LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as “no fly zone’’. The National Security Adviser (NSO), retired Maj. -Gen. Babagana Monguno, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the National Security Council. The meeting…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Humaira Mustapha made no effort to wipe away the tears rolling down her cheeks, as she spoke about her two kidnapped daughters. “Whenever I think about my daughters I’m filled with indescribable grief,” Mustapha told AFP. Seated against the plastered mud wall of her bare sitting room, her tears left damp spots…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leader of the banditry group operating along Shinkafi/Sokoto Road, Zamfara State, Kachalla Turji, has said members of the group are not afraid of death. Turji also accused the Nigerian government and Zamfara State government of reneging on a series of promises made to them. He disclosed this during a peace meeting with…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 37 people in Dutsin Gari village, Kanoma district in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents told SaharaReporters that the armed men arrived at Dutsin Gari on motorbikes after blocking the community’s entry and exit points before unleashing terror on the defenceless residents…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a senior army officer, Major J.F. London, in Zamfara State. A military source confirmed to SaharaReporters that London was killed during an ambush set up for Nigerian soldiers at Janbako town in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The source said…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of Zamfara State Sharia Court Judge, Salihu Abdullahi, kidnapped by bandits three weeks ago, has launched an appeal fund, seeking for money to ransom him. Abdullahi was kidnapped by bandits along with his colleague, Shafi,u Jangebe, when they were returning to Zamfara State from Niger Republic where they were studying…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), AVM Muhammad Mohammed (rtd) on Wednesday, said over 900 houses were destroyed by flood in 13 out of the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State. Mohammed also disclosed that a 7-year-old boy died as a result of flooding in Gummi Local Government Area of…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has lamented that some foreigners exchange arms for gold and other precious stones in his state. He said the situation was contributing to the security challenges being witnessed in the state. Matawalle spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting he had with the President, Major General…