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News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap six students after raiding residence in Zamfara

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Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

Seven students were abducted when armed men stormed a private residence housing students in Nigeria’s troubled Zamfara state, authorities have confirmed. The raid, according to a report, took place in ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Gunmen abduct seven students in northwest Nigeria, police say

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Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 4 (Reuters) - Gunmen have abducted at least seven students of a polytechnic in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Thursday, the latest ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Rescue Mission at 3: Security chiefs, top diplomats endorse Governor Lawal’s governance model

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Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

Top security chiefs and UN officials commend Governor Dauda Lawal's "Rescue Mission" in Zamfara, endorsing his governance model for transformation.

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Breaking: Bandits abduct students again in Zamfara as tension rises, see details

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Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

Bandits have abducted students again in Zamfara state, igniting renewed tension across the province as details of the latest attack continue to emerge.

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Accolades, encomiums as Zamfara marks three years of Governor Lawal’s rescue mission

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Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

As Zamfara State marks three years of Governor Dauda Lawal’s Rescue Mission, notable Nigerians and credentialed global and local organizations have showered encomiums and accolades over the ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: INVESTIGATION: The helpless locals trapped in terrorist-controlled mining sites in Nigeria

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Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

In 2019, the federal government banned all mining activities in Zamfara, citing the trade as a driver of insecurity. From that point, all mining in the state was officially illegal. It was not until ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: At least 46 kidnapped in Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents say

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Published on: Monday 06 January 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABUJA (Reuters) -Gunmen kidnapped at least 46 people, including women and children, in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria's northwest ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Gunmen in Nigeria's Zamfara abduct over 100 in deadly attack

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Published on: Tuesday 26 August 2025

LAGOS (Reuters) -Gunmen killed at least two people and abducted over 100, mostly women and children, in an attack on Nigeria's Zamfara State, local officials and community leaders said. Zamfara is the ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Places: Buhari prohibits aircraft from flying in Zamfara, places total ban on mining activities

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Published on: Tuesday 02 March 2021

The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as “no fly zone’’. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council ...

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

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Published on: Monday 11 May 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria, May 12 (Reuters) - At least 100 civilians were killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a crowded ‌market in northwest Zamfara state, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, ‌urging ...