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Court remands man for allegedly kidnapping 5-year-old boy

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna state on Wednesday ordered that a 34-year-old businessman, Yakubu Aminu, who allegedly kidnapped a five-year-old boy be remanded in a correctional facility pending legal advice. Magistrate Umar Ibrahim did not take the plea of Aminu on grounds that the court

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Kaduna police debunks media report on death of 30, abduction of 100

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

The Kaduna state Police Command has debunked online media reports on the purported abduction of 100 and killing of 30 people during an attack by bandits along the Kaduna-Zaria highway on January 14. The emir of Potiskum was caught up in the attack, but managed to escape into the bush. Police Public Relations Officer in […]

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Kaduna sexual assault centres record 725 cases in 2019 — Managers

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2020 0

Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Kaduna state said the centres recorded a total of 725 sexual and other assault cases in 2019. The managers of the centres made this known in separate interviews on Friday in Kaduna. Manager of SARC in Kafanchan, Kaduna state, Mrs. Grace Yohanna-Abin, said the centre recorded 219 cases […]

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Kaduna public schools moving from analogue to digital teaching – Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2020 0

The Kaduna State Government says it is repositioning the teaching service to improve the quality of teaching and learning in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Makarfi, made this known in Kaduna on Tuesday, when he visited teachers undergoing training on “Classroom All-inclusive Teacher Empowerment Solution

Health

Transmission of river blindness interrupted in 3 states – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

The Federal Ministry of Health has revealed that the transmission of onchocerciasis popularly referred to as ‘river blindness’ has been halted in three states. Speaking during the 10th meeting of the onchocerciasis elimination committee in Abuja on Tuesday, the committee revealed that about 4.2 million persons will no longer be in need of mass administration […]

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Foundation distributes 400 foot wears to vulnerable children in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2019 0

A non -governmental organization, All In Islam Foundation on Sunday distributed 400 foot wears to vulnerable children in Kaduna metropolis. The foundation also distributed detergents, clothes, socks, snacks and cash to the vulnerable children. Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Ms. Raliya Lere, said that the gesture is to enable the vulnerable children roaming the

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NDE drags businesswoman to court over N130,000 loan

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2019 0

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Kaduna state on Monday dragged a businesswoman, Tina Simon to the Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna state, seeking to recover N130,000 loan owed 10 years ago. The directorate through its counsel, Hannatu Bello-Maude, told the court that Simon was granted the sum of N163, 000 as loan […]

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UNICEF, Kaduna counsel 184,825 youths on HIV in Jema’a

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Kaduna state government has counselled 184, 825 youths on HIV/AIDS in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state between 2016 to date. Coordinator, Local Action Committee on AIDS in the council, Mrs. Shafaatu Isiyaku, disclosed this in an interview in Kafanchan on Sunday. Isiyaku said […]

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Foundation offers free medical care to 1, 000 patients in Zaria

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

A non -governmental organisation, Waziri Foundation on Sunday offered free medical care to cover over 1, 000 patients suffering from different ailments in Zaria, Kaduna state. Its founder, Dr. Aliyu Dahiru-Waziri, who is also a consultant at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Zaria. […]

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El-rufa’i eulogies deputy, Hadiza Balarabe

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

Gov. Nasir El-rufa’i of Kaduna State has eulogised his Deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, describing her a super star and one of great capacity for leadership. El-rufa’i spoke as Special Guest of Honour on Saturday during a Grand Reception in honour of the deputy governor at the New Choice Auditorium, Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of […]

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Kaduna Communities plead for establishment of secondary school

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2019 0

Communities living on Kagoro hills in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State have called for the establishment of a secondary school to make education accessible to their wards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a delegation of the communities made the appeal on Tuesday when they paid a solidarity visit to the […]

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Sex for grade: Another victim speaks out in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Salamatu Bello, a victim of alleged sexual harassment by a university lecturer, on Friday, staged protest round Kaduna metropolis to highlight the plight of female students in the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victim, holding a placard with the inscription, ‘It’s your right NOT to be sexually abused as a student’, […]

Education Featured

NUT begs, as teachers plan protest over unpaid salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna state wing, on Friday urged teachers yet to receive their salaries to exercise patience. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appeal by NUT followed ongoing mobilisation for a protest by newly recruited teachers some of whom were not paid for up to five months. Comrade […]

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NGO trains education officials on UBE Act in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

The Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), an NGO, has trained 50 key education officials in Kaduna State on implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act. LEDAP’s Programme Director Pamela Okoroigwe said at the opening of the training on Thursday in Kaduna that the move was part of efforts to promote the right to […]

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Troops rescue 3 farmers in Kaduna, kill bandit

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued three villagers abducted from their farms on Wednesday in Maro village along Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna that one of the kidnappers was killed in the operation. […]

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Gunmen demand N50m ransom for release of abducted Kaduna pupils, teachers

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2019 0

Kidnappers of six female pupils and teachers at the Engravers College, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded N50m as ransom. The spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, confirmed that some gunmen in the early hours of Thursday invaded the college and took away six female […]

Crime Featured

Police IRT arrest two for impersonating Kaduna government officials, defrauding Chinese of N30.6 million

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2019 0

Two suspects, Rita Waziri and Adamu Garuba, who pose as executive and legislative members of the Kaduna State Government, respectively, have been arrested for defruading contractors who intend to procure road construction contracts from the state government. Said to be members of a notorious syndicate, the suspects were arrested by the Inspector General of Police […]

Real Estate and Environment

Kaduna Govt. distributes 1,045 clean stoves to women

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The Kaduna State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on Thursday distributed 1,045 clean cooking stoves to women in the state. Malam Ibrahim Hussaini the state’s Commissioner for Environment made the disclosure while presenting the stoves to women from the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state in Kaduna. He was represented by the […]

Crime Law News

BREAKING: Police kill Shi’ites members in Kaduna, Gombe —IMN

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2019 0

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites have alleged that the Nigerian Police have killed three of its members in Kaduna, while observing their Ashura mourning procession on Tuesday. The group’s media coordinator, Yahaya Muhammed, while giving a situation reports of the procession across the states in Nigeria, said, ‘’Three persons were […]

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Governorship election: El-Rufai to know fate Sept. 9

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2019 0

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on Monday, Sept 9, rule on the petition challenging the re-election of Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna state. The Tribunal Secretary, Mrs Hafsat Suleiman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kaduna. Suleiman said the Tribunal concluded its sitting on Aug. 19 […]