Tag: Zamfara State

Farmers in Northern Nigeria forced to pay tax to bandits

Farmers in Northern Nigeria forced to pay tax to bandits

Farmers in some parts of Northern Nigeria must pay taxes to bandits before they are allowed to farm on their farmlands or harvest their crops.  [...]
House of Reps member, empowers constituents with charcoal irons (Photos)

House of Reps member, empowers constituents with charcoal irons (Photos)

Honourable Kabiru Mai-Palace, a member of the Nigerian House of Representative under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Gusau/Tsafe Fede [...]
Emirate officials resign over conferment of traditional title on Fani-Kayode in Zamfara

Emirate officials resign over conferment of traditional title on Fani-Kayode in Zamfara

Three officials of Shinkafi Emirate Council in Zamfara State, Bilyaminu Yusuf (Sardaunan Shinkafi); Umar Ajiya (Dan-Majen Shinkafi) and Hadiza Abdul’a [...]
Rifle for cow: Zamfara offers repentant bandits compensation

Rifle for cow: Zamfara offers repentant bandits compensation

The governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle has offered armed bandits in the state two cows in exchange of each AK47 rifle surrendered, TheCable is [...]
21 people killed in fresh Zamfara attacks

21 people killed in fresh Zamfara attacks

At least 21 people have been killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Talata Mafara and Maru local Government Areas of Zamfara State, PremiumTimes is r [...]
FG under pressure to free Chinese arrested for illegal mining – Minister

FG under pressure to free Chinese arrested for illegal mining – Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the Federal Government is under pressure by some influential godfathers [...]
Police arrest Chinese citizens illegally mining in Zamfara

Police arrest Chinese citizens illegally mining in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command says it has arrested two Chinese nationals for illegally mining at Kwali village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of [...]
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