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One of them, Mr Tjjjani Aliyu, Citizens’ Co-chair, Kaduna Basic Education Accountability Mechanism (KADBEAM), said the development would halt the progress being recorded in basic education. Aliyu said the government had in 2018, sacked 21,780, for allegedly failing a similar test, adding that 233 others were sacked in December 2021 …

Suspected bandits have killed two brothers, Alhaji Mustapha Lawal and Bello Lawal, on their farm in Iyatawa area of Igabi Local Government Area, Zaria, Kaduna State.   A source, Muhammed Madaki who disclosed this to Daily Post, in Kaduna, on Saturday, June 18, said the victims had gone to their farm to …

Gunmen have killed a man identified as Abubakar Usmania in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.    The victim’s brother, Yusuf Usman Garba, who confirmed the incident on Facebook said Abubakar was shot dead on Friday evening, June 17, at Kachia market.    “My younger brother (Abubakar Usmania) has been …

Families of eleven passengers of the Abuja/Kaduna train who were recently released by terrorists, have revealed that the victims are sick, mentally unstable and traumatised.   The terrorists that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK9 train on March, 28, released 11 out of the 61 abducted train passengers, after almost three months in captivity.   …

One Hussaini Bala Mohammed, who was abducted alongside his wife over two months ago in Kaduna State, has regained freedom.    Bala Mohammed and his wife, Ummiehassan were kidnapped from their residence on Sunday, March 27, 2022.    Confirming the development on Sunday, June 12, Engr Faeesal Ibraheem, said his brother-in-law was …

Suspected bandits have abducted a Presbyterian Church elder identified as Kalu Sam in Kaduna state.    According to Ndi Uduma Woke, the bandits invaded the victim’s house on Friday night, June 10 and whisked him away to unknown destination.    “We just confirmed a report that Elder Kalu Sam from …

The Head of Nigeria National Office of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Patrick Areghan, disclosed that about 10 supervisors have been arrested for alleged involvement in examination malpractices in the ongoing Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.   Speaking on Thursday, June 9, during supervision of the examination in four centres in …

Fifteen bags of cannabis and a motorcycle have been intercepted by Kaduna Vigilance Service from suspected drug traffickers in Ikara Local Government Area of the state.   Commander of the Kaduna state Vigilance Service, Retired Brigadier General Umar Ibrahim who handed over the seized illicit substances to the representative of the National …

Many people have been feared kidnapped by bandits who attacked travellers along the Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari Road in Kaduna State.   Channels Television reported that the bandits blocked the highway on Tuesday May 31, and also set about eight vehicles ablaze.   They later took an unspecified number of travellers, mostly women and children, to …

Friends and colleagues are mourning the newly married man killed by bandits in Jere town, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.    LIB reported that the gunmen killed Auwal Isah Jere and abducted his pregnant wife in the early hours of Saturday, May 28.     A resident of the community …