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  • NYSC suspends Orientation Course in Kaduna till further notice

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has suspended till further notice, orientation course for the 2018 Batch C Stream I, scheduled to commence on Tuesday, following unfavorable security reports.

    A statement by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the NYSC Director of Press, issued on Monday in Abuja, advised prospective corps members posted to the Kaduna state to remain at home until further notice.

    Adeyemi said that current security situation in the state and the consequent curfew imposed by the state government forced the scheme to suspend orientation in the state.

    She however, advised other prospective corps members deployed to other states and the FCT, to report at their various orientation camps on Tuesday Oct. 23, as scheduled.

  • 24hrs curfew imposed on Kaduna metropolis

    Kaduna state government on Sunday declared 24 hours curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs to forestall breakdown of law and order within the metropolis.
    A terse statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Nasir el-Rufai on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan said the curfew is with immediate effect.
    The curfew was announced three days after sectarian crises in Kasuwan Magani caused the death of 55 people, while several properties were also destroyed.
    The curfew was informed by fears of reprisal attacks following the Kasuwan Magani crisis last Thursday.
    There have rumours  in town of fighting and crisis on Sunday afternoon and people started running around following which there were reported cases of burnt cars around Ahmadu Bello Way and sporadic gunshots were also heard around Jos road.
    Following these incidents, Kaduna state government declared 24 hours curfew to douse tension and maintain law and order.

  • 55 killed in fresh Kaduna communal clash

    The Kaduna State Police Command yesterday confirmed 55 people dead in  Thursday’s communal crisis at Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.

    Twenty two suspects are already being quizzed by the police in connection with the mayhem, according to Police Commissioner Ahmad Abdur-Rahman.

    Abdul-Rahaman told reporters that normalcy has already been restored by  mobile and conventional policemen as well as a team of the state joint security Operation Yaki, despatched to the town.

    It was the latest crisis in the area after a similar mayhem last February claimed 10 lives.

    The latest crisis was sparked by some youths in the area.

    Governor Nasir El-Rufai visited the area yesterday to assess the situation.

    He had,on Thuirsday soon after the  problem started, imposed a two-hour curfew on the axis.

    The police commissioner also visited the area to engage  youth leaders, traditional and religious leaders as part of the  effort  to check further bloodshed.

    He acknowledged that  the timely imposition of the  curfew by the state government helped in dousing  tension in the area.

    The police chief vowed  that all perpetrators of the mayhem would be brought to book

    “Anybody that has a hand in this crisis must face the full wrath of law; we will not allow lawlessness; we remain committed to saving life and property of every citizens,” he said.

    He appealed to the public to continue to live in peace and assist the command with useful information to track the perpetrators.

    El-Rufai, during his visit, asked residents to live in harmony.

    He went round the town, accompanied by traditional and religious leaders.

    Thereafter, he met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in the local government area,saying: “We are here to see and to listen for ourselves. We must live in peace and never use violence to solve a problem.

    “We are not happy with this and government will pursue and punish those responsible for this devilish act.

    “We must value the sanctity of life. I want to beg you to cooperate with the security agencies because prosecution of conflict entrepreneurs is inevitable. I will come back in one week time to see how things are.”

  • Gunmen kidnap traditional ruler, wife in Kaduna

    Gunmen on Friday kidnapped Mr Maiwada Galadima, the Paramount Chief of Adara Chiefdom in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State and his wife along Kaduna/Kachia road.

    Mr Ibrahim Yakubu, a son in-law to the Chief, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), adding that the Police orderly to the paramount ruler was killed in the process.

    Yakubu explained that the Chief and his wife were taken away while returning to Kachia from Kaduna.

    “The Kidnappers stopped the Chief’s vehicle at the military check point at Idon and shot his Police Orderly.

    “Immediately, they took the Chief and his wife into the bush leaving behind two of his drivers, his daughter and a granddaughter,” he said.

    Efforts to get police confirmation proved abortive as Mr Yakubu Sabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kaduna Police Command was yet to pick telephone calls. (NAN)

  • Police arrest impersonator of State House staff

    The FCT Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Sadiq Abdullahi ‘m’ 42 years for allegedly impersonating staff of State House under the office of the National Security Adviser.

    The suspect according to the police hides under the same pretence to fraudulently solicit for favour from government agencies.

    The Police in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, said the suspect was arrested on 4th October, 2018 following a complaint from the Department of Petroleum Resources that he (the suspect) wrote a letter to the agency with a forged State House letter headed paper directing it to offer employment to one of his unsuspecting clients.

    The Police said after he was arrested, the Commissioner of Police Monitoring and Mentoring Unit carried out a discreet investigation that led to the recovery of some forged letters purportedly from the State House written by the suspect to some government agencies soliciting for contract offer and employment opportunities for his clients who pay him for such services.

    Manzah also said his accomplice, one Salishu Abdulrasheed ‘m’ 24 years who assists him to produce the forged document has also been arrested by the investigating team at Kaduna state where he operates his shop.

    The exhibits recovered from the suspects include seven forged State House documents that were written to some government agencies and departments and a fake Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) identity card which contains the suspect’s photograph.

    The Command advised government and private agencies to always do thorough background check on documents, especially on those soliciting for any kind of favour and also ascertain the source before acting on them.

    The Police also said the suspects will soon be charged to court.

  • ‘Kaduna Assembly to pass whistleblower, anticorruption bills next week’

    The Kaduna State House of Assembly says it will pass the Whistleblower Protection Bill and the Anti-corruption Bill by next week, as part of commitment to open governance in the state.

    The Speaker of the House, Malam Aminu Shagali, made the disclosure at the opening of a meeting with relevant stakeholders on “Open Government Partnership (OPG)” in Kaduna on Thursday.

    The meeting, supported by DFID-Supported Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), was organised for people of the state to engage OGP community on the status of the state’s Action Plan and the journey so far.

    Shagali, who was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Nuhu Shadalafiya, explained that the effort was to help open governance in Kaduna State to strengthen transparency and accountability.

    ““As representatives of the people, we have a duty to make necessary legislation that will aid open government process with a view to carry the people along and make their voice count.

    “The whistleblower bill, when passed will provide a cover and protect people who provide information on anomalies and unlawful conduct by persons, public officials and corporate bodies in the state.

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    “The anti-corruption bill will also help in the fight against all forms of corruption in the state,” he said.

    The Speaker said that Freedom of Information Bill will also be passed in the state in no distant time.

    He restated the support of the legislative arm of government in the state in ensuring inclusion, transparency and accountability in governance with a view to improve the lot of the people.

    He urged Kaduna citizens to take advantage of the OGP to make their voice count in demanding for better services from government intervention.

  • Gunmen kill two policemen on patrol, driver in Kaduna

    ….five others injured

    Unknown gunmen on Wednesday morning killed two mobile policemen and driver who were on patrol along Nnamdi Azikiwe bypass, Kaduna.

    The Nation gathered that the incident occurred around 5:00 am when the gunmen appeared from nowhere and started firing at the policemen in sight, leading to instant death of two men and a driver, while five others were critically injured.

    Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the incident, saying that, detectives have been mobilized to the area to track down the fleeing killers.

    The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo said the slain policemen were on foot of the area when the incident occurred.

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    According to DSP Sabo, “Today at about 0525hrs, some unknown armed men attacked our policemen who were on foot patrol along Nnamdi Azikiwe Express way by IBBI company of Kakuri Area in Kaduna.

    “After a fierce gun duel, two of our men and a civilian driver were killed. Five other policemen sustained gun injuries and are receiving treatment at a hospital in Kaduna.

    “No arm was taken away by the attackers due to the repelling gun power of our men. Some of the attackers escaped with gun injuries. They quickly retreated and fled the scene.

    “Detectives have been mobilized to the area with a view to track down the fleeing killers and bring them to justice.

    “The commissioner of Police Kaduna State Command is saddened by the ugly incident and vowed to bring the perpetrators to book.

    “The CP also sympathizes with the families of the gallant officers who laid their lives for their country and pray for the repose of their souls.

    “We are investigating the incident and the command will update the public in due course.” Said DSP Sabo.

  • Kaduna APC primaries: Shehu Sani offered me N10m bribe, Electoral Committee chair alleges

    The Chairman of the APC Electoral Panel which presided over the party’s recent primaries in Kaduna State, Mr. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, has alleged that Senator Shehu Sani offered him a bribe to get an affirmation for his controversial  automatic ticket.

    Mr. Iduoriyekemwen dropped the bombshell while responding to questions over allegations that the committee was bribed to skew the primary election results in favour of some aspirants of the APC in the state.

    Iduoriyekemwen said: “The only person in Kaduna State who offered me money was Senator Shehu Sani through one of my comittee members, to inform me that N10m gift was set aside for the committee chairman, and I said we didn’t need the money, asking them what the money was for.

    “Even after the primaries, before the announcement  of results, Senator Shehu and his men put pressure on us to come and take the money.  He called me several times but we made it clear to him that we didn’t  need cash inducement  at all.”

    The electoral panel chairman also disclosed that the incumbent  Kaduna Central Senator made last-minute efforts to get him to accept the offer  to no avail.

    Iduoriyekemwen, who is also a former Majority  Leader of Edo State House of Assembly and one-time board member of the Niger-Delta Development Commission(NDDC) also expressed readiness to forward the telephone number of his committee member through  whom the pledge of N10m offer was announced to the leadership of the panel.

    The Electoral Panel Chairman also expressed satisfaction with the manner in which the election was conducted, describing it as “peaceful, orderly  and rancour-free”.

    Contacted on the telephone by our correspondent, a member of the APC Electoral Committee, Mr. Akeem Okedara, also denied the allegation that the committee was bribed to skew the primary election results in favour of some aspirants of the APC in the state.

    “There was nothing like that. It was Shehu Sani who wanted to give us something but we turned it down,” he said.

    However, in a swift reaction, Senator Sani described the allegation against him as “frivolous and mischievous.”

    Speaking through his media aide, Abdulsamad Chima Amadi, Senator Sani said: “Our attention has been drawn to a mischievous and frivolous news making the rounds that the chairman of the Kaduna APC electoral panel purportedly claimed he was offered financial inducements by Senator Shehu Sani.

    “The committee chairman probably had a dream to that effect. It is laughable for him to claim an aspirant who was the sole candidate cleared in Kaduna central offered him financial inducements.

    “First of all, Senator Shehu Sani virtually had no rival in the primaries. He was the only person cleared. So what does he need to bribe the committee for?

    “Secondly, when the committee and the state government connived to stage a fake senatorial primaries in Kaduna State, Senator Shehu Sani made it cristal clear that he was not going to participate in the so called primaries because it was an illegality.

    So when you look at it  from all angles, Senator Shehu Sani had no reasons whatsoever to bribe the committee.

    “Senator Shehu Sani is a distinguished and law abiding citizen who has over the years earned a good name for himself through his uncompromising stance against corruption.

    “It is obvious that some desperate politicians who have become synonymous with failure are behind these baseless and frivolous accusations.

    “Just like all their attempts to malign, frame up, intimidate and harm Senator Shehu in the past failed, this one too has failed on arrival.

    “No amount of blackmail will deter or destract Senator Shehu Sani. We stand by the mandate given to him by the APC and good people of Kaduna Central and, as usual, that mandate shall be put to good use for the betterment of our people.”

     

  • Woman makes N9m monthly from ‘Okirka’ business

    A 31-year-old woman, Aliya Abubakar on Friday said she makes an average of N900,000 monthly from selling fairly used clothes and foot wears.

    Abubakar, a mother of six, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that she started the business six years ago.

    ” I started the business at home with just N10,000, I later started selling in hospitals, and now I am selling by the road side where many passersby see my goods.

    “As you can see, many customers are checking my goods to select the items they want, that’s how I make N30,000 sales per day”, she stated.

    She added that she normally gets the goods at wholesale price from Kasuwar Barci, the popular second hand goods market in Kaduna, and that she specialises in selling children wears, shoes and bags.

    The woman agreed that the business was challenging, but very rewarding for those who endured, were patient and determined.

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    ” The benefits are limitless; I have secured plots of land, paid my children school fees effortlessly and taken care of my requirements.”

    Abubakar urged men to support their wives to undertake businesses that would add value to the family.

    ” Some men have this wrong notion of women doing business, they feel women who earn income would not be submissive which is wrong.

    “Men should support their wives in business and in return the women would financially support them at home”, she said.

  • Husband, mother in-law battle over inheritance

    A widower, Isah Sulaiman, has sued his mother in-law at a Magajin Gari Sharia Court in Kaduna, over his late wife’s inheritance.

    Sulaiman told the court his mother in-law, Khadija Ibrahim, had allegedly confiscated his late wife’s inheritance meant for his children.

    The plaintiff is asking the court to compel the respondent to handover the house documents of his late wife, Aisha, to her surviving three children.

    But the defendant told the court that the issue in question had earlier been resolved by another court soon after the death of her daughter in 2015.

    She alleged that her son in-law had filed a case against her three weeks after the death of her daughter demanding his share of his late wife’s inheritance.

    Ibrahim added that the court had shared the inheritance according to Islamic injunction in which the husband was given his own share.

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    “Before her death, Aisha had given her elder brother a car she had also inherited from her own father but which hadn’t been fully paid for.

    “She asked her brother to finish payment of outstanding balance which he did and the matter has since been resolved by the court.”

    She told the court that the only property under her custody was a house document belonging to her grandchildren which they got from the inheritance shared.

    Ibrahim however denied knowing anything bout the claimed inheritance of the deceased late father.

    The judge Mallam-Musa sa’ad, after listening to both parties, ordered them to present before him, a certified true copy of the first court ruling on the inheritance and adjourned the case to Oct. 24.