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By Aminu Abdullahii Gusau  Alhaji Ibrahim Maigandi Danmalikin Gidangoga, a former Zamfara Commissioner of Information has called on Gov. Dauda Lawal to stop playing the blame game against Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle to tackle security challenges in the state. Danmalikin-Gidangoga in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday condemned recent attack on Matawalle by Gov. Lawal. He noted that such comments on media by Gov Lawal against Matawalle has no value to the development of the state. He said Gov Lawal must collaborate with Matawalle to tackle security challenges in the state. “The two leaders should collaborate to achieve the ongoing Anti-banditry operations in the state by the Federal Government. “I think Gov. Lawal should stop the blame gave on unnecessary issues, let him focus on the development of the state,”. “The Federal Government is a great making effort as regard to fight against security. “The state government must also use it machineries like Com...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Security expert, Muhammed Bello Bakyasuwa has commended the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa for making effort for the establishment of Joint Military Theatre Operations in the North West to tackle insecurity in the region. Bakyasuwa, the immediate past Commandant, Zamfara Anti Thuggery Agency  noted that the ongoing military operations is capable of addressing security situation that had been bevelling the state and region for over a decade. Recently, the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa had recently during his one-day visit to Zamfara state said a joint Military Theatre Operation to be established in the region. The CDS said the theater to be named "Operation Fansar Yanma North West". Bakyasuwa applaud the effort of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa for working towards establishment of the theatre command in Zamfara. "The operation FANSAN YAMMA "to combat the lingering security c...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  The Kaduna South Chairmanship candidate for All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Malam Jamilu Isah Sani, has promised to provide free medical treatment to maternity women's and the Children below five years, to all  primary health care within the local government areas if elected. Malam Jamilu Isah made the promised interview an interview  with newsmen in Kaduna, ahead of the Kaduna state local government election.  The APGA Candidate however, promised to gives health care sector one hundred percent  priority and free medical care for maternity women and their Children below five years within the Thirteen wards of Kaduna south local government area.   He also assured the people of southern Kaduna that, his government will effectively intervened in primary education by making sure that he revive the standard of government schools, in order to compete with private schools.  "Our government will brace in carried everybody inres...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  The Kaduna state governor, Malam Uba Sani  has unveiled the women peace and security action plan, and the youth peace security action plan documents for attributing the commitment of government towards achieving a sustainable peace building process.  The governor, who represented by the Commissioner ministry of human services and social development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, at the commemoration of 2024 international  day peace, held at Kaduna state University (KASU) recently in Kaduna.     The governor however said that,  "as we unveiled the women and youth plans today, its testimony that the current administration recognized the critical roles they plays in building and sustainable peace co- existence and unity purpose.  He also acknowledged the challenges or barriers faced by women and girls in conflicts situation and reaffirmed the commitment towards protecting their rights and dignitaries.   " As we commomerated the 2...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  Following the successful observance of the 2024 International Peace Day in Kaduna, Ibrahim Yakubu, team leader of the Network of Peace Journalists (NPJ), praised the Kaduna State Peace Commission (KSPC) and its 37 partners for organizing a meaningful peace symposium. Held in the 1,000-seat hall at Kaduna State University, the conference gathered diverse stakeholders in peacebuilding, including traditional leaders, religious figures, community peace observers, and advocates for improved Christian-Muslim relations in the region. This year's theme was "Cultivating a Culture of Peace and Unity." Yakubu however,  commended the Kaduna State Government, KSPC, and various civil society organizations for their efforts to foster peace and unity both locally and nationally.  He also expressed gratitude to the Interfaith Mediation Center (IMC), Search for Common Ground, Mercy Corps, and the Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA) for their ro...

By Aminu Abdullahii Gusau  The Zamfara state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has today reacted to the call by the APC seeking the Federal Government to impose State of emergency in Zamfara state,, saying that the call is baseless and disrespectful to Zamfara state people. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by the PDP publicity secretary Haliru Andi. The statement reads: The call by the factional APC led by former Governor Matawalle and Sen Abdulaziz Yari for a state of emergency in Zamfara is a clear indication of their intimidation by the developmental strides made under Governor Dauda Lawal’s leadership. The PDP administration is focused on rectifying the maladministration that characterized 25 years of APC governance, and it is evident that the APC fears the scorecard of Governor Lawal. Their attempts to undermine his efforts reflect a desperate need to salvage their political careers as the 2027 elections approach. The call for a st...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara chapter of All Progressive Congress APC, has called on the Federal government to declare state of emergency in the state due to the in ability of the Governor Dauda Lawal to support the military operations in the state  This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by the APC publicity secretary Yusuf Idris Gusau. The statement reads: The current onslaught on bandits/terrorists in Zamfara State by the military in the north western states under the coordination/supervision of the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle on the instructions and directives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu certainly, is yielding unpredictable unprecedented results as bandits' leaders and their gangs who hitherto thought they were powerful as they laid siege on the region have been subdued by the current development of the federal government's fight against banditry is quite impressive and needs to be sustained at all ...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  The Kaduna state peace commission in partnership with others stakeholders have organised activities for the celebration of 2024 world international peace day.   The events with aims to explored the best pathways for addressing global and local problems so as to attained peace, security and progressive development in Kaduna and Nigeria at large.   While briefing the newsmen, at the Commission in Kaduna, the Executive vice Chairman Kaduna state peace commission, Dr Saleh B Momale, said "the international peace is the day for all to celebrate and reinforce the achievements of humanity in the promotion of peace.   He however explained that, having reflected on the context in the state, we have collectively adopted this year’s theme as “Strengthening the Culture and Values of Peaceful Coexistence in Kaduna State.”   It's s affirmed to the progress already made in promoting peace, and also emphasizing the need to nurture and sustain this...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  The  Commander Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA),  Major General Kevin Aligbe, has launched the Second series of the TRADOC  Educational Support Programme by presenting school materials to the  Schools at Minna Military Cantonment,  Minna,  Niger State.  The launching and presentation of the materials contained in a statement signed and distributed to news men's, by the acting deputy Director Army Public relations, training and doctrime command Nigeria Army, at the closing ceremony of the TRADOC Library Students Day Period 2024.  The event was organised by the  Directorate of Army Training Support Centre (ATSC) in TRADOC NA with the theme, “Enhancing Research Potentials and Reading Culture of the NA Personnel through Effective Use of Library”. The Commander TRADOC, who doubled as the Special Guest of Honour at the event, however said that, the gesture  introduced to subsidise the educa...

Gambo Abubakar Kaduna  Kaduna State governor Malam Uba Sani has approved the construction of over Six Hundred  schools throughout the Twenty Three local government areas of the state.    The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Mallam Rabi’u Yunusa stated this while receiving a meritorious award conferred to him by the Coalition of Arewa Media Reporters recently in Kaduna. According to the permanent secretary the administration of governor Uba Sani have already constructed Five hundred schools within the one and half year of his office.  Malam Rabiu also assured the state's citizens that, "for the next three years of Uba Sani administration, there would be no out of schools children's throughout the state.  "The governor is given fully attention to education sector, there was no request that the governor ever rejected or not approved from ministry."  Malam Rabiu however noted that,  with his government efforts and commitment through the impl...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna   The  Executive Chairman Kaduna state Independent Electoral Commission, (SIECOM). Hajiya Hajara Mohammed has said that,  Seventy Six candidates from Ten political parties have registered with the commission and screened for the incoming local government elections in Kaduna state.  Hajiya Hajara made this to known while briefing the newsmen, at the end of screening excirses, organised by the commission for Chairmanship candidates from Ten political parties registered to the forth coming local government election, held at SIECOM headqurter in Kaduna.  According to the Chairman, "the commission have successfully screened Seventy Six Chairmanship contestants from Ten out of Nineteen registered political parties in Nigeria.  The commission however would display  the valid and disqualified candidate that participated from the excirses, regarding to the elections guide lines,  on Twenteeth September this year, and distribut...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara State All Progressives Congress APC has been vindicated following the immediate redeployment of all state Ministry of Finance Directors including the state Deputy Accountant General over exposed document on bandits funding. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by Zamfara APC publicity secretary Yusuf Idris Gusau. According to the statement, a special posting/ redeployment circular back dated with reference number HOS/Z/844/VOL 3 and signed by the state acting Head of Service, Ahmad Aliyu Liman conveying the decision of the state executive council to the sacked 10 directors of the state treasury and the subsequent appointment of their replacement with immediate effects . Those appointed include:-  1.  Idris Bawa as Deputy Accountant General  2.  Aminu Musa Gusau Sub Treasuser  3.  Isah Garba Nasarawa Godel Director expenditure control  4.  Usman Ibrahim Maru Director Sala...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  No fewer than 24,000 out of school children would be enrolled in Zamfara state by Adolescent Girls learning and empowerment (AGILE) project. This was made known today by the Zamfara state AGILE project coordinator Hajiya Sa'adatu Abdu Gusau while addressing newsmen in her office.  The project coordinator said the AGILE project, a World Bank project in collaboration with the Federal ministry of education, and Zamfara state government, is aimed at the enrollment of more adolescent girls in schools in the state. She said, AGILE project is aimed to increase enrollment of adolescent girls into schools, where traditional rulers, religious leaders and community leaders are involved to enlighten the public what AGILE is all about According to her, part of the method for the increment of enrollment is use of cash transfer to less privileged family to ease children’s transportation to attend school. "We are targeting children who finished primary school going t...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara state commissioner of health Dr, Aisha M Z Anka has been commended for her commitment in driving health sector forward. Dr. Isaac Bulus, the Regional Manager of the IHVN Kano region, made the commendation today during the stakeholders conference in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital. He said the commendation became imperative considering  the Commissioner's capacity through health-related developmental projects carried out by the Governor's administration, Dr. Lawal Dare, under her supervision.  According to the Regional Manager, Dr. M. Z Anka supports the state Ministry of Health in achieving adequate management of HIV and TB patients, as well as a commitment to the HIV and TB program's implementation and strengthen integration for TB/HIV activities amongst Stakeholders in The State. The  NEPHWAN Monitoring and Evaluation Officer,  Lukman Majidadi, praised the state Ministry of Health's Department of Public Health for coordin...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that minister of State, Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, forced the state government to negotiate with bandits. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by the APC publicity secretary Yusuf Idris Gusau. The statement reads:- Zamfara State PDP led government under Governor Dauda Lawal has continued unabatedly to accuse the immediate past APC government in the state over its (Dauda's government) inability to meet its campaign promises to the people, over one year into the administration. The Dauda campaign train had used insecurity against Matawalle's leadership promising to eliminate banditry and other security challenges facing the state within its first  months in office, but having failed, it has again returned against the APC saying it is the reason why the PDP cannot defeat the bandit...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  Dr. Isaac Bulus, the Regional Manager of the IHVN Kano region, expressed the appreciation at a stakeholders conference in Gusau.  Dr. Bulus stated that he observed the Commissioner's capacity through health-related developmental projects carried out by the Governor's administration, Dr. Lawal Dare, under her supervision.  According to the Regional Manager, Dr. M. Z Anka supports the state Ministry of Health in achieving adequate management of HIV and TB patients, as well as a commitment to the HIV and TB program's implementation and strengthen integration for TB/HIV activities amongst Stakeholders in The State. The  NEPHWAN Monitoring and Evaluation Officer,  Lukman Majidadi, praised the state Ministry of Health's Department of Public Health for coordinating non-governmental activities and contributing to the development of the health sector.  Majidadi stated that any challenges are reported to the state Ministry of Health through ...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  Zamfara State government has commenced the routinization of insecticides and mosquito nets through the Ant Natal Care (ANC) and routine immunization channels across the health facilities in the fourteen local government areas of the state. The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aisha M. Z. Anka, made this known today, during a flagg off ceremony of the distribution of the facilities at Dr. Karima  WCWC Hospital Tudun Wada Gusau. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by the ministry's information officer Suleman Isah. According to the statement , the Commissioner has said that,  the distribution of insecticide nets will take place at tertiary, secondary, and primary healthcare facilities across 147 wards in the state. "The nets will be giving to all pregnant women on their first antenatal visit and children who have completed their immunization schedules  (PENTA3) "the Commissioner has disclosed" Similarly, the nets...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna The secretary peoples democratic party (PDP) Kaduna state, Alhaji Ibrahim Wusomo, has appealed to the Kaduna state independent electoral commission (SIEC), for being fairness to each party that registered for the incoming local government elections. Ibrahim Wusomo made appeales in his office during the screening exercises of the PDP's aspirants for the incoming local government Chairmen's and councillors elections in the state, held at party secretariat in Kaduna.  According to the secretary, "as I'm speaking to you now, no any copy of  constitutional backing guiding the elections submitted to any opposition parties.'  Wusomo however noted that, 'its ridiculous that the election body have submitted two memo's pertaining the funds fees for local government Chairmen and the Councillors, five hundred naira fees for the Chairmanship firstly submitted. While the second noticed indicated Two million fees for Chairmanship, we however direc...

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal has been commended for transforming the entire health sector in the state. The commendation was made by the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aisha M. Z. Anka during ground breaking ceremony of reconstruction and equipping of talata mafara ultra-modern hospital which took place today Saturday at Talatar Mafara town. The Commissioner disclosed that since the inception of the administration of Governor Lawal and his purposeful declaration of State of Emergency in Health Sector, guided by your rescue Mission Agenda, the State Health Sector has recorded tremendous successes. According to Dr. Anka, some of the remarkable projects by the state Governor include; provision of free ante-natal care services across the state, free hospital deliveries and distribution of Mama Kits, free emergency caesarian section and distribution of over 3Million doses of Anti-Malaria Drugs for Children under the age of 5years. This was contained in ...

BY Aminu Abdullahi Gusau  The Provost College of Health Sciences and Technology Tsafe, Alhaji Hamisu Yusuf yelwa, his management team, staffs and students congratulate his Excellency the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal for his successful 59 years in the world. He also lauds tremendous achievements recorded by the Governor, his life style as philanthropist, his littered activities have been benefited within and outside the state. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by the college Information Officer, Comrade  Jamilu Sani Tsafe. According to the statement, the entire management, staffs and students, of the college have enjoyed Dauda Lawal's gesture before he joined politics." We are enjoying your selfless services in the college and most especially now that you are the Governor". He said. The provost added that, like what excellency's spokesman said, "If you want spoil your Gari before Dauda Lawal approach him with gossip ...

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna   In a special meeting of Elders and top level leaders from all parts of the Northern Nigeria have all agreed to unified themselves in one umbrella in tackling the issues of ever increasing of insecurity, sky rocketing cost of living, destitution, unemployment and other calamities plaguing the region in particular and Nigeria in general.  The Northern Elders resolutions was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of board of trustees general meeting of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), delivered by the forum National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad Baba, at the ACF Headquarter in Kaduna.    The BOT meeting was presided over by, Alhaji Bashir Muhammed Tsalhatu, Wazirin Dutse ACF  Chairman, also in attendance are the former state governors of the northern states, ministers, service chiefs, members of the National Assembly, retired senior public officers, academics, professionals and multitudes of patriotic citizens....

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna    Marafa Foundation has graduated sixty youths in skills acquisition from various works categories, and inaugurated new executive in Kaduna state.  The Sixty trainees were trained in catering, chemicals processing and make up, which recently held at Arewa House in Kaduna.   Speaking with news men, the founder of the foundation, Engineer Basiru Ibrahim Marafa, explained that, "based on my faith we are mandated to support some one that don't have a work especially the youth in the society, in respective of their ethnics and religions background. He noted that, the aim of establishing the foundation is to support the government in creating jobs opportunities to our able youth, for the growth and the development for future betterment to our young generation.    "In making them being selfless dependent in the society, so as to depend and became an importance members of the society, through given their contributions to the development of...