The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State has accused Bello Matawalle of planning to arrest some of its key members on trumped-up charges. In a...
Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Gusau, on Monday adjourned to Wednesday the hearing in the alleged perjury suit against the Zamfara State Governor,...
Niger Republic has denied the claim of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, that the Federal Government donated 10 vehicles worth N1.14 billion to the country. Investigative...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has approved the appointment of 169 top government officials and aides in the state. The Secretary to the State Government,...
Amidst the current leadership crisis plaguing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has warned his colleagues against issuing incendiary statements capable...
A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who is infamous for his incessant attacks on commuters and villagers in the Northern region has revealed his readiness to...
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has revealed his mandate to entrench a synergy with the Niger Republic to end banditry in the North West. This was...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of all weekly markets in the state. The move aimed at checking the growing...
Eighteen kidnapped students and staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakers in Zamfara State, on Friday regained their freedom from the bandits’ den....
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has warned that the escalating insecurity and banditry in the North-West can ‘swallow” the entire country if necessary measures...
The judge handling a suit seeking to impeach the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahadi Aliyu Gusau, Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has stopped moves to impeach the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahadi Aliyu Gusau over his refusal to defect from...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, says those plotting to remove him from his seat for defecting from the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the...
A few days after defecting from the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has fired all his...
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, and the Senator representing Zamfara Central in the National Assembly, Kabiru Garba Marafa, have both rejected Governor Bello Matawalle...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has completed his switch from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle announced his defection...
There are indications that Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, may have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Though information...
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has mandated the demolition of houses belonging to informants and those supplying arms to bandits in the state, in a new...
The Kogi State governor and Chairman, Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Yahaya Bello, has again stated that some governors within...
A senator representing Katsina North, Babba Ahmed, has bemoaned the alleged victimisation of Northerners across the country. Ahmed made this assertion via an opinion piece published...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from poaching its governors under the guise of politics. The...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday gave bandits in the state a two-month ultimatum to either repent and surrender their weapons to the state...
There was a sense of déjà vu when female students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has rejected the decision of the National Security Council (NSC) to declare the state a no-fly zone due to the incessant...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has called on the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, to change his strategies of dealing with ‘so-called’ repentant terrorists...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused his Niger Stare counterpart, Abubakar Bello, of refusing to take his advice to negotiate with bandits in...
In this week’s QuickRead, there is no missing the daring political shots fired from familiar quarters last week. These include the frontal attack by the Bishop...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, revealed his role in the release of 344 abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State....
Zamfara State government on Tuesday ordered the closure of 10 schools in the state in a bid to prevent the abduction of students by armed bandits....
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle on Friday applauded Governor David Umahi for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He also warned against alleged...
The Zamfara State government said it desires to build its bullion reserve steadily in the years ahead after it created a reserve with an initial deposit...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, lamented on Monday that some foreigners exchanged arms for gold and other precious stones in the state. The governor disclosed this...
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has promised a gift of two cows in exchange for every one AK47 rifle surrendered by any repentant bandits...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to challenge the dissolution of local government councils in Zamfara by the state House of Assembly in court. The...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, Friday approved the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Maradun as his new Principal Private Secretary (PPS). The Press Secretary to the governor,...
The appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a review of the governorship and other elections in Zamfara State has been sacked by the Supreme...
No fewer than 41 members of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have jumped ship to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Tuesday vowed to recover the over N90 billion allegedly diverted through inflation of contracts by former Governor Abdulaziz Yari. The...
Eight local council chairmen in Zamfara State on Saturday defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). There are 14 local...
The police in Zamfara State alleges that some highly placed persons are sponsoring thugs to cause disorder in the state. The command said it notified the...
The Zamfara State government has uncovered salary payment-related fraud amounting to N216 million. According to the state commissioner for finance, Rabiu Garba Gusau, a 119-year-old man...
Zamfara State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Jamilu Zannah, has resigned barely two weeks after the inauguration of the state executive council. Zannah hinged his resignation to...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has revoked all land titles and allocations on grazing reserves in the state from 1999 to date. This he...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has lamented the huge pension liabilities to local governments, primary school teachers and state civil servants totalling N10 billion...
An alleged breach of security by the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ibrahim Danmaliki Gidangoga, has led to his arrest by men...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has approved the removal of 19 permanent secretaries in the state after they failed a competence test conducted by...
A petition challenging the election of Governor Bello Matawalle has been dismissed by the Zamfara State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The tribunal on Monday...
Reports by a committee set up by Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle has revealed that bandits in the state collected over N3 billion from about 3,672 victims...
Reacting to the reported killing of nine soldiers by suspected armed bandits in Zamfara State, the civil rights group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)...
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led government to reveal the names of politicians alleged to be...
