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News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: Zamfara @ 30: A Whole New World

News channel or source: https://leadership.ng/zamfara-30-a-whole-new-world/

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026

I have had to rely on information from independent security correspondents and intel from security operatives in Zamfara to get updates on the situation in ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: At least 100 killed in Nigerian airstrike on Zamfara market, Amnesty says

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/least-100-killed-nigerian-airstrike-084312474.html

Published on: Monday 11 May 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Nigerian soldiers walks past military tanks prepared for deployment during a tour of the Theatre Command Operation ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: Nigeria Police Dispute Number of Kidnapping Victims in Zamfara State

News channel or source: https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-police-dispute-number-of-kidnapping-victims-in-zamfara-state/7045023.html

Published on: Monday 10 April 2023

Security forces in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state are searching for women and children gunmen abducted over the weekend. Residents say at least 80 people were taken, which Zamfara's police ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in Nigeria: What’s Going on in Zamfara?

News channel or source: https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/the-return-of-al-qaedas-faction-in-nigeria-whats-going-on-in-zamfara/

Published on: Monday 25 March 2019

The northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara has reportedly experienced more than 180 deaths and 300 kidnappings in the first half of March 2019 alone. Zamfara has otherwise avoided much of the ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: In Zamfara, a polio survivor leverages experience to mobilize support for vaccination against the virus

News channel or source: https://www.afro.who.int/countries/nigeria/news/zamfara-polio-survivor-leverages-experience-mobilize-support-vaccination-against-virus

Published on: Thursday 18 May 2023

Zamfara, 19 May, 2023 - Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, residing in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria was 12 when he contracted the poliovirus. As a direct consequence, he developed a ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: Gunmen kill at least 20 people in gold mining village of Nigeria’s Zamfara state

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/africa/nigeria-zamfara-state-gunmen-attack-intl-latam

Published on: Friday 25 April 2025

Gunmen have killed at least 20 people in an attack in a gold mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, residents and Amnesty International said. Details on a possible motive for the ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: Dauda Lawal - Political Patronage or Public Service? By Bala B Bitrus

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/dauda-lawal-political-patronage-or-public-service-by-bala-b-bitrus/ar-AA2fFtjt

Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

History will ultimately judge the Lawal administration positively for choosing the public interest over political patronage and for prioritising the welfare of the peopleNo administration should be ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: Gunmen Abduct More Than 100 in Nigeria's Zamfara State

News channel or source: https://www.voanews.com/a/gunmen-abduct-more-than-100-in-nigeria-zamfara-state/6843604.html

Published on: Sunday 20 November 2022

More than 100 people, including women and children were abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria's northeastern Zamfara state on Sunday, the information commissioner and residents said on ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » History: At Least 100 Killed in Nigerian Airstrike on Zamfara Market, Amnesty Says

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-12/at-least-100-killed-in-nigerian-airstrike-on-zamfara-market-amnesty-says