AT least 17 children have died in a devastating fire at an Islamic school in Kauran Namoda, Zamfara state, northern Nigeria. Several other pupils sustained injuries and were rushed to local health centres for treatment, according to BBC Hausa. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday night, is believed to have started in a nearby … Read more
A fire outbreak has claimed the lives of 17 Almajiri in Kaura Namoda town, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara. The Chairman, Kaura Namoda Local Government Council, Alhaji Mannir Haidara confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau on Wednesday. Haidara said the incident occurred at Malam Aliyu Na Malam Muhammadu … Read more
Alhaji Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, says President Bola Tinubu has lifted the ban on mining in Zamfara to boost economic activities and raise the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. The minister made the disclosure at a dinner session organised to host stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara chapter held … Read more
AN NGO, Save the Children International (SCI), has disbursed cash assistance and hygiene kits to victims of flood disaster in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara. Trojaninsights reports that this was done in partnership with Save Mothers and Children Initiative (SMACI) another NGO. The victims comprised men and women households affected by the flood … Read more