Tag: Kaduna
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Villagers lynch 3 suspected bandits’ informants in Kaduna
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai has directed security agencies to investigate the lynching of three suspected bandits’ informants in Zangon Aya village, Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said that the…
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NAFDAC gears up to tackle substandard packaged water in Kaduna –official
The National Agency for Food, Drug and Administration (NAFDAC) says it will intensify efforts at tackling issues of substandard packaged water in Kaduna, according to the agency’s state coordinator, Nasiru Mato. Mato told our correspondet in an interview on Friday, in Kaduna, that the problem was to be blamed on some manufacturers operating without good…
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Unidentified persons attack village in Kaduna, 2 residents die
Troops of Operation Safe Haven say some unidentified persons have attacked Ungwan Taila village, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which two residents died. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said that the troops…
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Nigeria@61: Defence, Police officers’ wives provide succour to wounded soldiers in Kaduna
The President, Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Vickie Irabor, on Friday, provided materials to the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna for the treatment and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. The items included 30 wheel chairs which can function electronically and manually and 4-in-1 integrated D3 defibrillator /monitor for fast resuscitation of patients…
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Court sentences man to 6 months imprisonment for fraud
Justice Hannatu Balogun of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, on Tuesday sentenced one Justin James to six months imprisonment for fraud. Justice Balogun sentenced James, after he pleaded guilty to the allegation of fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Earlier, the EFCC counsel, P. C. Onyeneho, told the court…
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Gunmen kill soldier, abduct housewife, 8 children in Kaduna
Gunmen attacked the residence of a Kaduna State University lecturer, Dr Ahmed Buba, in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Monday and seized his six children. The gunmen also shot a soldier, Ebuka Okechukwu dead. The soldier died of gunshot wounds in a hospital. They abducted Rabi Isya, Dr Buba’s neighbour’s wife and two of her children.…
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Court remands labourer for alleged armed robbery
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 35-year-old labourer, Mohammed Sani, be remanded in a Correctional Centre for alleged armed robbery. The police charged Sani, who resides in Kaduna with armed robbery. The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the plea of Sani ordered that the case file should be…
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2 docked for allegedly assaulting businessman
Two men, Abubakar Adamu and Sagir Auwal, on Tuesday appeared before a Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna, for allegedly assaulting Mallam Aliyu Mukhtar, a businessman. Adamu 27and Auwal 28 are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault and stealing, to which they both pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sambo Maigari, told the court…
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Kaduna: FRSC records 350 road traffic crashes in 7 months Crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command, says it recorded 350 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) from January to July 2021, in the state. The Sector Commander, Hafiz Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna that a total of 2,874 persons were involved in the road traffic…
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Court remands painter over alleged extortion
A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, remanded a 32-year-old painter, Thomas James, in a correctional center for alleged extortion. James, a resident of Sabon Tasha Kaduna, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and extortion, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, refused to grant bail to James, and ordered…