These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign against armed groups and insurgents in the north of the country, much of which is effectively outside of federal government control.

By Ayorinde Oluokun/AbujaZamfara Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal had commended the Department of State Services (DSS) over its role in the recent interception of a large cache of arms and ammunitions being smuggled into the state from Niger Republic by a courier identified as Abubakar Umar aka Dangada.

Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal, has commended the Department of State Services for its intelligence-sharing efforts that led to the interception of a large cache of arms and ammunition smuggled from Niger Republic.

Details of how operatives of the Department of State Services stalled the supply of high calibre arms and ammunition to daredevil bandits in Zamfara State have now emerged, barely 24 hours after the operations.

Nigeria is grappling with malnutrition, particularly in the north, where poverty, food insecurity, inadequate healthcare, and high costs are widespread.

Scale Up Nutrition in Nigeria (SUNN) in collaboration with UNICEF has organised a training workshop on increasing investment

The Zamfara State College of Health Sciences and Technology in Tsafe town has received the approval of additional National Diploma courses by the National

Anthrax is an infection caused by bacterium Bacillus anthracis that can affect warm-blooded animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, horses and wildlife as well as humans with potential high morbidity and mortality.

The Zamfara State government says it is set to launch a Social Protection Policy and Law, an innovative and all-inclusive project, critical in ensuring that its social systems are robust and responsive to the needs of the people,

The Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Solid Minerals in Zamfara State, Kasimu Kaura, has called for urgent and decisive action to address the state’s internal displacement crisis.

"The ongoing illegal mining across the country is being carried out by retired generals, and we know them. Yes, we know them,” he said.

Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has revealed that Bello Turji, a notorious bandit kingpin operating in Zamfara State,