A statement signed on Thursday by Jamilu Bello, the Information Officer of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Tourism, said the commissioner died at the Kaduna-based hospital following a brief illness but did not disclose the nature of his ailment.
Jaji, the incumbent member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, secured a landslide victory in the re-run primary conducted on Thursday.
Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections after winning the party’s fresh primary election conducted on Monday.
Suspected bandits have killed five police officers after opening fire on a convoy conveying police personnel from Sokoto State to Zamfara State for a special duty assignment.
Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Bello, who confirmed the arrest of Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun while parading the suspect before journalists in Gusau, the state capital, said the command promptly deployed its intelligence resources after the video emerged to identify those involved and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled a terrorist ambush in Zamfara State and rescued two abducted herders, while recovering 520 livestock from suspected terrorists in Sokoto State.
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, over a viral video allegedly showing him calling for AK-47 rifles to kill Christians, as the command begins an investigation into the incident over concerns about possible incitement to religious violence.
The lawmakers met with the President on Sunday night, where discussions focused on the grievances that prompted their exit and efforts to reconcile them with the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general election.
The political crisis in Zamfara State has taken another turn as seven members of the State House of Assembly who recently resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have opened talks with opposition parties over their next political destination.
The lawmakers announced their resignation on Sunday, October 4, in a development that has further exposed the deepening political tensions within the Zamfara APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport in Cross River State, describing the project as a strategic investment that will reduce pressure on Lagos ports and reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry.
