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ABDUCTORS OF FAMILIES OF FUGUS ASUU CHAIR DEMANDS FOR PAYMENT OF (N70M) RANSOM

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1 year ago

February 3, 2022

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The abductors of the five family members of chairman of Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) Federal University Gusau Mal. Abdulrahaman Adamu have demanded for the payment of (N70M) as ransom.

They have also demanded for another (N10M) for one Abbas a staff of the Federal University Gusau they have abducted alongside five other family members during the operation.

The development was confirmed by the Chairman after receiving calls from one of the abductors.

On Wednesday morning around 1:35am some suspected gunmen invaded Damba Quarters in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara and abducted five family members of the ASUU Chairman of Federal University Gusau Mal. Abdulrahaman Adamu.

They have also abducted one Malam Abbas a staff of Bursary Department of the same University.

Their operations lasted for close to an hour and according to source the gunmen kept firing gunshots within the quarters simply to scare the residents who have already retired to bed as at the time of the operation.

Meanwhile sympathizers and well-wishers from both within and outside the University have been coming to commiserate with the academician over the recent tragedy that befalls him and his family members.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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2 days ago

March 18, 2023

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Former Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly Sanusi Garba Rikiji of the APC has scored a total of (229) votes to defeat the PDP who polls (61) votes only.

His poling unit is Rumfar Galadima (013) in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara State.

As for the result of the state house of assembly in his poling units, APC scored a total of (232) to defeat the PDP who polls (51) votes.

Rikiji is currently the house of reps candidate for Gusau and Tsafe in the 2023 election, whose election was declared inclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He is contesting the seat together with the serving members Kabiru Amadu Mai Palace, who is from the opposition PDP.

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CHAIR ZBIRS, WORKS COMMISSIONER, DELIVERS POLING UNITS

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2 days ago

March 18, 2023

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The Chairman of Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Ali Akilu Dama Bungudu has also delivered his poling unit.

His party the APC scored a total (173) to defeat the PDP who scored (111) votes.

Similar votes were also recorded for both political parties at the level of State assembly elections.

Similarly, Zamfara State Commissioner for Works Rabiu Garba Gusau has delivered his poling units with a wide margin to defeat the PDP.

APC scored (96) votes to defeat the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which scored (16) votes for both the Governorship election and state assembly for Gusau (1) at his poling unit.

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SHA’AYAU S. PAWA MAFARA SCORES (502) VOTES TO DEFEAT PDP WITH ZERO VOTE.

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2 days ago

March 18, 2023

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A political ally of former Governor Yari Sha’ayau Yusuf S. Paws has defeated PDP in his Township Primary school poling unit in Talatar Marafa local government area of Zamfara State.

According to an official result sheet, the politician who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored (502) votes to defeat the PDP who scored (0) votes.

The politician has made history since 2015 by maintaining the only poling units which opposition party has never won a single vote during election.

He repeated the same history during the 2023 Presidential and national assembly elections conducted three weeks back, when PDP failed to score a single vote.