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TERRORISTS ATTACK MILITARY CHECKPOINT AT ZUBA

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8 months ago

July 29, 2022

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Terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram had attacked one of the military checkpoints located closer to the popular Abuja Zuma rock along Zuba-Suleja express road.

According to the source, the terrorists launched the attack late evening on Thursday, where they opened fire on the military officials manning the checkpoint.

Residents of the area and indeed commuters on the road said they heard the sound of gunshots spreading all over, a circumstance that influenced many of them to run for safety.

It is not yet clear whether casualties have been recorded from both sides, since no official report was released by the Nigerian authorities since yesterday.

Though some unconfirmed reports said, some military officials have been killed during the encounter.

One of the eyewitnesses said, they were driving toward Suleja when they heard a sound of gunshots along the Zuma rock, and they immediately abandoned their vehicles and run for their safety.

“We abandoned our vehicles, and we entered the bush and after reaching Madalla U-turn since we were coming from Abuja on our way to Suleja we waited after like about 15-30 minutes, we saw vehicles turning, and we decided to come back and pick our own”.

He added that even as at the time they came back to pick their vehicles, the terrorists were still firing gunshots.

There is no official statement from the Nigerian authorities regarding the development.

But residents of Abuja the nation’s capital had continued to raise fear and concern over the lingering security challenges confronting the city now.

Few days back, another group of terrorists attacked some military presidential guards while attempting to access the Nigerian law school at Bwari.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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5 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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5 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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5 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.