INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu
Politics

INEC won’t recognize IDPs during election in Zamfara – REC

This was disclosed by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Asmau Maikudi, at a press briefing in Gusau on Wednesday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not consider any Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Zamfara, saying they do not have records. This was disclosed by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr […]

National

Bandits Kill Soldiers In Zamfara, Casualty Figure Unknown

Suspected bandits have killed an unspecified number of soldiers at a forest in Doburu in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An online news portal, The Cable, quoted a military source as disclosing this on Saturday, saying many of his colleagues sustained injuries in the incident. He said some of the injured persons […]

National

Zamfara Unrest: Police arrest 23

The Zamfara Police Command said it had arrested 23 persons who were involved in Monday’s unrest in Tsafe town where firearms were used by the protesters. The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara state, Mr Usman Belel, made this known to journalists in Gusau after the restoration of peace and normalcy in the affected area. He […]