Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the reinstatement of the Emir of Yandoto, Aliyu Garba Marafa, who was suspended for conferring a traditional title to a notorious bandits’ kingpin, Ado Aleiru. Recall that the monarch bestowed the traditional title of Sarki Fulani to the bandit on Saturday, July 16, 2022. The Emir asserted that he decided to give the title to Aleiru because of the pivotal role he played during a peace process arranged between the …
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Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, the Deputy Governor of Zamfara state has been impeached by the state house of assembly. 20 out 24 members voted for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor on Wednesday February 23, after the report submitted by the judicial panel of investigation found him guilty of the allegations levelled against him. LIB reported earlier that a seven-man panel was set up to investigate alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office leveled against Gusau. The Deputy Governor …
A prominent car dealer in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state, and four others were, on Tuesday, January 25, arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court for allegedly killing, decapitating, and eating body parts of a 9-year-old boy identified as Ahmad Yakubu Aliyu. The magistrate, Sa’adu Gurbin Bore, read the charges against them and they all pleaded not guilty. The judge then adjourned the case till February 8 2022 for mention. Earlier, the parents of the slain boy …
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has revealed why banditry will not end soon in the state. Speaking to state house correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari in Abuja today January 17, the governor said “I don’t think this issue of banditry will end very soon because already, some people are behind it. Some people are using it and all they need is at least to show Nigerians that both the Federal and Zamfara state governments are not serious about …
Bandits have released the wife and two daughters of a lecturer with the Federal College of Education Technical Gusau in Zamfara State, Dr. Abdurrazak Muazu. Binta Umar Jabaka and her two daughters, Maryam Abdurrazak and Hafsat Abdurrazak, were kidnapped in their house, in Mareri village, an outskirts of Gusau town at 1am in the early hours of Saturday, January 1, 2022. A family member, Mohammed Bello told Punch that the victims were released in the early hours of Monday, January 10, after payment …
It was excitement galore for 358 customers of First City Monument Bank (www.fcmb.com) after winning cash prizes at the fifth draws of the ongoing Millionaire Promo season 7, held on September 22, 2021. Two millionaires emerged from the draws, bringing the number of millionaires in this promo edition to seven. Five others had emerged since April when the Season 7 commenced. The electronic selection of winners happened virtually in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja; Uyo, capital of Akwa …