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Eid-el-Kabir: Police record zero crime in Niger
The Police Command in Niger on Monday said it recorded no crimes during and immediately after the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state.
Kaduna denies report on abduction along Abuja-Kaduna Highway
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, alongside the Police Commissioner, Umar Musa Muri and Operation Thunder Strike Sector Commander, Colonel Ibrahim Gambari, led journalists to the location where the said abduction was said to have taken place to interact with residents of the area.
Government palliatives cannot go round – council chief
The Chairman of Bosso Local Government Area in Niger State, Architect Abubakar Gomna has urged Nigerians not to deceive themselves on government palliatives.
Kaduna ICT Hub funds inventor to produce ventilators
The Kaduna State ICT Hub has granted financial resources for the production of ‘sophisticated’ ventilators whose prototype was fabricated by Dalhatu Usman, a 200-Level student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria.
Govenror Sani-Bello pardons 46 inmates in Niger
Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello has granted an unconditional pardon to 46 inmates in various Correctional Centres in the state.
Bandits kill 6, displace 600, rustle over 500 cattle in Niger
Armed bandits have again raided two local government areas of Niger State, killing no fewer than six people.
Lockdown: Kaduna residents complain of hunger
Some residents of Kaduna have expressed reservation over the stay-at-home order imposed on the state government and alleged that starvation was setting in.
Police arrest armed robbery suspects in Niger
The Police Command in Niger has arrested one suspect in connection with armed robbery in Magama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Kaduna arrests two clerics for conducting Jumat service
Kaduna State government has arrested two clerics for conducting Friday congregational prayers in two communities of Kaduna North local government area, in violation of the curfew imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Kaduna court frees 87 shiite members
The court in the northern city of Kaduna “discharged and acquitted” the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria for lack of evidence linking them to the death of the soldier during the bloody encounter in December 2015, Haruna Magashi told AFP.
Kaduna fire service records 84 fire outbreaks in January
The Kaduna State Fire Service says it recorded 87 fire outbreaks and seven deaths in January 2020.
Kaduna records fresh Lassa fever case
The Commissioner disclosed that a 34-year-old male patient contracted the disease in Kajuru Local Government Area of the State, and was being managed at a designated Infectious Disease Control Centre in the state.
Teacher drags husband to court for giving N300 daily for 3 children’s upkeep
A primary school teacher, Munira Muhammad, has dragged her husband, Lawal Ibrahim before the Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, for giving her only N300 daily for the upkeep of their three children.
Lassa fever kills one in Kaduna – commissioner
Kaduna state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Muhammad Baloni, on Monday said one person has died due to Lassa fever in the state.
Kaduna government confirms first case of Lassa fever
Kaduna State government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever in Chukun local government area of the state.
Police rescue 20 kidnapped victims in Kaduna
Kaduna State Police Command said it had rescued 20 victims that were allegedly kidnapped along Kaduna-Zaria highway on January 14.
Kaduna explosion: Northern governors mourn atomic energy agency boss, son
The Northern Governors Forum is mourning the demise of the Chairman, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Prof. Simon Mallam, who died in a gas explosion in Kaduna.
Death toll in Kaduna gas explosion rises to six
The death toll from the gas explosion in Kaduna State has increased to six, the police have said.
Kaduna governor to renovate Ahmadu Bello stadium
Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has come in with a practical support of the ‘the Adoption Campaign initiative’ of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development which was introduced to critical stakeholders by the Minister in Lagos earlier in the week which has been gaining momentum with public and private individuals keying into the campaign.
Court dissolves five-year old marriage, orders wife to refund N45,000 dowry
A Shari’a Court II, sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Thursday dissolved the union between Sani Ahmad and Maryam Aliyu over irreconcilable differences.
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.
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