A fire has engulfed the Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, as firefighters battle to curb the inferno. It was gathered that the fire which broke out on Saturday evening, left traders and residents in shock as several shops and stalls burned uncontrollably. According to eyewitnesses, the fire, whose cause could not … Read more
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 14 Local Government chairmanship and 147 councillors seats in the November 16 council elections in Zamfara. Alhaji Bala Aliyu, the Chairman of the Zamfara Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) disclosed this while announcing the winners of the election in Gusau on Sunday. Eighteen political parties participated in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, over ownership of official vehicles he took away on leaving office last May. In June, the police raided Matawalle’s residences and seized the vehicles as ordered by the court. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more