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Bandits kill 8, burn Assemblies of God Church in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2021 0

Security agencies in Kaduna State have reported that armed bandits attacked Ungwan Gaida community, near Kurmin Kaso, Chikun LGA, killing 8 locals, razed buildings including a church. This was contained in a statement issued by the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel

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Why freed students of Kaduna forestry college aren’t yet released to parents, Government reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2021 0

The 27 freed students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization have not been released to their parents, according to the Kaduna state government on Thursday night. The students are still undergoing basic rehabilitation, according to Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State. They are also conducting debriefing, medical

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Bandits release 27 Kaduna forestry college students

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2021 0

According to the Daily Trust, the 27 students kidnapped by bandits from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Kaduna State, have been released. The Sheikh Ahmad Gumi dialogue committee arranged the students’ release, according to one of those who received them, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s support. The students were among 37

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Kaduna govt vaccinates 6,250 dogs against rabies – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2021 0

The Kaduna State Government has successfully vaccinated 6,250 dogs to curb the manace of rabies across the state. Dr Pakachi Zakariya, the Director, Veterinary and Livestock Services, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday. Zakariya said the vaccines were administered to dogs in the 23 […]

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Bloodbath, kidnapping spree in Kaduna, Benue, Anambra

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2021 0

By Idibia Gabriel & Kajo Martins It was a rain of blood and tears in parts of the country yesterday as the reign of terror heightened in Kaduna and Benue states, as insurgents, the military and police suffered casualties in the ongoing battle against banditry and terrorism. Latest report revealed that 10 people were killed, […]

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Kaduna SUBEB asks primary 3, 2, 1 to resume March 22

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2021 0

Kaduna State Government has approved March 22, as the third phase resumption date for primary 3, 2, 1 and Early Child Care Development classes in public primary schools across the state. Mr Idris Aliyu, the Director Schools Management, Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, announced the resumption in a statement in Kaduna on Friday. Aliyu […]

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BREAKING: Bandits abduct Primary School Teachers, Pupils in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2021 0

Students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Kaduna State’s Birnin Gwari Local Government District, have been kidnapped by bandits. According to members of the group, the incident occurred about 9 a.m. on Monday as students were arriving at school. According to Abdulsalam Adam, a local, the gunmen arrived on about […]

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Kaduna bows to pressure, shift LG elections to 5th June

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2021 0

Following severe criticism mounted for non-compliant with the law and guidelines for fixing date elections and others, the Kaduna state independent electoral commission (KADSIECOM) Thursday rescheduled the date of 2021 Local Government elections to 5th June this year. The KadSIECOM election committee has also been reconstituted in line with the KadSIECOM law of the state

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Again, 10 killed in Zango Kataf, Chikun communities in Kaduna, 10 houses burnt

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2021 0

Again, bandits have struck in communities in volatile local government areas of Southern Kaduna, killing ten people and burning down several houses. A statement issued by internal security and Home affairs commissioner, Mr Samuel Aruwan on Monday, also stated that two motorcycles and 50 bags of ginger were set ablaze among others. According to Aruwan, […]

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Kaduna treats 4m residents of NTDs – Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2021 0

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, has said the government treated more than four million residents of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in 2020. Mohammed-Baloni, who made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna, listed NTDs to include lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasi, soil

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8 killed, 17 houses razed in fresh Southern Kaduna attacks

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2020 0

By Idibia Gabriel Gunmen have struck at Gora Gan village, in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, wiping out five members of a family and two others in the unending spiral of violence in Southern Kaduna communities. The armed men were identified as Fulani by the affected natives, in the attack […]

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2 bandits killed as troops rescue 39 travelers in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2020 0

The soldiers killed one of the bandits who attempted to abduct some travellers at Kwanar Tsintsiya axis of the Kaduna-Zaria Road, and also rescued 39 other people kidnapped by the bandits while travelling from Sokoto State to Onitsha in Anambra State.  Daily Times gathered that Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan who

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Kaduna court refuses to stop coronation of new emir of Zazzau

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2020 0

A high court sitting in Dogarawa Zaria, Kaduna State on Friday refused an application seeking to stop the coronation of Ambassador Nuhu Bamalli as the Emir of Zazzau. The coronation is scheduled to hold on November 9. The suit was filed on October 16, by Alhaji Bashir Aminu (Iyan Zazzau) challenging the coronation of the […]

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‘Looted drugs from Kaduna warehouse pose health risk’

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2020 0

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned residents on the health risk of drugs allegedly looted from a warehouse in Kaduna State. NAFDAC gave the warning in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made available to newsmen in Kaduna on […]

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BREAKING: Amb. Ahmed Bamali emerges 19th emir of Zazzau

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2020 0

The Kaduna State Government has appointed Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamali as emerged as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. He will be the successor of the late Emir, Shehu Idris, who died on Sunday, September 20, after reigning for 45 years, Daily Times gathered. This was announced in a press statement by the Kaduna Commissioner for […]

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It’s irresponsible to allow Kaduna refinery die – Abubakar Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

Abubakar Bello of Niger state has expressed sadness over the state of the Kaduna refinery, saying it was irresponsible to allow the refinery to die. READ ALSO: I know how to recover $10bn in a month, hospitalized Maina tells Buhari Daily Times understands that Bello made this known in Minna while fielding questions from journalists, said […]

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Opinion: Kaduna’s bizarre law on rape

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

By Ayodele Okunfolami Kaduna, came up with a bill recommending total castration for rapists in the state. I was still trying to get my head around Zamfara State government’s plans to introduce death sentence for reckless driving when one of its North-western neighbours. Why propose archaic capital punishment for civil offences in the 21st century? […]

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Breaking: Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

The 18th Fulani Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris who was appointed on 15th February, 1975 at the age of 36 and spent 45 years on the throne is dead. READ ALSO: Emir of Biu, Alhaji Umar Mustapha Aliyu dies aged 79 According to Aminu, the late monarch’s son,his father had been battling with an […]

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‘Anyone convicted of rape in Kaduna will be castrated’, El-Rufai signs law

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2020 0

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has signed into law the amended penal code 2020 which allows surgical castration for a rapist upon conviction, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. The governor’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday after the amended law was passed by the Kaduna State House of Assembly last […]

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7,000 sign petition calling EU, UK to ban El-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

At least 7,000 people have signed a petition calling on the United Kingdom and the European Union to place a visa restriction on Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai. READ ALSO: El-Rufai’s sanction extended as Oshiomhole, Kano, Kogi governors make US Visa Ban List The petition, which was initiated by a former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, […]