Tag: kaduna

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August 14, 2013

Shut down: Kaduna closes 457 illegal schools

The Kaduna State commissioner for education, Mallam Mohammed Usman, has disclosed that the state government has closed 457 illegal private ...

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August 7, 2013

2015 elections: I will run if APC approves – Buhari

by Isi Esene Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) yesterday said he will run on the platform of ...

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July 24, 2013

$1 billion! 90,000 sq.ft! Tens of thousands of dollars! YNaija Investigates Jumia vs Konga (Conclusion)

by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija On the first anniversaries of Nigeria’s leading (and feverishly competing) e-commerce companies, we go beyond ...

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July 18, 2013

2 policemen dead after gunmen attack police station Kaduna

by Rachel Ogbu Gunmen were said to have attacked the divisional police station in Kaura, Kaduna, killing two policemen early Wednesday ...

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July 13, 2013

Opinion: Mr. President, worry about others who will also rot in hell

by Adekoya Boladale Every step the presidency has taken to eradicate these insurgents has continued to make mockery of the political ...

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July 10, 2013

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

by Akan Ido A woman (names withheld) gave birth to a strange looking child on Monday at the General hospital Kagarko, ...

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June 30, 2013

Simon Kolawole: In Nigeria, impunity is the name of the game

by Simon Kolawole  One of the reasons many self-respecting companies avoid doing serious business with Nigeria is the fear that ...

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June 10, 2013

“Ribadu is an unprincipled attention-seeker whose career was built on bootlicking” – Presidency spits fire

by Isi Esene The presidency has responded to the speech made by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial ...

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June 5, 2013

Gunmen kill 5 people in Kaduna

by Akan Ido Gunmen have reportedly killed five people at Danmusa- Zonkoro village in Katsaya District in Chikun local government of ...

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June 4, 2013

Wickedness: Man kills his mother, 2 sisters over father’s inheritance (PICTURED)

A 25- year-old man, Kamar Yusuf, who killed his mother and siblings in Sabon Gusau, Zamfara State last week has ...

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June 3, 2013

20 illicit drug distributors, addicts arrested by the NDLEA in Kaduna

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 20 major distributors of illicit drugs in Kaduna after its men ...

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May 21, 2013

Boko Haram: Army discover N600 million in orange seller’s bank account

by Isi Esene The military has advised the media to be objective and not to take sides with criminals. This ...

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May 20, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: See what Boko Haram has caused (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze  In order to stem the ugly tide of huge losses in foreign reserves to unjustifiable importation of ...

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May 20, 2013

Opinion: Boko Haram and a woman born in Zaria

by Patience Akpan-Obong If you are non-white or have a ‘foreign’ name, you’re constantly encountering people who dismiss the fact that ...

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May 15, 2013

Anarchy: Fulani herdsmen kill 11, raze houses in Kaduna

Gun men believed to be Fulani herdsmen, Tuesday, raided Zangang village of Atakar Chiefdom, Kaura local government area of Kaduna ...

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April 15, 2013

Where Jonathan erred on the amnesty programme – Matthew Kukah (READ)

by Akan Ido Social commentator, Bishop Matthew Kukah is of the opinion that the Federal Government made mistakes in the ...

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April 14, 2013

Unidentified gunmen kill younger brother of NNPC GMD in Kaduna (Report)

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that the younger brother of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, ...

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April 14, 2013

IBB jailed me like a common criminal, but I forgive him – Ex-MILAD, Zamani Lekwot

by Akan Ido In this Punch Newspapers interview, Maj.-Gen. Zamani Lekwot (retd.), a former Military Administrator of Rivers State, speaks ...

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March 9, 2013

Police escorts former governor out of radio station (Report)

by Isi Esene There are reports that the former Zamfara state governor, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima has been escorted out ...

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January 22, 2013

Odd world: Chukuku Village – Where it is taboo to fry ‘Akara’

Communities are known for particular things, some for agriculture, some for artworks, some for eating a particular food and some ...

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January 18, 2013

Mali-trained terrorists are trooping into the country – Army chief

by Akan Ido The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubike Ihejirika, has confirmed the influx of Mali-trained terrorists in ...

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January 13, 2013

Sad: Late Gov. Yakowa’s younger brother dies in Kaduna

by Rachel Ogbu The ailing younger brother of the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has passed on. According ...

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January 2, 2013

Are we in a democracy? 2 journalists freed after being detained by the SSS for a week

by Soji Lawal An official says two journalists have been freed after being detained without charges for more than a ...

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January 1, 2013

Minister of “Pinocchio”: Nigerians now get 15 hours of constant power supply daily – Labaran Maku

by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday announced an increase in electricity generation to 4,502 megawatts nationwide. This was disclosed ...

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December 28, 2012

“Where Gov Yakowa died and even why he died was a true reflection of who he was” – Bishop Matthew Kukah

Homily at the Burial Mass of late Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Governor of Kaduna State, Fadan Kagoma, Kaduna on 20th December ...

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December 28, 2012

Sting operation: JTF destroys bomb making factory in Kaduna, kills 5 ‘Boko Haram’ suspects

by Isi Esene Men of the Joint Military Task Force yesterday in Kaduna killed five people suspected to be members ...

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December 24, 2012

Kaduna: Governor Yero nominates Bajoga as Deputy Governor

by Isi Esene The deputy governor vacuum left by the death of Kaduna State governor, Patrick Yakowa in an helicopter ...

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December 24, 2012

Report: Armed security agents arrest journalists in Kaduna

by Akan Ido Nigerian security operatives earlier today stormed the homes of two journalists arresting them. The two journalists write ...

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December 21, 2012

Senate approves $7.1bn foreign loans for FG and states

by Akan Ido The Senate yesterday approved the sum of $7.109billion for federal and state governments under the 2012-2014 Medium ...

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December 19, 2012

‘Sex-starved’ husband demands N1.2m compensation from 16-year-old wife’s parents

Mallam Mukailu Naibi of Keke Village, Kaduna, whose wife allegedly starved him of sex for two years, on Wednesday demanded ...

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