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Editor  The National Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura as the party’s candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District in the upcoming 2027 general elections in the state.  The declaration follows the successful conclusion of a court-mandated re-run primary election conducted on Monday, November 2, 2026. Announcing the final results on behalf of the Senatorial Primary Election Committee, committee member Sani Abdullahi confirmed that Senator Kaura secured a decisive victory by polling 16,758 votes.  He outperformed his primary rivals, Sahabi Alhaji Yau, who secured 1,465 votes, and Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who received 1,447 votes. According to the figures released by the election committee's leadership, the electoral roll comprised 23,257 registered voters, with 19,608 delegates accredited for the exercise. A total of 19,292 valid votes were counted during the direct voting process. Delivering t...

From Ahmed Attahir  Farmers under the Bakolori Irrigation Scheme in Zamfara State have juviliated over intervention of Director General 2027 APC Presidential Campaign Council Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar to address challenges of Bakalori Dam in the state.  Following a major intervention to address the challenges confronting the popular Bakolori Dam, thousands of the farmers have pledged to support the APC DG PCC to success in his task to deliver in 2027. Speaking on Thursday, the management of the Bakalori Irrigation Scheme and leadership of the water users associations, have expressed deep appreciation to Senator Yari for the timely intervention. Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar representing Zamfara West and Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation,has facilitated the intervention of addressing age long Bakalori Dam challenges in the state.  "Beyond the repairs, the intervention also includes empowerment of the Water Users Associations with fertiliz...

Editor  AIA Kurawa Travels and General Contract Ltd was named among Africa's Top 100 Travel Icons, winning the prestigious Africa Travel 100 – Tour Operators Award 2026. In a statement issued by the Media Consultant AIA Kurawa Travels and General Contract Ltd,Zainab Shuaibu Abdullahi said the recognition was conferred at the 22nd AKWAABA African Travel Market, held in Lagos held between September 13 to 15, 2026, in celebration of the company's outstanding contribution to excellence in travel and tourism across Africa. The award was organised by ATQ News and Travellers Magazine, the Africa Travel 100 initiative honours travel professionals and organisations making significant contributions to the growth, promotion and development of tourism across the continent through innovation, quality service delivery and promotion of intra-Africa travel. According to Travellers Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 2 (2026), this year's edition featured leading tour operators from 13 African countries...

Editor  The All Progressives Congress (APC) Zamfara north Senatorial aspirant, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi has reaffirmed his commitment on the struggle against injustice, saying intimidation, harassment would never make him succumb to his Senatorial aspiration. Dr Sani Shinkafi on Sunday while addressing supporters and leaders of Wamban Shinkafi Democratic front, reaffirmed his stand to run for Zamfara North Senatorial Zone for a purposeful, accountable and people oriented representation. Shinkafi who is also an APC chieftain said, it's high time for Zamfara North to enjoy dividends of democracy after sixteen (16) years of incumbent Senator Sahabi Ya'u Kaura’s alleged poor representation in the National Assembly without infrastructural development, no social and economic development brought to the zone .as Senator representing Zamfara North Senatorial District.  He urged his supporters across Shinkafi, Birnin Magaji, Zurmi and Kaura Namoda Local Government respectively to c...

From Ahmed Attahir                            The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has intensified efforts to protect critical power infrastructure through a stakeholder sensitisation programme in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of encroachment on transmission rights-of-way and the vandalism of electricity infrastructure. The programme, held at City Guest Hotel, Birnin Kebbi, brought together representatives of host communities, traditional institutions, youth groups, security agencies, relevant government establishments, and the media to foster stronger collaboration in safeguarding transmission facilities and ensuring reliable electricity transmission. The sensitisation exercise was organised in line with directives from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and formed part of TCN’s broader efforts to educate the public on the dangers associated with building...

Attahiru Ahmed Gusau  The National Chairman of the Kwankwasiyya Nationwide Project Zamfara State, Malam Yunusa Isa Yallabai, has distributed drugs worth about two million naira to vulnerable people in the state.  Speaking to newsmen on Thursday night in Gusau, Malam Yunusa Isa Yallabai said the drugs would be distributed to hospitals in five wards in Maru Local Government particularly Bindin, Dankurmi, Dangulbi among other Community.  According to him, the initiative, was tagged “Yallabai Care,” aimed at providing medical assistance to less privileged members of society. He further explained that, the initiative was designed to ease the suffering of people with various health conditions by improving their access to health care in the state.  He called on politicians and other public office holders to emulate the gesture by supporting vulnerable people in their communities, noting that, helping those in need was a worthy act that attracts Allah’s blessings. On the is...