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Nursing mother, others abducted in Kaduna
“We are now in confusion because those abducted were four males and two women. Among the women was a nursing mother known in this community as Matar Ghali. They took her away while the husband Ghali escaped. Gambo and Bukar are among those abducted. These are all poor people and so far we have identified six people that were abducted,” he said.
Gunmen abduct six people in Kaduna
“We are now in confusion because those abducted were four males and two women. Among the women was a nursing mother known in this community as Matar Ghali. They took her away while the husband Ghali escaped. Gambo and Bukar are among those abducted. These are all poor people and so far we have identified six people that were abducted,” he said.
Kaduna police arrest ‘cattle rustlers’, recover livestock
“Let me call on the Public in the State to rededicate themselves to the concept of civic responsibility to demonstrate personal and collective commitment in assisting the Police with timely and reliable information to be able to sustain the gain recorded and improve security in our communities in general.”
Appeal court sacks two Kaduna PDP lawmakers
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Two Kaduna lecturers escape from kidnappers’ den
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Kaduna government to pay salary arrears of new teachers
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Kaduna councillor arrested for ‘N11 million fraud’
The Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a councillor representing Kakuri Hausa Ward, Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State, Theophilus Madami, for offences bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of Eleven Million Eighty Thousand Naira.
Sex-for-grade: Another victim speaks out in Kaduna
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.
Stakeholders lament deplorable state of federal roads, urge government intervention
Some stakeholders have lamented the deplorable state of federal roads in their respective areas, saying the situation is adversely affecting the socio-economic lives of the people.
Institute: Kaduna, Adamawa, Taraba now produces quality rubber
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Kauduna elections: Governor El-Rufai wins deputy’s polling unit
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Kaduna elections: Police arrest APC agent with voter register
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Gunshots cause pandemonium in Kaduna town
Barely few hours to governorship and State Assembly elections, gunshots from a robbery attack on Friday, in Manchok, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, sent residents and electoral officials running in all directions for safety.
Kaduna deputy governor loses ward to PDP
Mr Barnabas Bantex, Kaduna State Deputy Governor contesting for Kaduna South Senatorial seat under the All Progressive Congress (APC), has lost his Registration Area, Manchok, to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Shemang Donatus: PDP will win all elective seats in Kaura
Mr Shemang Donatus, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says that the party will win all seats in the forthcoming general elections.
NCC donates 110 laptops to Kaduna school
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School Feeding Programme: N35 not enough for quality meal – vendors
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Kaduna, IDB to spend N761.7 million on science, technology education
Kaduna State Government with support from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is constructing six Science Secondary Schools at the cost of N761.7 million to promote science and technology education.
Kaduna deputy governor’s wife reaches out to 500 aged women
Mrs Ladi Bantex, Wife of Kaduna State Deputy Governor, says she has provided health tips to 500 aged women in Kaura Local Government Area of the state on how to manage high blood pressure.
Proposed federal university of technology in Manchok in advanced stage – Senator La’ah
The establishment of a Federal University of Technology in Southern Kaduna by law has reached and advanced stage in the Senate, said Senator Danjuma La'ah (PDP, Kaduna South).
Kaduna community wants state govt to address insecurity
Mr Daniel Gaggah, the National President, Moro’a Development Association (MDA) has advised the Kaduna State Government to come up with a holistic strategy for addressing the security challenges in the area.
I smile to the bank with N300,000 monthly – cobbler
While statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed there were no fewer than 18 million unemployed Nigerians as of the third quarter of 2017, Benjamin Daniel, a cobbler, says he smiles to the bank with about N300,000 monthly.
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