{"id":150396,"date":"2025-02-15T10:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T09:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:12:47","slug":"insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor said the decision came considering the recent security breach in Maru Local Government Area of the State.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Broadcast, Media and Public Affairs, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the political season has not started anywhere in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ban is with immediate effect. Security agencies in the State have been directed to crackdown on any recalcitrant politician or group of politicians that fail to comply with these directives\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the decision came considering the recent security breach in Maru Local Government Area of the State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Broadcast, Media [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":150395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[10048,363,254,150],"class_list":["post-150396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-dauda-lawal","tag-insecurity","tag-nigeria","tag-zamfara"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-15T09:58:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T14:12:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-15T09:58:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T14:12:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\"},\"wordCount\":135,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Dauda Lawal\",\"insecurity\",\"Nigeria\",\"Zamfara\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\",\"name\":\"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-15T09:58:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T14:12:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg\",\"width\":1728,\"height\":1151,\"caption\":\"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies - Nigeria","description":"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies","og_description":"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2025-02-15T09:58:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-20T14:12:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1728,"height":1151,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies","datePublished":"2025-02-15T09:58:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-20T14:12:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies"},"wordCount":135,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg","keywords":["Dauda Lawal","insecurity","Nigeria","Zamfara"],"articleSection":["all news","Policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies","name":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-15T09:58:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-20T14:12:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has banned all political activities or rallies in the state. The Governor said the ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739605091.233807.jpg","width":1728,"height":1151,"caption":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-zamfara-gov-bans-all-political-activities-rallies#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Insecurity: Zamfara Gov bans all political activities, rallies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}