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Update: Catholic priest abducted in Kaduna regains freedom

Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas who was kidnapped from the parish rectory of Saint Charles Catholic Church, Zambina in Kauru Local Government within the early hours of Monday, June 4, has regained his freedom. The incident comes less than two weeks after the

Corps member who survived Kaduna auto crash, dies

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) who survived the motor accident that claimed lives of her two colleagues, has passed away. It will be recalled that two youth corps members, Nazir Muhammad Yahaya and Fatima died on their way back home to

Court convicts young man of Cybercrime in Kaduna

Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on Monday, September 6, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Innocent Arzuka to four months imprisonment on a four-count charge that bordered on cheating by impersonation. The convict was arrested

Plight Of IDPs Amid Hunger In Kaduna Camp

Although there are several IDP camps in Kaduna State, a visit to one of the camps in Maraban Rido in Chikun local government area will in no doubt leave you in tears over their pathetic situations. The said IDP camp which houses displaced persons from over

Troops Capture Murderer of Dorathy Jonathan in Kaduna

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have captured the murderer of one Mrs Dorathy Jonathan in Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State. Dorathy was murdered on Friday 1 September 2023 in cold blood while fetching firewood at Afana village in Zango Kataf Local

Muslims celebrate Christmas at pastor's house in Kaduna

More than 500 Muslims celebrate Christmas with Pastor Yohanna Buru at his residence in Kaduna State. The Muslim faithful, including youths, Imams, women, NGOs and traditional title holders, were drawn from various states in the North and neighbouring countries

5,575 APC Members Join PDP In Kaduna

Thousands of loyalists of the ruling party, APC have migrated to the opposition party, PDP, in possible search of greener pastures. Inset: File Photo No fewer than 5,557 members of All Progressives Congress, APC, have defected to Peoples Democratic Party,

Nollywood actor, Godwin Maduagu comes out as gay

Nollywood actor, Godwin Maduagu has announced that he is gay, and he is now living his truth. The actor who had denied the allegation when his sex tape leaked last year made this known in a viral video. He was spotted in a video having sex with a man. Maduagu

Bandits Abduct 287 Students, Principal From Kaduna School

At least 312 students and a principal, Abubakar Isah  were abducted in broad day light on Thursday when bandits invaded the LEA Primary and Junior Secondary School, Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Officials of the school and community

APC women leader suspended for criticising Kaduna Governor

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its Kaduna State chapter women leader, Maryam Suleiman, over alleged gross misconduct. This comes after Suleiman criticised Kaduna Governor Uba Sani's statement on the huge debt burden bequeathed him by former

BREAKING: Sierra Leonian deputy high commissioner abducted in Kaduna

The Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj. Gen. Alfred Nelson (retd.) has been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. Nelson was abducted on Thursday by unknown persons while going to Kaduna to honour an invitation by the military for a programme

In Kaduna: Government sacks over 4000 teachers for incompetence

Inset: Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai (@GovKaduna) Kaduna State Government has laid off over four thousand teachers for incompetence. The teachers are among the 15,897 the government recruited in 2017 following the sack of 22, 000 teachers for failing

Terrorists kidnap Catholic priest, kill his cook in Kaduna

Suspected terrorists have abducted a Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Joseph Shekari, in Chawai, a community in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and also killed his cook during the attack. According to reports, the assailants stormed the parish house

Soldier killed as troops neutralize three bandits in Kaduna

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed three bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State following actionable intelligence on 17 October, 2023. Director, Army Public Relation, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement

Bandits kill hunter and two drivers on Kaduna highway

Bandits have killed a local hunter, Bashir Unguwar Shekarau, and two commercial drivers, Mustapha Adamu and Malam Muktar, well known as "Teacher" along the Kaduna-Birnin area of Kaduna State. The two commercial drivers were returning to Birnin Gwari around

Bandits attack Kaduna mosque, kill Imam and two others

An Islamic cleric and two others have been killed after bandits attacked a mosque at the Ga Allah Babba village, near Sabon Layi in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state in the early hours of Tuesday, October 24. According to reports, the

JUST IN: Explosion rocks Kaduna community, injures 10 children

News Direct gathered that, the incident occurred Saturday afternoon, as children who had gone into the bush to fetch firewood and returned home with a strange object suspected to be Improvised Explosive Device (IED). No fewer than 10 children were on Saturday

30 killed, several others injured in Kaduna auto crash

At least 30 travellers were killed in an auto crash along Zaria-Kano Expressway, Hawan Mai Mashi in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The accident, which occurred around 5.30 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2022, left several others with injuries. The