The Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Solid Minerals in Zamfara State, Kasimu Kaura, has called for prompt and efficient measures to address the internal displacement crisis in the state.

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 Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, yesterday, alerted Nigerians over the outbreak of anthrax in Zamfara State.

The latest misfire was on Saturday when the Nigerian air force bombarded rebels in the conflict-battered northwestern Zamfara State but ended up erroneously killing civilians working with a community security outfit, the state government said. Residents told the Associated Press that at least 20 civilians were killed.

Chaos erupted in Chikakore, Kubwa, FCT, as suspected kidnappers stormed the community early Monday, abducting a family and spreading fear among residents.

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,

FOLLOWING the Nigerian Air Force airstrike in Tungar Kara, Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, on January 11, 2025, allegedly killing 20 people, Global Rights Nigeria and other Civil Society Organizations of the Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities,

The son of the notorious terrorists was killed by troops during a raid on Turji's stronghold on Fakai high ground in Zamfara, Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba said in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

The Nigerian military has killed a notorious bandit leader, Na’ballo, and eight other bandits in Zamfara State. Na’ballo, a high-profile bandit and ally of Ado Aleiro, was responsible for terrorizing communities in the state.

A key figure in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in March 2022, Na’ballo, has reportedly been killed in a violent attack. Counter insurgence expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Tuesday via his X account,

NAF has launched an investigation into reports that over 16 civilians and vigilantes were accidentally killed during airstrikes in Zamfara last weekend.

ExpertA report by the Building Collapse Prevention Guild has detailed how 47 building collapses were recorded across 14 states in Nigeria in 2024.The guild, in the report, disclosed that building collapse rose to 640 from October 1974 to January 9,