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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...

Editor  The Matawalle Political Standing Committee has commended the singular effort of the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle's display of political acumen, experience and exhbition of his decades in active politics in the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the publicity secretary Publicity Secretary,Matawalle Political Standing Committee Yusuf Idris in Gusau, the state capital.  The statement reads in part: " The mobilisation and return back to the APC of all the eight Zamfara State House of Assembly members who recently announced their defection from our great party is a clear indication of his political idea of multiplying membership which is one of the principles of party success in elections. "No party can accept to lose eight of its serving members of the state assembly to the opposition at this time that all parties are preparing to partake in the forthcoming 2027 general election. "Their return has boosted the part...

Ahmed Attahir  The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has dismissed an appeal filed by Senator Sahabi Ya'u Kaura challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court Gusau over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District. The Appeal court upholds the decision of the Federal High Court in favour of Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, APC senatorial aspirant Zamfara north, and ordered for a primary election in the area.  Counsel to the first respondent, Bello Galadi, disclosed this while speaking with journalist after the judgment ,saying that, the appellate court resolved all the issues raised by the appellant and dismissed the appeal for lack of merit. Mr Galadi explained that Sahabi Yau Kaura had challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to entertain the case, but the Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's authority to hear and determine the matter. He said the appellate court also rejected the argument that the lo...

Editor  In an effort to expand access to affordable fuel alternatives, Clean Energy Solutions company, NU Synergy, has inaugurated a Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, vehicle conversion and refuelling centre Zaria Road, Kano State. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the media coordinator NU synergy, Zainab Shuaibu Abdullahi to Journalists in Kano. The facility, founded by Malam Najashi Ubah, is designed to provide vehicle owners, commercial drivers and transport operators with professional CNG conversion services and refuelling infrastructure as an alternative to conventional petrol-powered transportation. The inauguration ceremony attracted prominent government officials and key stakeholders in the transportation and energy sectors, including the National Coordinator of the Presidential CNG Initiative, Barrister Ismael Ahmad, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the Commissioner for Transportation, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi. Speaking a...

Editor  The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB),in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC),have organized four-day training programme on Pedagogical ICT Integration in the state.  In a statement issued on Tuesday by ZSUBEB public relations officer Ibrahim Musa Maizare said the training was to strengthen technology-assisted teaching and learning in basic education schools across Zamfara State. The training,was flagged off by the Executive Chairman Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board professor Nasiru Garba Anka.  The Executive Chairman, represented by the Director of Data, Digital Platform and Analytics (DDPA), Dalhatu Muhammad Jangebe, said the programme was designed to equip education personnel with the practical knowledge and skills required to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into classroom. The programme brings together 65 participants, comprising 10 State ICT Officers, 50 ICT Instructors, ...

Editor  The Zamfara State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), have intensified efforts on sustainable sanitation in the State. The state government has reaffirmed it commitment towards achieving a Sustainable Open Defecation Free Zamfara State,saying sustainable sanitation goes beyond ending open defecation. The collaborative have organized capacity building programme for traditional pit emptiers and faecal sludge evacuators across four Local Government Areas (LGAs): Anka, Bukkuyum, Kaura Namoda and Maru in the state.  Speaking on behalf of the Zamfara State Government, the Programme Manager of the Zamfara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSAN), Dr Abubakar Nasir Galadima represented by the Director of Sanitation, reaffirmed the government's commitment towards achieving a Sustainable Open Defecation Free Zamfara State. He emphasised that ach...

Editor  The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammad Matawalle, MON, has donated a car and ten motorcycles to one of his support groups led by Alhaji Salisu Dawa. In a statement issued by Yusuf Idris Gusau ,Publicity Secretary,Matawalle Political Standing Committee (MPSC) said the gesture was part of Minister's continuous empowerment programme to teeming supporters in the state. The Minister was represented at the presentation ceremony by the Chairman of his political movement in Zamfara State, Builder Ibrahim Isa Mayana. According to him, this is not the first time he is supporting his followers and it will not be the last. He explained that the donation is aimed at easing the transportation challenges of the beneficiaries in appreciation of their constant support and loyalty to his political movement and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State. Matawalle expressed confidence that the beneficiaries will put the vehicles to judicious use for the benefit of the...

Editor  The Senatorial aspirant for Zamfara North Senatorial District, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has expressed confidence that the Court of Appeal will uphold the judgment of the Federal High Court which nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election conducted in the area.  Dr. Shinkafi stated this while speaking to journalists after the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto heard arguments in the appeal challenging the lower court’s judgment. He said his confidence was based on the documentary evidence presented before the Federal High Court, which, according to him, established non-compliance with the Electoral Act and the APC guidelines for the conduct of primary elections. Dr. Shinkafi explained that electoral disputes are determined based on evidence, stressing that the appeal would not change the facts established before the lower court. He said the Electoral Act and the APC’s guidelines clearly stipulate procedures for conducting primary electi...

A renowned legal practitioner, Barrister Kaloma Dahiru Mustapha.  Editor A renowned legal practitioner and philanthropist in Jigawa state,Barrister Kaloma Dahiru Mustapha, has called on citizens to actively participate in the electoral process by obtaining their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state.  Barrister Kaloma and APC Chieftain made the call during an interaction with members of the public, emphasizing that the PVC remains the only instrument through which citizens can exercise their constitutional right to elect leaders of their choice. According to him, meaningful development, good governance, and sustainable progress can only be achieved when citizens actively participate in the democratic process through voter registration and informed voting. He urged all eligible residents of Jigawa State who are yet to register or collect their PVCs to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise by the Independent National El...

From Ahmed Attahir  The Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Muhammed Matawalle facilitated with good people of Zamfara State over 30th anniversary since creation of the state says he is after continued development of the state. Matawalle stated this in a statement marking the Zamfara's 30th Anniversary and Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The statement issued in Gusau on Thursday signed by the Publicity Secretary, Matawalle Political Standing Committee (MPSC) Malam Yusuf Idris Gusau. The Minister commended the first Military administrator of the state, Col Jibril Bala Yakubu and other former civilian governors for their various contributions to the state at different interventions. Matawalle thanked the Former Head of State late Gen. Sani Abacha for creating the state,  "May his soul rest in eternal peace" "I want use this opportunity to felicitate with good people of Zamfara State for 30th anniversary of creation of Zamfara State. This is the right...