The Gusau International Airport (GIA) in Zamfara State had passed the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s quality assurance tests and inspections just days before it begins commercial operations next month. This development followed the ongoing plans to begin commercial operations at the airport, with bi…

…Anambra, Benue and Delta states, while emergency officials in Kano, Yobe, Nasarawa and Zamfara also provided updates on the impact of the rainy season. In Bauchi State, the State Emergency Management Agency identified six local government areas as the worst affected by disasters during the ongoing rainy season. The aff…

The Zamfara Livestock Development Agency yesterday called for stronger stakeholders’ action to combat rabies and prevent deaths caused by the disease. Its Executive Director, Dr Ismaila Gusau, stated this at a sensitisation exercise as part of activities to mark the 2026 World Rabies Day, on Monday in Gusau. The event…

Governor Dauda Lawal showcased Zamfara State’s vast mineral and investment potentials during a Nigeria- U.S. investor forum in New York. The governor highlighted these potentials at a high-level side event held on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. The event entitled “Nigeria- U. S. Critical Miner…

…their commercial vehicle broke down along a highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims comprised “24 males, 10 females and seven children.” A statement by the operation on Tuesday said the vehicle, which was travelling from Senegal to Kano State, developed a mechanical fault along the highway,…

…suspected terrorist and rescued six kidnap victims in separate operations in Sokoto and Zamfara states. The operations, conducted on Saturday, also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, a foreign military uniform and other items, according to the task force. 9. Bandits have abducted nine residents, shot an…

…of Kwara State, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, among other top officials. The post Security council exclusion of Africa subverts global governa…

…to flooding across major producing states.The association identified Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Adamawa among the affected states, linking damage to farms with reduced availability and higher prices.It also cited rising seed costs as another challenge confronting producers.These pressures are aff…

…that can be converted into cash becomes a possible price for survival. From Kebbi to Zamfara, Kwara, Sokoto, Borno, Kaduna and other parts of the North, accounts obtained by Arewa PUNCH show how ransom has become deeply woven into the kidnapping crisis. In some cases, families pay millions of naira and secure the relea…

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…responding to a terrorist attack on a commercial vehicle along the Anka–Gummi road in Zamfara State. A post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama, said the rescue followed a swift response by the troops, who were carrying out routine patrols in Anka Local Government Area when they received information that te…

…State Colleges of Nursing, as well as institutions in Bauchi, Anambra, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, among others. Speaking on the intervention, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, said the Fund was investing in the human capital required to strengthe…

The Zamfara Police Command has commenced a coordinated rescue operation to secure the release of six Islamic clerics (Imams) abducted by armed bandits along the Dakko–Damri feeder road in Bakura Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Yazid Abubakar,…

…alleging that Buba, through an aide, Yahaya Ibrahim, registered and funded a suspected Zamfara bandit, Abubakar Idris, and one Zainab Gado, for the Hajj pilgrimage. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Idris was subsequently arrested by the Department of State Services, which also probed the senator. In the letter, the governor…

…Zurmi for providing steady leadership during a period of serious security challenges in Zamfara State. According to them, his five-year reign was marked by efforts to promote peace, unity and resilience within the Zurmi Emirate. The senators said both monarchs went beyond the traditional responsibilities of their offic…

Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (Askarawan Zamfara) have paraded nine suspects in Gusau, including bandits, informants, logistics suppliers and a fake legal practitioner. The arrests followed intelligence-led operations across the state. The commandant of the CPG, retired AIG Shehu Dalijan, disclosed during t…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State yesterday attended the CEO Forum 2026 and spoke on connecting capital to opportunities and aligning decisions to unlock productive investments and inclusive economic growth. The governor delivered the Special Policy Address/NGWF Presentation at the event organised by the Global Com…

…Support Programme that delivered 46 metric tonnes of certified seed to 4,600 farmers in Zamfara in 2026. The Bank of Agriculture reported distributing 1.8 million bags of fertiliser and 329,000 bags of high-yielding seed to nearly 500,000 farmers in over 20 states. The Federal Government also flagged off the distributi…

…large-scale operations against kidnapping and terrorism across Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara States, recording numerous rescue operations during the period. On 22 August 2026, troops rescued six abducted victims along the Dandume-Sheme Road in Dandume LGA of Katsina State, recovering ₦800,000 earlier collected from the v…

By Idris Salisu, Gusau The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, popularly known as Inna Wuro Zurmi, has expressed grief over the death of the Emir of Zurmi, Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi, Alhaji Bello Sulaiman. Lawal described the death of the traditional ruler as an irreparable loss to Zamfara State and th…

…Zurmi, Bello Suleiman, died on Monday afternoon at the Federal Medical Centre in Gusau, Zamfara StateSuleiman had reigned for five years after replacing his uncle, who was deposed over alleged ties to banditry in 2021In May 2024, bandits attacked Zurmi, ransacked the emir's palace, and abducted several residents includ…

…Shinkafi as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Zamfara State. The appearance of Shinkafi’s name on the list has put to rest speculation over who will contest the Zamfara governorship election under the ADC in the 2027 general elections. The publication of the governorship candidates…

…syndicate allegedly operating along the Suleja and Kontagora axes, with links to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend said the syndicate used private vehicles to lure unsuspecting victims under the guise of offering them l…

By Idris Salisu, Gusau The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled a bandits’ attack along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area and rescued nine victims who were intercepted by the armed criminals. The command also recovered 11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the hi…

…grassroots and mobilise voters across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Sani’s appeal came amid increasing political mobilisation by supporters of the President and opposition figures ahead of the 2027 elections. The governor charged the coordinator…