Tag: Zamfara
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Zamfara APC lauds Buni-led Caretaker Committee for repositioning party
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker Committee for its efforts at repositioning the party. The APC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Lawal Liman, gave the commendation in Gusau on Friday while commenting on the party’s planned nationwide membership registration, update and revalidation exercise.…
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Zamfara, CBN enter into N5bn gold deal
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says that his administration has entered into a N5 billion gold supply deal with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The governor made the disclosure on Tuesday in Gusau, at a press conference to present the 31-kilogramme Zamfara processed gold. He said that the state government would, at an agreed…
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Flood destroys 110 houses in Zamfara
The flood disaster that occurred in Zamfara on Wednesday, destroyed 110 houses in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state, an official said on Friday. The Special Adviser to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Fa’ika Ahmad, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau. NAN…
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Scores of bandits killed in air raid on Doumbourou Forest, Zamfara — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has destroyed two bandits’ camps and a cave hideout led by Hassan Tagwaye in Doumborou Forest, Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Thursday, said the air interdiction missions were conducted by the troops under the subsidiary Operation…
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COVID-19: Zamfara Assembly shuts down
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of all activities including plenaries until further notice. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the Assembly, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. Magarya expressed deep concern over the…
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Fire raze Gusau LG Secretariat in Zamfara
An afternoon fire on Tuesday razed offices at Gusau Local Government Secretariat in Zamfara, but officials said no injuries were reported. Our correspondent reports that it took the combined efforts of the local council workers and the state fire service to bring the fire under control. ALSO READ:Fire destroys economic crops in C/River communities However,…