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CRASH DOWN OF MTN NETWORK IN SHINKAFI & MORIKI, RESIDENTS CRIES OUT

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1 year ago

March 19, 2022

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Resident of Shinkafi has raised alarm that activities of armed bandits had likely affected them from having access to MTN telecommunications network.

One of the residents of Shinkafi Hamdan Alhazzai who spoke to this medium said based on the reliable information, the bandits have destroyed part of the MRN marst in Moriki which invariably affected their ability to having access to MTN telecommunications network for close to five days in Shinkafi.

He added that, those using MTN have been shut out of communication and many people trying to reach out to their lovely ones in Shinkafi found it difficult due to shutdown in NTN network.

Another citizen of Shinkafi Aliyu Gura Guri Shinkafi said he travelled back home to see his relations and that throughout the period he stayed he could not get connected with anyone using his MTN communication network.

But he said he could not estabkish in a clear term whether if it is true that the shutdown in MTN communication network is a result of the activities of the bandits.

Another citizen of Moriki who spoke to this medium said, he has confirmed from many people back home that the MTN network has been shutdown in Moriki for almost five days but explained that the source of the crises with the MTN network has not be established by the MTN management.

He explained further that the residents of Moriki who are using MTN had to switched to using alternative network to get access to the larger society.

Secretary of the state taskforce committee on security Barr. Abdulrasheed Haruna confirmed that they have received information regarding the shutdown of the MTN network but explained that the taskforce is still working to ascertain the cause of the problem.

He assured that, as soon as the taskforce find out the source of the problem it would be made known to the public.

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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.