Tag Archives: Zaria

Hoodlums have attacked and looted trailers conveying cartons of spaghetti at the Dogarawa axis of the Zaria-Kano expressway.   The trailer was heading for Abuja from Kaduna when the thugs blocked the road and made burnfires on the highway.    An eyewitness told Daily Trust that the incident occurred around …

Troubled residents of Tunburku village in Kidandan ward of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday, January 16, staged protest against incessant banditry and security challenges which has been on the rise in the area.    Leader of the protesters, Malam Yusuf Jibrin noted that they are worried …

The police in Kaduna statement have arrested Principal and Vice Principal of Al-Azhar School in Zaria, Kaduna State for their alleged involvement in corporal punishment that led the death of Marwanu Nuhu Sambo, a JSS3 student of the school on Friday, October 21.    Sambo was allegedly brutally beaten by …

Bandits have killed two persons and abducted many others in the Kofar Gayan area of Zaria, Kaduna State.   It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the area on Saturday night, August 12, 2023, shot sporadically, killing the individuals, while they kidnapped others.    The killings come just over 24 …

At least four worshippers were killed while seven others sustained injuries when some sections of the historic Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna state collapsed on Friday, August 11, 2023.    Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around …

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has allegedly served Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with a disconnection notice.   According to KEDC, ABU is owing an outstanding balance of N931,479, 317.84.   The power distribution company ‘issued the notice’ on April 4, 2023,  and threatened to disconnect the institution’s power lines. It …

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command have arrested 19 suspects who allegedly looted a rice truck in Kano.   The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, said in a statement on Monday, Feb. 27, that the suspects attacked the truck along Kano-Zaria …

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has won in Wusasa Kufena Ward in Zaria, Kaduna state.       Labour Party won with 175 votes, PDP scored 38 votes, while APC got 30 votes,     See video of INEC officials counting the votes below…           …

The group also presented a gift to the church to further stem love to boost religious tolerance among the two faiths. Speaking to newsmen after the service, Leader of the team, Prof. Isah Mshelgaru, said the essence of attending the service was to rejoice with Christians on the celebration of …

A woman on a sick bed has been abducted by bandits in Anguwar Malamai village in Kakeyi, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.   Daily Trust reported that the gunmen arrived at the village around 12am on Thursday August 4, proceeded straight to the resident of Alhaji Shuaibu Dallatu and kidnapped his …