There was confusion in Sabon Gari area of Zaria in Kaduna State on Thursday over the proposed bill to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol. The hearing of the proposed bill took place at the Sabon Gari Local Government Area secretariat where emotion flew. Sabon Gari is a settlement for non indigenes. The Sabon…
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The police in Kaduna on Thursday raided a home with over 300 people in Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The cops freed about 300 people who were chained in the house, including children. They were said to be from Burkina Faso, Mali and other African countries, according to the force.…
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Barely 24 hours after releasing a former Politics Editor with Daily Trust, Ibrahim Dan-Halilu, the Department of State Services on Wednesday arrested him again in Kaduna State. Dan-Halilu was arrested on Sunday for supporting the #RevolutionNow movement led by SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. A source close to the journalist said, “Dan-Halilu was arrested on Sunday…
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A Kaduna State High Court on Monday denied the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, known as Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, bail. The court fixed Monday, August 5, for ruling on the bail application filed by the Shi’ites’ leader and his wife. The court had, in July, adjourned hearing in…
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Not less than six people have been killed and many others sustained injuries when gunmen attacked Kaguru village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. An indigene of the area, who chose to remain anonymous, revealed that eight people were killed by the armed bandits during the attack the attack which took place…
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The four Americans and Canadians who were abducted by unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday have regained freedom. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Agyole Abeh, confirmed this on Saturday that the foreigners were rescued by the police at Jere area in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The CP disclosed that a…
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The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four foreign nationals along Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State. Two escorts with the Nigeria Police Force were reportedly killed by the armed kidnappers, before the foreigners were abducted. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mukhtar Aliyu confirmed that the foreign nationals included…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was in Kaduna State to commission the $150 million integrated feed mill, breeding farm, and hatchery. Called the Olam Facility, it has the capacity to produce 1.6 million chicks every week, and is said to be expected to employ 8,000 Nigerians through direct and indirect labor, and 200 veterinary doctors. The Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo was also in…
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Residents of Sambang Dagi in Jaba Local Government of Kaduna State witnessed another earth tremor in the early hours of Monday. The incident occurred barely 24-hours after the first tremor was reported at Nok village about 20km away from Sambang. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the second vibration occurred around 4a.m Monday,…
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Governor Nasir el-Rufai Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai on Wednesday announced the dissolution of the Interim Management Committees of the 23 local government councils in the state, reports Premium Times. The governor, through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, explained that the decision was based on the expiration…
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