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JUST IN: Zamfara factional Assembly dissolves standing committees,vows to recover diverted funds.

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Speaker Zamfara factional House of Assembly Bashir Aliyu Gummi. From Ahmed Attahir  The Zamfara State Factional House of Assembly has dissolved all principal officers,house standing committees vowed to file cases against them to EFCC, ICPC to recover diverted funds in the state. The factional Speaker Bashir Aliyu Gummi also appointed two sensitive committees to give the institution a better focus.  This was disclosed today Wednesday by the factional speaker,  Hon. Bashar Aliyu Gummi shortly after the House Plenary,  held in Gusau,the state capital. According to him,house two standing committees,  that includes Ethics and Privileges as well as Works and Infrastructure, have been reconstituted to be chaired by Hon. Masama and Hon. Bashir Sarkin Zango respectively . The House resolved to file all financial misappropriation reports against the dissolved House Principal officers to the EFCC and ICPC  in order to recover all diverted public funds. During t...

2025 World Malaria Day : 1.5m children receives Chemoprevention in Zamfara

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  permanent secretary, Zamfara state ministry of health during briefing to commemorate on the 2025 world Malaria Day. From Ahmed Attahir  The Zamfara state government has disclosed that partnership with stakeholders,such like media, international organizations, in the fight against malaria has yielded results as 1.5 million children under five  received seasonal malaria chemoprevention in 2024 in the state. This was disclosed on Friday by the Zamfara state commissioner of health Dr Nafisa Mohammed Maradu during a briefing to commemorate 2025 world Malaria Day in the state. The theme for this year’s World Malaria Day is "Time to end malaria with us: reinvest, reimagine, reignite," with the slogan "Stay Committed." According to the commissioner who was represented by the permanent secretary ministry of health Mallam Bashir Surajo, said in 2023-2024, 3.2 million insecticide-treated nets were distributed with support from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative,...

Breaking : Parallel House of Assembly with new Speaker emerges in Zamfara

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Newly emerged parallel Zamfara state House of Assembly speaker,Hon. Bashar Aliyu Gummi. From Ahmed Attahir A new political development has occurred in Zamfara State as parallel House of Assembly emerged with Hon. Bashir Aliyu Gummi  as new speaker in the state. The parallel Assembly members during their sitting today Wednesday said that they takes far reaching decisions of public interests.  The crisis started when 10 members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly were suspended by the impeached Speaker, Hon. Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki for voicing out their constituents' security challenges in the  Those Members who created the Parallel state House of Assembly describing their suspension as illegal, misleading and unfounded. Saying how can an impeached speaker by 18 out of 24 members suspend other members.  The lawmakers who reinforced the selection of Hon Bashar Aliyu Gummi as Speaker and maintained that Hon. Bikyaminu Moriki remained impeached. "The house has i...

An Opinion : 2027, THE DISTURBING ETHNIC SING SONG FROM YOBE

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By Modu Zanna Damaturu The emerging ethnic narrative ahead of the 2027 general elections in Yobe State is understandably eliciting attacks and condemnations from its sons and daughters as well as well-wishers across all ranks. The deluge of condemnations and ill-feelings that trailed the recent simple but impactful Facebook post by one Hussaini Mohammed Isa, narrowing the governorship contest in the state to a particular tribe or ethnic group, have been unprecedented and overwhelming. In the write up titled: “Meet Tumsah, Another Possible Contender In Yobe Guber Race”, Isa tried to rationalise why it is impossible for a person from minority tribe to emerge as the governor of the state. The piece was apparently meant to disqualify the subject of his attack, Kashim Musa Tumsah, MFR, an Oil and Gas lawyer and diplomat, even before the curtains raise for the 2027 campaigns. In his attempt to dismiss his subject’s perceived interest in the state’s most coveted seat as inconsequential, he we...

Girl education: MPC trains Zamfara enumerators on AGILE project

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  His Royal Highness Emir of Talata Mafara Dr Bello Mohammed Barmo with MPC team lead by Malam Nasiru Usman Biyabiki during a advocacy visit to the Emirate. From Ahmed Attahir The Zamfara state Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in collaboration with Media and Publicity Consult (MPC) have embarked on training capacity building for enumerators on important of girl child education in the state. The enumerators capacity training was flagged off for Zamfara West Senatorial zone on Wednesday at Mafara town, headquarters of Talata Mafara local government area in the state. In his opening remarks,the AGILE consultant Professor Abubakar Aliyu liman represented by chief executive officer Media and publicity Consult (MPC) Malam Nasiru Usman Biyabiki disclosed that enumerators were drawn from six local government councils of Zamfara West Senatorial zone. Biyabiki explained that the integrated marketing communications campaign training and capacity bu...

APC Chairman,Kana Zuru donates Vehicle to Kebbi South APC social media Forum.

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Kebbi state APC Chairman, represented by commissioner of Animal Health Alhaji Kabiru Usman while presenting vehicle key to APC Social media Kebbi South.  From Aminu Umar Bukkuyum The All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman, kebbi state Alhaji Abubakar muhammad kana zuru has donated a  Peugeot 406 wagon to kebbi South APC social media forum in the state. He said the gesture was aimed to promote the administration of Governor Nasir Idris developmental projects executed across the state. Kana Zuru represented by the commissioner ministry of Animal Health Alhaji Kabiru Usman (Alaramma) during the formal presentation of the vehicle,called on beneficiaries to used the vehicle judiciously, focus on promoting Governor Nasir Idris Achievements recorded in less than two years in the state. In their separate remarks, commissioner for special duties Alhaji Zayyanu Aliero and commissioner ministry of youths and sport Alhaji Nura Bala (Fingiller) urged beneficiaries to go every nook and cra...

IQRAA Foundation donates N1m to Violence Survivors in Zamfara

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  Emir of Gusau,HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Bello with members of IQRAA Foundation, during the formal donation to Violence Survivors in Zamfara. From Ahmed Attahir  The IQRAA Foundation with support from LEAP Africa in collaboration with  Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF),have distributed One Million Naira Livelihood Grant to survivors of violence in Zamfara State.   The foundation has also trained 100 youth, across four communities in Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism and countering the spread of fake news. Speaking during the formal presentation ceremony held at Council Chamber,Emirs palace in Gusau, the Project Manager,IQRAA foundation Umar Mahmud Umar highlighted that the aim of the initiative’s is to restore hope, foster economic resilience, and empower beneficiaries to rebuild their lives.   The grant was awarded to 16 beneficiaries as provide by the “Path to Peace”, and was categorized into three groups that includes Entrepreneurial Growth Gra...