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Zamfara PDP Seeks Probe Of Alleged Bribery Of Tribunal Judges

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zamfara State chapter has expressed concern over an allegation of bribery against Judges of the Zamfara Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto State. The party was reacting to a widely circulated leaked audio, wherein a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and online …

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Four Kidnapped Female Students Regain Freedom In Zamfara

The four kidnapped female students of Zamfara State College of Arts and Sciences, ZACAS, Gusau, have regained their freedom after over six months in the bandits’ den. Reports gathered that the kidnappers had released two video clips at different periods in which the victims were seen crying and appealing for …

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NGO Organise Workshop On Crime Prevention In Zamfara State

A non-governmental organisation “Cleen Foundation,” has Organised a training workshop on preventing Serious Organized Crime (SOC) in the communities of two local government areas of Zamfara state. The two days training was flagged up in Gusau, Zamfara state capital, on Monday by the program officer(Monitoring & Evaluation) Cleen Foundation Mr …

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Bandits Kill 4 Policemen In Zamfara State

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four policemen by armed bandits on Monday night during an attack in Bungudu Local Government Area of the State. The officers were said to have mounted a checkpoint along Bungudu-Gusau Road when the armed bandits ambushed and opened fire on …

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Police Confirm Killing Of Six Persons In Zamfara

The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of six persons in an attack by local vigilantes, Yan Sakai, in Kadamutsawa community of Bungudu Local Government Area. A statement on Tuesday issued in Gusau by the command spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the attack, which took place on June …

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Bandits Kills 62 People In Sokoto, Zamfara Villages

Bandits at the weekend unleashed terror on communities in Sokoto and Zamfara States, gunning down 62 persons. Thirty seven persons were feared dead and several others injured in the attacks on Raka, Raka Dutse and Filingawa communities in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. This happened two days after …

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Bandits Kill 20 Farmers, Injure Others In Zamfara

GUNMEN believed to be armed terrorists have carried out a fresh attack, resulting in the death of more than 20 farmers in the Gidan Goga area of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A resident from the region, who requested anonymity, told Newsextra24 during a telephone conversation that the …

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Fresh Crisis Hits NURTW Leadership In Zamfara State

A fresh crisis has emerged within the leadership of the Zamfara State Chapter of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). This is as a group is demanding a change of leadership following the emergence of Dauda Lawal Dare as Governor-elect on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, …

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Zamfara Governor-elect Pledges To Support Gusua Fire Victims

The Zamfara State Governor-elect, Dauda Lawal, has expressed sadness over the fire outbreak that razed shops in the popular cell phone market at Bebeji Plaza in Gusau, the state capital. The unfortunate incident which occurred on Monday night destroying property worth millions of Naira.   Addressing the market leadership and …

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