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A boy in Maru Local Government Area
Zamfara (Hausa: Jihar Zamfara; Fula: Leydi Zamfara; Adlam: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤶𞤢𞤥𞤬𞤢𞤪𞤢) is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Sokoto State.
Zamfara is a densely populated area with the Hausa. The Zamfarawa mainly in Anka, Gummi, Bukkuyum and Talata Mafara Local Governments areas. Gobirawa populated Shinkafi Local Government.[4] Gobirawa actually migrated from the Gobir Kingdom. Burmawa are found in Bakura and Fulani peopled Bungudu, Maradun, Gusau and are scattered all over the State. In Chafe, Bungudu and Maru, most are mainly Katsinawa, Garewatawa and Hadejawa. While, Alibawa people are located at Kaura Namoda and Zurmi, the Alawan Shehu Usmanu Fulani's are found in Birninmagaji.[5]
It is bordered to the north by the Republic of the Niger for 32 km (20 miles), to the south by Kaduna State for 117 km (73 miles) and Niger for 38 km (24 miles), to the east by Katsina State, and to the west by the states of Sokoto and Kebbi. It has a population of 3,278,873 according to the 2006 census and contains fourteen local government areas.
prevalence. ZamfaraState was the first to legislate polygamy, which occurred on January 7, 2000. Gombe State has been the most recent state to provide...
administrators and governors of ZamfaraState, Nigeria. Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State. States of Nigeria List of state governors of Nigeria Azu...
ZamfaraState University is a public higher learning institution located in Talata Mafara, ZamfaraState, Nigeria. It was established in 2018. The university...
Budget for the state was kidnapped while his deputy he had been travelling with was killed in the attack. In 2019 the governor of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle...
operating in Northern Nigeria, particularly Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger state. Turji led a bandit gang on 2022 Zamfara massacres, almost 200 people including...
Government Girls Science Secondary School, a boarding school in Jangebe, in ZamfaraState, Nigeria. All hostages were released by the bandits on 2 March 2021...
and commune in Madagascar Talata Mafara, a Local Government Area in ZamfaraState, Nigeria Talata Vohimena, a town and commune in Madagascar Thalatha...
state for defence since 2023. He previously served as the governor of ZamfaraState from 2019 to 2023. After briefly serving in the Abacha-era state house...
the south for 161 km (100 miles) and Zamfara to the west. States. Nicknamed the "Home of Hospitality", both the state capital and the town of Daura have...
the Local Government, the third tier of government in Nigeria, below the state governments and the federal government. The functions of local governments...
This is a list of villages and settlements in ZamfaraState, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/ward. Below is a list of villages...
the whole border, making it easy for smuggling across the border. In Zamfarastate alone, there are (as of 2021) over 30,000 bandits and 100 camps. Ali...
The following table presents a list of Nigeria's state governors. Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms). A minister appointed...
Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 miles), and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the south and west, partly across the Ka River...
Radio 107.7 – Armed Forces Radio 88.1 – Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA) Radio, Umuahia 89.7 – Buzz FM, Aba 90.9- Gregory FM (GUU) 93.3 – Rhema...
new party with one member's current status unknown. Bakura/Maradun (ZamfaraState): Ahmed Bakura Muhammad (then-APC) withdrew from the primary election...
September 1965) is a Nigerian banker and politician who is the governor of Zamfarastate. He was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
the Kaduna-Zamfarastate boundaries, an Alpha Jet piloted by Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo was shot down by "armed bandits" in ZamfaraState. Flight Lieutenant...
7 ZamfaraState 39,762 8 Adamawa State 36,917 9 Kwara State 36,825 10 Kebbi State 36,800 11 Benue State 34,059 12 Plateau State 30,913 13 Kogi State 29...
State Kebbi State Kano State Lagos State Nasarawa State Ondo State Oyo State Plateau State Taraba State Yobe StateZamfaraState Heraldry portal Nigeria...
From 4 to 6 January 2022, over 200 people were killed by bandits in ZamfaraState, Nigeria. This was the deadliest terrorist attack in recent Nigerian...
of villages in Sokoto State List of villages in Taraba State List of villages in Yobe State List of villages in ZamfaraState Sources: Nigerian Postal...
Kebbi State is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while its western border forms part of the national...
Nigerian politician who was Governor of ZamfaraState from May 1999 to May 2007, and served as Senator for Zamfara West and Deputy Minority Leader in the...
populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics. Population by State and Sex. population.gov.ng Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020...
located in northwestern Nigeria, is the capital of ZamfaraState. It is also the name of the state's Local Government Area (LGA), which has an area of...
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