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Fraudsters Hack Kaduna Governor’s Phone

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Wednesday raised the alarm over the use of his phone number by fraudsters to extort money from the public.Mr. Yero, in a statement issued by his Director-General on Media and Publicity, Ahmed Maiyaki, said his line was hacked by some fraudsters.“ Governor Yero has not directly or through any third party a

JAMB: 250 Prisoners in Kaduna, Ikoyi Prisons sit for CBT Examination

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said that 250 prisoners in Kaduna and Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos would sit for the test and over 616,000 candidates would sit for the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer-Based Test (CBT).A statement in Lagos by the board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said th
Christians And Muslims Fight In Kaduna, Churches And Mosques Burnt

On Sunday, 11th May 2014 ‘holy war’ broke out between Christian and Muslim youths in Kachia LGA of Kachia town in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The fighting youths destroyed churches and mosques in the community.When asked about the situation, Kaduna state Police command assured that the situation was under control, and that no life was lost in th

Nigerian Troops Recover Arm Cache In Benue, Plateau, And Kaduna States

Troops operating in the North Central and North Western parts of Nigeria have recovered caches of arms and ammunition in those areas, according to a military statement signed by Chris Olukolade, Major General Director of the Defense Information Unit / Coordinator. During a cordon and search operation at Anyibe, in the Logo Local Government Ar
SHOCKING: 4 Killed By Gunmen In Kaduna State

The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, Mr Umar Shehu, on Wednesday, confirmed that gunmen killed two policemen and two women at Fadan Karshi, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State.According to NAN, the attack on the police outpost occurred on Tuesday night.Shehu, who spoke to newsmen when he visited the outpost, said that those killed on

Islamic Group Joins 100 Couples Together In Kaduna Mass Wedding

An Islamic group has organised a mass wedding in Kaduna where over 100 couples were joined together. The group said the mass wedding was to help couples who couldn’t afford a proper wedding.The wedding took place at the Almannar Jummaat Mosque in Kaduna yesterday, Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014. Though some of the men were getting married for the
Kaduna Assembly To Legislate On Life Imprisonment For Rape

Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday adopted a motion to enact a law prescribing life imprisonment for rapists.Moving the motion, Alhaji Muhammad Ali (CPC-Kawo), urged the House to prescribe severe penalty against rape and sexual molestation in the state.Ali premised the motion on the declining social morality and increase in the number of r

Fleeing suspected Killer Of Seven in Southern Kaduna Family Members Arrested

One of the suspected killers that wiped out a family of seven in Southern Kaduna in the early hours of Friday January 31st, has been captured. The news comes from eyewitnesses who say the suspect was nabbed by an irate band of youths of Southern Kaduna, who besieged a nearby forest searching for herdsmen involved in the grisly attack .The suspected
SAD: Gunmen Strike In Southern Kaduna

A security agent told SaharaReporters late Saturday evening that unknown gunmen had just launched an armed attack on residents of a village close to Zonkwa in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State.Our source said the gunmen attacked the village with guns and other dangerous weapons, and then quickly escaped once security agents arrived

BREAKING: IRS Airline Plane Crash-Lands In Kaduna
Top Boko-Haram ‘Commanders’ Arrested In Kaduna

Military, SSS Capture Top Boko Haram ‘Commanders’ In KadunaOctober 12, 2013 - 00:58 — siteadminBy SaharaReporters, New YorkAn impeccable military source has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a combined team of Nigerian soldiers, police, and operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) has rounded up top Boko Haram ‘commanders’ after co

Breaking News: Kaduna Assembly Speaker And Deputy Impeached

After surviving several attempts to remove him from office, Kaduna House of Assembly Speaker, Muazu Usman Gangara, has now been formally impeached. Gangara representing Giwa East was impeached today. He and his deputy, Daogar Mato, along side six other principal officers of the house were all absent when the impeachment was
Are The Reports Of Ongoing Riot Between Christian And Muslim Students In Kaduna True?

Religious Riots: Christian & Muslim Students Fighting In Northern Nigerian State (Kaduna, Zaria and Katsina). As at the time of this report, tension is currently building in key northern Nigerian states. The first religious fight between Muslim and Christian Students after 1987 has started in Kafanchan area of Kaduna State.According to informa

ASUU Strike: Female Students In Kaduna Forced Into Prostitution

While it can be agreed that the seemingly unending Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike is beginning to take a toll on students, the fact that female students in Kaduna are now resorting to prostitution is becoming a source of worry.Reports have revealed that the number of sex workers in the state has shot up since the strike action.T
Indigenes Repels Attacks, Kill Five Gunmen in Southern Kaduna

A senior security source has confirmed to SaharaReporters that about three gunmen suspected to be members of an unknown militant Islamist group, were killed by local residents in southern Kaduna in the early hours of today. The fierce fight happened in an area known as Fadan Kaje, close to Zonkwa in Zangon Kataf local government.The source added th

Strange world: Woman gives birth to monkey-like baby in Kaduna (Viewer Discretion)

A woman (names withheld) gave birth to a strange lookingchild on Monday at the General hospital Kagarko, Kagarko localgovernment, after several hours of labour.Reports say the woman, an indigene of SabonIceh village,gave birth to a baby that looked more like a monkey withunusual ears and feet.One of the nurses who attended to the woman said, “The
Popular Catholic Reverend Converts To Islam In Kaduna State

There is excitement within Muslim circles in Kaduna, North-West Nigeria, following news of the conversion to Islam by a popular Christian cleric.There was a palpable tension in the state yesterday following speculations that Arch-Bishop Peter Jatau, the former Bishop of Kaduna has converted to Islam in Zaria.News Express can however authoritatively

Arsenal Of Weapons and Bomb Making Devices Found In A Kaduna Politician's Home

Six AK 47 assault rifles and some ammunition and bomb making devices were found following raid by Nigerian troops on the home of a serving politician, Hussain Dei Dei near Dalet barrack in Kawo area of Kaduna city.
Shocker: 1,300 Kaduna Teachers Fail Primary 4 School Test

In a rather shocking news, about 1300 teachers in Kaduna have failed in tests generally set for primary four pupils, Commissioner for Education Alhaji Usman Mohammed has revealed. Mohammed made the shocking disclosure at an education summit tagged “Education for all is responsibility of all”, held at the General Hassan Usman Katsina House yeste

7 Suicide Bombers Heading To Nasarawa State Arrested In Kaduna

Reports reaching us say soldiers apprehended seven suicide bombers in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State today. According to a competent source, the bombers are from Kano State and were heading to Nasarawa State. Allegedly, six of the bombers are male while the seventh is a female.More details later.
17-Yr-Old SS2 Girl Committed Suicide After Being Caught In Boy’s House In Kaduna

[size=10pt]«§» 14 January 2013[/size] For fear of facing the shame of being caught in a boy’s house, a 17-year-old SS2 student, Christiana Silas, decided to commit suicide by taking a dose of insecticide in Karatudu area, Gonin Gora, Kaduna state, last christmas. Prior to the suicidal action, we gathered that the teenager was caught in a

BREAKING NEWS! Kaduna Governor, Patrick Yakowa Dies In Helicopter Crash

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and former National Security Adviser Andrew Owoye Azazi apparently died in a helicopter that crashed today in Bayelsa State, a reliable source has told SaharaReporters. Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi, a retired military general who served as chief security adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, were among pa
Photos: Resilient Christian Worshipers Return To Bombed Kaduna Church For Sunday Service

It was an rare sight of courage and resilience today in Kaduna as hundreds of worshippers at Saint Rita's Catholic Church in Kaduna town return to the church for a Sunday mass. The church was attacked by a suicide bomber last Sunday killing 8 and injuring over 120 churchgoers.In a church service led by the injured parish, Reverend Fr Mike Boni

NO WAY!!! Boko Haram Can’t Force Me Out – Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa

Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa, has dismissed calls for his resignation from office over the incessant bombings in the state. Speaking with newsmen yesterday at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, the governor said he was on top of the security challenge facing the state, adding that there was no part of the world that w
[Photo Gallery] Recent Updates From Kaduna Bomb Blast

NEMA's update:The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) today 30th October, 2012 at about 10am embarked on rapid assessment of hospitals for the second day running to ascertain the conditions of victims of the recent Kaduna bomb attack which occurred at the St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Ungwar Yero, Malali, Kaduna. [size=14pt] &g

BREAKING: [Photos Inside] Bomb Blast Rocks Catholic Church In Kaduna

The neighborhood of St. Rita's church Malali Kaduna was charged after a lone suicide car bomber detonated a bombed at a packed church around 8: 45 AM today. The bomber and at least 10 people dead and 145 wounded from the attack, a rescue official said on Sunday. [size=11pt] UPDATE 2: “There was a loud explosion and I could see smoke on
WTF: Man Goes Berserk In Kaduna… Stabs Two To Death, Injures Several Others

Kaduna was thrown into confusion last night [Oct. 27] after a man went berserk, stabbing his victims at the back of the neck. Two of those so attacked at Kano/Hadejia Streets were said to have died. News of the incident broke in the early part of the evening but the situation was soon brought under control after residents overpowered the suspect an
STUPID! WHy We Killed 24 People In Kaduna State - Fulani Herdsmen

Even as the Kaduna State Police Commissioner, CP Olufemi Adenaike yesterday debunked allegations that the attack on Dogon Dawa village where 24 people were killed last Saturday was led by a police officer, leaders of the Fulani community from the area have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a reprisal from their members. The lead
DAMN!! Gunmen Kill 20 Muslims Leaving Mosque After Early Morning Prayer In Kaduna State

Gunmen have killed at least 20 people in a dawn attack in a remote village prone to bandit attacks, in northern Nigeria's Kaduna State, reports say.Residents of Dogo Dawa said the attackers stormed the village, shooting and stabbing anyone in sight. Many of those targeted were worshippers leaving a mosque.No group has yet admitted the attack
[Photo] 8 Day Old Baby Dumped At Kaduna Cemetery Found Alive With Maggots Over His Body

[size=10pt]«§» 14 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] A baby boy suspected to be eight-day-old was found wrapped inside a bag and abandoned at a cemetery in Kakuri, Kaduna South local government area of Kaduna State yesterday.The boy, who had maggots coming out from every opening on his body, was still alive, according to two good Samaritans who l