The Speaker of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Moriki, alongside 12 State Assembly members, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The speaker announced the lawmakers’ defection at a plenary session in Gusau on Monday after presenting letters of resignation to the House. The News Agency of…
Secretary to Zamfara Government (SSG), Malam Abubukar Nakwada, says the recent defection of Gov. Dauda Lawal to All Progressives Congress (APC) has resulted in massive e-membership registration within the party in the state. Nakwada stated this on Monday while supervising the ongoing e-membership registration exercise in Gusau and Bungudu local government areas of the state….
Zamfara state government has recorded four new Polio Cases in the state. According to the government, the cases were discovered after the state is targeted 1.4million children to be vaccinated in this round of polio immunization exercise. This was disclosed on Sunday evening, by the incident Manager Emergency Operations Center ,…
Rep, Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara), has called on the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cancel the just-concluded Wards and LGAs congresses of the party in Zamfara over some alleged irregularities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC National Secretariat committee for the party congresses in Zamfara on Sunday announced…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has peacefully conducted its Wards and Local Governments congresses across all the 147 political wards and 14 LGAs of Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party’s executives produced by the congresses emerged through consensus in a peaceful exercise. Addressing newsmen in Gusau on Sunday, the Chairman…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has dismissed as false reports claiming that the party has nominated a governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. The denial follows widespread speculation that had reportedly unsettled party members across the state, particularly on social media platforms. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Gusau, the APC…
Nigerian troops have killed scores of bandits during a joint ground and air assault on a major bandit camp in Zamfara State, the army has said. The operation targeted a hideout belonging to Gwaska Dan Karmi, a notorious bandit leader operating in Maru Local Government Area, according to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba,…
A group of former commissioners who served under Governor Bello Matawalle has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to keep the former Zamfara governor in his role as Minister of State for Defence. Their position was made public on Monday during a news conference addressed by former Information Commissioner, Sulaiman Tunau, in Gusau. Tunau said the…
A Nigerian federal lawmaker has launched a campaign urging party members to register for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Rep. Kabiru Maipalace of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spoke in Gusau on Monday at a meeting of his support group, Maipalace Journey for 2027 and Beyond….
The Zamfara Good Governance Forum has accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of orchestrating politically driven evictions at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara. In a statement on Friday, the Forum described the removal of three staff members from the Rima River Basin Development Authority Staff Quarters as “unlawful, vindictive and a gross abuse of power.”…
