Tag: Kaduna State

  • Kaduna declares 24-hour curfew in Jema’a, Kaura

    The Kaduna State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas with immediate effect following advice from security agencies after an attack on Agban Kagoro and environs by suspected Fulani militias leading to loss of lives and properties. A statement from Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security…

  • Police rescue 6 kidnapped victims in Kaduna

    The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have rescued six kidnapped victims, along Barde/Keffi Road in Kafanchan Local Government Area (LGA), of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Jalige said that on Oct. 5, operatives of the command, on receipt…

  • Man jailed 3 years for cheating businessman

    Man jailed 3 years for cheating businessman

    A Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Friday sentenced a man, Michael Kadima to three years imprisonment for cheating a businessman. The Judge, George Gwani, sentenced Kadima after he pleaded guilty to  criminal breach of trust and cheating, and begged the court for leniency. Gwani gave the convict an option to pay a fine…

  • Kaduna State develops education information management system

    Kaduna State develops education information management system

    The Kaduna State Government says it has developed Education Management Information System as part of efforts to digitise the education sector. The Commissioner of Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad, stated this in Kaduna on Wednesday, at the training of 100 principals of secondary schools and teachers, to test-run the application. Muhammad explained that after the training,…

  • Court remands man for stealing railroad steel

    Court remands man for stealing railroad steel

     A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 20-year-old man, Ibrahim Shayin, be remanded in a correctional facility after he admitted to stealing railroad steel. The police charged Shayin with theft, contrary to section 270 of the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State. Magistrate Mary Adams, gave the order after Shayin…