NOUN bursar Nasiru Marafa shot dead in Zamfara
The bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has died after he was reportedly shot while…
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Zamfara Gov appoints new Head of Service
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Shehu Baraya as the state’s new Head of Service…
Army arrests three suspected gun runners in Zamfara, recovers weapons
Troops of the 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have apprehended three suspected gun runners and recovered an AK-103-2 rifle alongside 30…
Troops rescue 33 kidnapped passengers in Zamfara
Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 33 passengers who were abducted by terrorists in…
Four Zamfara Polytechnic students rescued after weeks in captivity
The remaining four students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, who were abducted from their residence on…
Troops foil terrorist attack on military base in Zamfara
Nigerian troops have successfully repelled an attempted terrorist attack on a forward operating base (FOB) in Bukuyyum LGA of…
How bandits forced me to bury my children – Kidnap victim
A kidnap survivor, Aisha, has recounted how bandits in Zamfara State forced her to bury her three children after they died while…
Court sentences female arms courier to death for aiding bandit kingpin in…
The Katsina high court has sentenced Hauwa’u Mukhtar, a female arms courier, to death by hanging over charges of conspiracy to…
Bandits abduct seven Zamfara students as one victim escapes
Armed bandits on Wednesday abducted seven students on the outskirts of the Low-Cost Area in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of…
Two bandits killed in Zamfara as police foil attack, recover explosive
The Zamfara State Police Command has recorded major security gains after killing two suspected bandits during a gun battle in…