Tag: Zaria
#Endbadgovernance protest: Gov. Sani slams 24-hr curfew on Kaduna, Zaria
There is sufficient evidence to clearly indicate that the ongoing protest has been hijacked by criminal elements who have resorted…
Speaker Abbas condemns Zaria killings, demands investigation
“The action of those behind this dastardly act stands condemned, and I call on the security agencies to swing into…
Bandits kidnap 8 at Zaria Centre, attack police division same time
Bandits who kidnapped eight people at the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Quarters, in Zaria, simultaneously attacked the police…
Zaria unsafe, Emir Bamalli raises alarm
The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli has said that Zaria and the emirate are now unsafe as residents are…
Gunmen attack Zaria again, abduct residents
Unknown gunmen have again attacked Kofar Gayan and Kofar Kona areas of Zaria and abducted some residents barely 48hrs after…
Gunmen abduct lecturer, 2 kids in Zaria
Gunmen abducted a lecturer and two children of a member of staff of the Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic Zaria, Kaduna State,…
Buratai commissions multi-million Naira projects in Zaria
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday, commissioned series of projects worth millions of Naira at…
NSCDC in Zaria busts 2 more inhuman rehab centres, frees 11 persons
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, said it has busted two more inhuman rehabilitation centres.
Army begins 2019 Annual Shooting Exercise
The Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna State says it will begin its 2019 Annual Range Classification on August 20 and…
Military School ’ll remain catalyst for national cohesion – Commandant
The Commandant, Nigeria Military School (NMS), Zaria, Brig.-Gen. Muktar Bunza, says the school will continue to be a hub for…
Zaria stands still for el-Rufa’i’s re-election
The Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State was brought to a standstill for several hours, due to celebrations over…
Zaria records first rainfall in 2019
Zaria in Kaduna State on Thursday recorded its first rainfall in 2019, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The…
Customs confiscates 11 vehicles loaded with smuggled rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘B’ said it has confiscated 11 vehicles carrying bags of foreign rice along Kaduna,…
Building collapse claims 3 in Zaria, 7 others injured
No fewer than three people have been killed, while seven others were injured following the collapse of a two-storey Islamiyya…
Police arrest 2 suspected armed robbers
The Police Area Command in Zaria, Kaduna State, has arrested two suspected armed robbers who were said to have snatched…
40 youths undergo training in animal fattening, sorghum cultivation procedures
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, has started the training of 40 youths in modern animal fattening and sorghum…
Rice farmers pull out of RIFAN loan over alleged shady deals
The Chairman, Malam Mohammed Lawal-Jibril, made the disclosure while addressing Journalists in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Ram Sellers In Zaria Lament Low Patronage
Ram sellers in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Tuesday expressed concern over low patronage by customers barely three days to Sallah.
Dino Melaye Never Graduated From ABU – Exam Officers
Kogi West representative, Senator Dino Melaye might be in a certificate scandal as some exam officers at the Ahmadu Bello…
1 person killed, 15 vehicles razed in tanker fire
The Police have confirmed the death of one person in a tanker fire incident in Zaria, which also razed a…
Zakzaky/Army Clash: Shiite Muslims boycott panel as sitting winds up
The Kaduna Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday concluded its Public Hearing into the December 12 Shiite/Army clash in Zaria…
Army economical with the truth, 750 missing in Zaria – Shiites
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has stated that the Nigerian army is not telling the truth by claiming that…
Islamic Movement In Nigeria doesn’t bear arms —Group
The Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has insisted that IMN doesn’t bear arms. The group was…
Shiite members debunk hostage report
Femi Adi/Kaduna Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shiite sect on Sunday debunked allegations that the…
Ban Shiites, traumatised community tells FG
The residents of Gyallesu in Zaria, Kaduna State, have called on human rights groups to look into the pains caused…
Shi’ite Muslims reject FG’s probe, demands Zakzaky’s release
Shi’ite Muslims in Nigeria have rejected a panel set up by the government to investigate a military crackdown in which…
Killing of Shi’ites in Zaria must be urgently investigated – Amnesty Intl
Amnesty International has called for an urgent investigation into the shooting of members of a Shi’ite religious group in Zaria,…
Security situation in Zaria under control – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has urged Zaria residents to go about their legitimate businesses as the security situation in the city…
Army chief escapes assassination, 7 killed
Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said that some suspected members of a religious group attempted an attack…
Rainstorm destroys 200 houses in Zaria, Sabongari
Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed no fewer than 200 residential houses and shops in Zaria City and parts of Sabon-Gari Local…