The Army has confirmed killing a protester in Zaria, Kaduna State.Army spokesperson, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu made this confirmation in a statement on Wednesday, August 7. He said the unfortunate incident happened when army troops were mobilised to stop some hoodlums…
States’ emergency declaration on education and the Buni vision — Hassan Gimba
In the past few months, there has been some incessant din over the plight of education across the country, how deplorable it has become and concerns over how to bring it out of the shambles it has been shovelled into…
Ex-EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, dies in Egypt
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead. Lamorde, a retired police officer, was said to have died after he battled an undisclosed illness. The retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police died at the…
Kaduna fire service records 325 fire outbreaks, 12 deaths in 2023
The Kaduna State Fire Service said it recorded 325 fire outbreaks and 12 deaths in 2023. Mr Paul Aboi, Director, fire service, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna. He said the incidents…
Mother of 13 gives birth to quadruplets in Zaria
A 34-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, of No. 70 Alfadarai in Zaria, also a mother of 13, gave birth to a set of quadruplets at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, on Friday, June 5. Sulaiman told the News Agency of…
Abuja-Kano road collapses amid project delay (DailyTrust)
The condition of the 375km Abuja-Kano, road which passes through Kaduna and Zaria towns, has continued to deteriorate even as reconstruction of the dual carriage highway is suffering from undue delay. Different reasons have been given as to why work…
Army to conduct bush exercise, advises residents to keep-off (Guardian)
The Nigerian Army says its Nigerian Military School (NMS) in Zaria will conduct bush exercise from Monday, Dec. 3 to Dec. 12 and advised residents of the exercise areas to keep-off. The Army said in a statement in Kaduna on…
Have we met before? Buhari to new DG DSS (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja, met for the first time, with the newly appointed Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari and new DG DSS Yusuf Bichi When Bichi…