LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, Sen. Kabiru Marafa and Bauchi State House of Assembly Speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman, have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Marafa represented Zamfara Central in the 7th and 8th Senate from 2011 to 2019. Chairman of Zamfara PDP,…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds. Yari, who was arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the anti-graft agency, was taken to the Sokoto office of the commission where he was detained…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zamfara State Government has raised the alarm over the diversion of N10bn earmarked for the construction of a state university under the administration of former governor Abdulaziz Yari. Commissioner for Finance in the state, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, raised the alarm during a briefing with journalists in Gusau, the capital, on Tuesday….
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Corpses of 23 unidentified persons were found inside a forest in Zurmi Local Government area of Zamfara State.. The remains, some of which had gunshots wounds or slit throats, were discovered Friday evening in the bush. Report monitored in Daily Trust disclosed that the discovery caused panic in nearby communities, coming months…