By Dan Maradun. Gora Village,  precisely Tukur & Tukur Farms in Keffi Emirate of Nasarawa State was on Saturday,  July  29 2022 agog with Traditional regalia, Military Uniforms, and exotic Royal Rose  captain of industries, Members of the Diplomatic corps, Philanthropist, legislatures,  Ministers, Judicial officers, and members forth estate of the realm to witness the wedding fatiha of General Tukur Buratai's daughter Fatima. The unprecedented crowds that witnessed the event explained the kind of person General Tukur Yusuf Buratai is among his family, relations, classmates, professional colleagues and general public as everyone was rushing to ensure he or she did not miss this great historic event of the Nigeria Ambassador to Benin Republic, former chief of Army staff, Garkuwan Keffi, an Jarman Maradun. What was more fascinating in the event was the welcome delivered in a subtle, heart touching and eloquent Microphone voice with which General Buratai ...

When Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle urge his people to prepare and acquire legitimate weapons for self_ defense, Nigerians and indeed the international community vehemently opposed the move describing it as fighting fire with fire. Aggravated by the graphic videos released by the BBC Africa eye, the Daily trust, the abductors of the Abuja Kaduna Train attack victims and the threat by the both Senate and the House of representatives to serve president Muhammad Buhari with impeachment notice, the truth was embraced by the Nigeria's National security adviser Retired Major General Monguno. The affirmation of governor Matawalle urge by the National Security adviser was a surprise of the highest order to many Nigerians and indeed the international community. This is because of the response from the National security adviser and other top National security commander's giving impetus to the row created by the governor's move. Governor Matawalle should therefore be consider ...

TWEE A journalist working with the leadership News paper in Zamfara state has admitted writing a malicious story against Zamfara state Permanent Secretary Abubakar Jafar Maradun. He admitted that the two publications he personally authored with titles as “2023: Hurdles before Zamfara APC” and the other one titled “Zamfara politics of deceit and sycophancy” published in analyzer online news were malicious allegations geared toward smearing the hard earned reputation of the Permanent Secretary. He was arrested on Saturday by the Divisional Police Officer Maradun and brought to the State CID, Gusau often submission of formal petition by the Permanent Secretary to the office of the police commissioner on Friday. Police in Zamfars released him to the leadership of the NUJ on Saturday on administrative bail and was returned today (Monday). The leadership of the Union together with the complainant met with the Police Commissioner of Police, where the CP assured that the command will conduct a...

Zamfara State Governor, Dr Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has directed traditional Institutions in the state to seek approval from the state Government before awarding and conferring traditional titles. "All Emirs, Senior District Heads and District Heads in the state are hereby directed to officially seek permission from the State Government before conferring traditional titles to anyone", the Governor said. The directive becomes necessary in  order to check indicriminate award and possible abuse of the traditional institution. "Henceforth, no Emir, Senior District Head or District Head must appoint anybody into any traditional office without securing official permission and clearance from the state Government" Governor Matawalle directed.  "Compliance to this directive is now mandatory and failure to it will attract serious reprimand from the state Government", the Governor warned. This directive comes after a traditional title was controversially b...

  Just when one thinks that Sahara Reporters is in the process of finding its way to the path of redemption, it comes out to reassert itself as a hate-spewing platform that is committed to reporting Nigeria into destruction by targeting public office holders and attempting to tarnish their image. This is why it is no surprise that Sahara Reporters’ obsession with retired Ambassador Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s Envoy to the Republic of Benin, is one that defies solutions. The junk online publication’s latest installment in its bash-Buratai obsession was sensationally captioned “EXCLUSIVE: Anti-graft Agency, ICPC Uncovers Billions In Cash Meant For Arms, Ammunition To Fight Boko Haram In Abuja Home Of Ex-Chief Of Army Staff, Buratai.” Tragically, the piece reads like something mashed together by an amateur fake news purveyor, which means it discredited Sahara Reporters’ credential as Nigeria’s leading platform for sensational fake news by the very fact that the premises on which it wants...

      The former Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador Tukur Buratai through mr Bello Isah has slammed a lawsuit against popular online tabloid, The Peoples Gazette over false publication.   The Peoples Gazette had published in June that ICPC recovered multi-million naira cash, Rolex wristwatches and apartment from the former Chief of Army Staff meanwhile, the ICPC official statement never reflected People Gazette's position.   In a court document obtained by this publication, People Gazette was given 42 days to appear before the court to answer some questions and provide evidences to back up their claims against the person of Ambassador Tukur Buratai.       The court summons stated that; Let THE PEOPLES GAZETTE LTD within FORTY TWO (42) days after the service of this summons, inclusive of the day of such service cause an appearance to be entered for him to this summons which is issued upon the application of ISAH BELLO of No 64, Muhammadu Buhari Way, w...

  The Zamfara State people’s Democratic Party vice chairman Professor Kabiru Jabaka has resigned from the party,says PDP has lost direction,is no longer in line with principles of providing social justice. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Professor Jabaka said his exit from PDP was as a result of party operating without regards to the Constitution in the state.  "A lot of people were asking whether I truly exited from PDP and what were the reasons and whether I resigned from my position in the party or not and what were the motivations".  "The answer is in the affirmative and the answer to the former caters for the latter".  "I have principally taken this decision in view of the fact that PDP is no longer in line with my principles which are social justice based and development focused as contained in the party manifestos".  "Consequent from covetous leadership, the party has completely lost direction".  He disclosed that the party  opera...

The attention of  Yandoton Daji Emirate council in Zamfara State has been drawn to the yet another faked story published by the PREMIUM TIMES for the Emirate preparations to conferred a chieftancy title of ( Sarkin Fulani) of Yandoto Daji to the most wanted bandit leader Adamu Aleru. However, when contacted by this medium, the Head of protocol ( Wakilin Masarauta) of the Yandoton Daji Emirate, Malam Magaji Lawali told Access weekly that,  "At no point should the Emirate plan in nearest future to honor_nor to conferred any chieftancy title on any bandit leader in the Emirate," urging the general public to disregard the story sponsored by the enemies of the Emirate. " I would like to use this medium to inform the general public that, Yandoto Emirate has draw a battle line with any criminal including  bandits, therefore, "The faked story in circulation published by the PREMIUM TIMES  for the above subject matter is nothing but the handwork of the Emirate potential enem...

Prior to his appointment as the Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff in 2015, it was in record that the Nigerian military was losing grieve as it lost control of the entire north -east to the dreaded Boko Haram fighters. It's officers and men were being killed in their hundreds to dreaded and blood thirty BokoHaram daily. On assumption in office as the Chief of Army Staff, upon the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buratai swung in to action by first relocating the Comand and Control Centre to the north - east from Abuja. After careful study of the situation on ground, the Biu born general strategically came up of master plan to deal with the insurgency. As an experienced military officer, President Muhammadu Buhari studied and accepted and approved the master plan and encouraged general Buratai to professionally implement the plan. Some of the plans included training of the Nigerian soldiers on modern warfare and provision of welfare packages for the soldiers, including pro...