. According to reports, the incident occurred during Governor Dauda Lawal’s visit to Ɗansadau. Youths from the Ɗansadau Emirate in Maru local government area allegedly attacked the PDP lawmaker, accusing him of poor leadership and lack of performance under the current administration. Despite the presence of armed Nigerian security personnel who were seen attempting to control the situation, the angry youths reportedly overpowered them and carried out the attack.  Eyewitnesses said a…

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NAF airstrikes destroy terrorist camp in Zamfara, kills scores of fighters 

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NAF airstrikes

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that the Air Component of the Joint Task Force (JTF) of ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’ destroyed terrorists’ stronghold in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State, killing scores of bandits. A statement issued by the NAF Spokesman, Air Cdre. Ehimen Ejodame, said the precision air interdiction missions executed on 14 November 2025, targeted Sauri bandit camp. Ejodame said the mission was undertaken after comprehensive intelligence and surveillance operations confirmed significant terrorist activity and rustled livestock concealed on a high-ground hideout used by the criminals…

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Bandits stop harvest in Zamfara, force Sokoto farmers to pay ‘harvest taxes’

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Bandits stop harvest

Farmers in parts of Zamfara and Sokoto States have raised alarm over increasing levies and intimidation by armed bandits, who they say are imposing conditions on communities for this year’s harvest season. Residents told newsmen that despite favourable rainfall in recent years, widespread attacks have turned farmlands into conflict zones, putting farmers in constant fear and threatening food supplies across northern Nigeria. Villagers reported that bandits have introduced what they describe as “harvest taxes,” demanding payments in cash or agricultural produce before allowing farmers to access or harvest their fields.…

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Cholera outbreak: Zamfara Gov. distributes intervention drugs across 14 LGAs

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H'Reps on cholera

Zamfara State government has distributed cholera intervention drugs and medical consumables across the state. The cholera intervention drugs is aimed at containing the spread of the disease’s across the 14 local government areas (LGAs) of the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, who flagged-off the distribution at the Drugs and Medical Consumable Agency (DMCA) Store, Samaru Gusau, said the distribution represented the state government’s swift and timely response to the cholera outbreak, stressing that all items were provided free of charge and warned medical personnel against diversion…

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Zamfara: PDP elders accuse Matawalle of inducing defections

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Zamfara PDP Matawalle2

…APC dismisses crisis claims The Northern Elders Unity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of using government influence and resources to lure party members into joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara and Kaduna states. The PDP elders claimed that over 24,000 of their members had recently defected to the APC, including former party executives and elders, in a deliberate plot to weaken the PDP’s structure ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, the Zamfara State chapter of…

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Bandit kingpin, Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal

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Zamfara banditry

Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released about 100 captives as part of a renewed peace initiative in Zamfara State. Security sources told a counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, that the release followed ongoing dialogue and confidence-building efforts led by community leaders under the North West Operation Safe Corridor peace process. The victims, including men, women, and children, were handed over to local authorities and taken to a hospital for medical examination before being reunited with their families. A source involved in the negotiations said the release was part of an…

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Zamfara: At least 100 feared dead in gold mine collapse – Locals 

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Zamfar gold mine collapse

At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Zamfara State, according to survivors and residents, yesterday. The pit at the Kadauri mining site, in the Maru local government area reportedly caved-in on Thursday while scores of artisanal miners were working underground, witnesses told Reuters.  It was gathered that rescue operations continued into yesterday. According to a local resident involved in rescue efforts, Sanusi Auwal, at least 13 bodies had been retrieved from the rubble, including that of his cousin. “Over 100 miners…

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