A fresh wave of optimism is sweeping across the polity amid reports that the abducted schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State could regain freedom Sunday. Negotiations between the brigands, who abducted the girls, and the state government have commenced and at the final stage, Sunday … Read more
The Police Command in Zamfara State says it is leaving no stone unturned in its bid to rescue abducted schoolgirls in the state. Ekohotblog had reported how 317 students of Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government area of the state were abducted in the early hours of Friday. But The … Read more
As the country continues to grapple with wave of insecurity and criminality across the country, new information has come to light concerning the latest abduction of Schoolgirls in Zamfara. Just nine days after the abduction of schoolboys in Kagara in Niger state, Nigerians woke up to the unsettling news of another abduction, this time at … Read more
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says forgiving remorseful and repentant bandits is the fastest and best approach to addressing the pervasive insecurity that plagues the country. Matawalle said this is why he decided to grant pardon to repentant bandits in the Zamfara state. Some states in the north, especially the north west, have become flash … Read more
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, says some unpleasant and dispiriting developments pushed bandits into crime and other nefarious activities. Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Wednesday, Matawalle said not all bandits are criminals. He added that the bandits took to life of crime after being at the … Read more
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says banditry in the state has been an in-thing long before he came to power. Matawalle made this know while addressing state house correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday to discuss the insecurity that ravages the state. He said the president invited him for the roundtable discourse … Read more
No fewer than seven teenage girls were killed when an object believed to be a bomb exploded in Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to an indigene of the town, Malam Faruku Magamin, the deceased were among the nine girls who went to the nearby bush to fetch firewood. … Read more
Following an explosion that rocked Magami village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, six children have been recorded dead. Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs Abubakar Dauran, made this known on Tuesday, February 16th. He said the children went to the bush in search of firewood when they picked an explosive device and … Read more
Zamfara, 2023 You May Also Like Ambode Revalidates APC Membership, Implores Progressives To Follow Suit A former member of the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani-Jaji ion Sunday expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will reclaim Zamfara State in the 2023 elections. Sani-Jaji based his confidence on the recent reconciliation between a faction of … Read more
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says criticism of Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, who granted amnesty to bandits is unfair. The bandits whom the governor amnestied were said to be the ones who terrorised the North-West state. Eko Hot Blog gathered that minister, who spoke on AIT’s ‘Kakaaki’ show said the Federal Government … Read more
Reconciliation “The interim leadership of APC in Zamfara state from the faction of Yari was accepted in good spirit with high expectations for fair deal through the inclusion of Sen. Marafa’s supporters at all levels,” Barau said. The two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have reconciled their differences and agreed … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to make Zamfara state their priority in the drive to rid the country of insecurity and other criminal elements. The president’s directive is sequel to the resurgence of banditry in the northwest state. The directive was contained in a statement issued by Thursday by Garba Shehu, senior special … Read more
By Yusufu Aminu Idegu The villages areTalli, Dutsin Gari, Mahuta and Munkuru We will not return to the village until the federal government send the military to the village – Residents You May Also Like: Malami vs Sowore: Absence of Trial Judge Foiled Hearing of Libel Suit Presidency Frowns At Ondo Quit Notice To Herdsmen, … Read more
A yet-to-be-identified Gunmen have killed eight persons during an attack in Janbako community of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, affirmed the occurrence in a statement on Sunday. He said the bandits launched an aggressive reprisal attack on the community in the early hours of … Read more
Command was able to secure the release of eight abducted persons The peace process initiated by the state government has yielded huge results Police in Zamfara say four persons alleged to be behind the murder of a Fulani herdsman have been arrested. Police commissioner Abutu Yaro broke the news on Sunday at a media briefing … Read more
Troops, Bandits Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, on Saturday, eliminated no fewer than 50 bandits at Kuriya village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara, Defence Headquarters says. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said in a statement on Sunday that the troops also recovered 334 rustled livestock from the bandits during … Read more
Police confirm Kidnap The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the kidnap of six children of one Alhaji Sani Gyare and one other in Kadauri village, Maru Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shehu Mohammed, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Gusau. … Read more
Defection A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters in Kungurki Ward in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). The group announced its defection at a ceremony on Wednesday in Sabongarin Kaura in Kaura-Namoda. Speaking on behalf of the group, Malam Bala Ayuba said that the … Read more
Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has signed N142.4bn 2021 budget into law. The signing of the bill took place yesterday, Thursday at the chamber of the State Government House. Speaking during the signing, Matawalle noted that the budget remains the life wire of political, economical and social development of any society. Eko Hot … Read more
Zamfara Govt, budgets The Zamfara Government has budgeted N700 million for legislative activities in 2021. Alhaji Shehu Anka, Clerk of the State House of Assembly, said this while speaking with newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday, Eko hot blog gathered. Anka said that money would be used for training and retraining of legislative staff as well … Read more