The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Shagali, has resigned. The resignation came amid alleged plans by some members of the assembly to impeach him. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Tanimu Musa, told NAN that the speaker “honourably tendered his resignation” on Tuesday. (NAN)
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The Ministry of Justice in Kaduna State has charged an alleged fake medical doctor, Saidu Ahmed Ya’u, before the Chief Magistrates’ Court for certificate forgery and impersonation. A statement issued by the ministry, which was signed by the Attorney General of Kaduna State, Aisha Dikko, revealed that the accused has been remanded at the Kaduna
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Bandits have invaded the residence of former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, and kidnapped his 35-year-old daughter and mother of three. The bandits it was learnt attacked the residence located at Hayin Malam Jama’a in Sabon Gwari Local Government Area in Zaria, Kaduna State on Friday night at about 11:30
Read moreAfter the payment of N8m ransom, Bandits release children of Kaduna State based medical doctor, Philip Ataga. They were kidnapped along with their mother at Juji community, Chukin Local Government Area of the state on Friday, January 24, 2020. The kidnappers killed the mother during a negotiation on N120m ransom they demanded. The abductors thereafter
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A suicide-bomber whose name is yet-to-be-identified has been arrested on Sunday in Living Faith Church also known as Winners’ Chapel in Kaduna State. A source, who worshipped at the church today, said the suicide-bomber was found in the church’s toilet while trying to detonate the bomb and was quickly apprehended by the security agents stationed
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Vehicles conveying travelers from the Kaduna train station at Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state were attacked by unknown gunmen on Saturday. It was learnt that the incident happened when the passengers alighted from the train which arrived from Abuja at about 8pm. Some of the passengers attacked were said to
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Some heavily armed men have invaded Juji Community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits it was gathered kidnapped the wife of a popular medical doctor, children as well as his security guards on Saturday morning. The gunmen reportedly attacked the community at 10pm Friday night where they engaged the police for
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The Kaduna State government on Saturday confirmed a case of Lassa fever at Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed – Baloni, who confirm the case, said a 36-year-old male patient was receiving treatment at a designated Infectious Disease Control Centre. She assured residents that the ministry has
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The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the death of five persons in the gas explosion at Sabon Tasha in Kaduna metropolis on Saturday afternoon. The Command’s Public Relations Officers, DSP Yakubu Sabo, made the confirmation in a press statement issued in Kaduna. Sabo added that four other persons sustained various degrees of injuries in
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