A 30-year-old barber, Faith Samuel, was on Wednesday docked in an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, for allegedly stealing foodstuff. The police charged Samuel with criminal trespass, burglary, mischief and theft, contrary to the provisions of sections 327,…
NNN workers stage protest over non-payment of benefits in Kaduna
Former New Nigerian Newspapers workers have staged a peaceful protest over non-payment of their retirement benefits in Kaduna State. The workers and their union, during the protest, called on the Northern Governors Forum, chaired by Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya,…
World Neglected Disease Day: Over 5 million people risk river blindness, elephantiasis in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Commissioner for health, Umma K Ahmed, has disclosed that over 5 million people in the State are at the risk of contacting tropical diseases such as river blindness and elephantiasis, among others. Daily Sun gathered that the…
Benin-Ore Expressway kidnappers freed my father after N3m ransom –son
A man, Akeem Kareem, has regained freedom after spending about three days in the den of kidnappers who abducted him along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Wednesday. Sunday Special had reported that Kareem’s son, Sefiu, cried out over the abduction of…
I lost 34 family members To Kaduna bombing – Resident
Idris Dahiru, a resident of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State says that 34 of his family members were killed in the Nigerian Army’s aerial bombardment Sunday evening. Daily Trust reports that more than 90 villagers…
Nigerian Army admits bombing villagers in error – Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government says the Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which left no fewer than 30 villagers dead on Sunday. The PUNCH reports that…
Air Force jet crashes in Niger State
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Niger State. The ill-fated aircraft was said to be heading to Kaduna State when the unfortunate incident happened on Monday. In a statement, Director of Public Relations and Information…
8 killed as 150-year-old mosque collapses in Zaria
At least eight worshipers were killed and 25 others sustained injuries as a section of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Friday during prayer session. The incident, it was learnt, occurred at about 4pm while the worshippers were praying.…
Diphtheria: 3 dead, 7 hospitalised in Kaduna
A suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children, leaving seven others hospitalised. Malam Aliyu Alhassan, the Health Secretary of the Makarfi Local Government Council, confirmed the development in an interview with…
El-Rufai, Southern Kaduna leaders find solutions to killings
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with critical stakeholders drawn from Atyap, Fulani, and Hausa communities, all of Atyap chiefdom of Zango Kataf over the killings in Southern Kaduna area. The military, police and…