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.”…
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned members against anti-party activities and all acts of insubordination. The party’s leadership issued the warning in Gusau on Tuesday in a statement signed by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. “The Zamfara APC chapter discovered a suspicious speculative information being spread in an…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, has called on residents of Zamfara to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a bid to rescue Nigeria and promote development in the state. El-Rufa’i made the appeal while addressing a crowd of ADC supporters in Gusau on Sunday, stating that the party has strategic plans to…
The Zamfara APC Youth Forum has hailed the defection of Honourable Maharazu Salisu Faru, member representing Maradun 2 Constituency in the Zamfara State House of Assembly, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The Forum described the move as a bold and patriotic decision inspired by the “visionary and unifying leadership” of…
A Zamfara lawmaker, Alhaji Maharazu Salisu, representing Maradun II Constituency, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing injustice and lack of inclusivity by the PDP leadership. Salisu made the announcement on Tuesday at the APC state headquarters in Gusau, where he formally joined the ruling party with over…
