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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Saturday, April 11th, 2020
Yesterday, the sixth case of Covid-19 in Kaduna State was diagnosed. This was disclosed by the State’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, in a statement on Saturday. According to Dr. Mohammed-Baloni, the patient is a male who worked as a gate man in the Mando area and recently returned from Lagos. He traveled to Kaduna […]
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Governors, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, March 28th, 2020

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. He announced this in a video posted on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday evening. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the COVID-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive,” […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Philomina Attah The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase of its Open Schooling Programme (OSP). OSP which was launched in early 2019 is an open learning programme aimed at reducing the high number of out-of-school children in the country. The beneficiaries, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, Adamawa and Niger, are […]
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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges, as part of efforts to enhance the welfare of judicial officers in the state. The governor, said while presenting the vehicles to the judges in Kaduna that more vehicles would be provided to other judges. El-Rufai also […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Saturday, January 25th, 2020

By Moses Kolo The re-run election for Kaduna State House of Assembly in Sanga Local Government Area, has witnessed voter apathy, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It would be recalled that the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM), had slated the State House of Assembly re-run election for Sanga and Kagarko local government […]
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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Kaduna, NNP Columnists, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, State News
Sunday, December 22nd, 2019

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | December 22, 2019 – Obasanjo’s recent visit to the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El Rufai, has dominated the media the past one week. During the visit, the former President reportedly reflected on the Kaduna state governor’s spat with the Senate when he was Federal Capital Territory […]
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Africa & World Politics, Ekiti, Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Friday, September 6th, 2019
Nigerians have been reacting to the presence of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II in South Africa, in light of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country. The Federal Government had on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from […]
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Adamawa, Kaduna, Latest Politics, National Politics, Plateau, State News, Taraba, Top Stories
Sunday, June 30th, 2019

Friday Olokor, Eniola Akinkuotu, Okechukwu Nnodim, John Charles and Enyioha Opara Despite the harsh criticism of the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed. It was learnt in […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Saturday, May 25th, 2019
The Kaduna State Government said on Saturday that it had expended N142.9 billion on basic education between 2015 and 2018. The state’s Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Ja’afaru Sani, disclosed this in Kaduna in a paper entitled, “Management and Funding of Basic Education in Kaduna State”. The paper was presented at the ongoing two-day […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Thursday, April 18th, 2019
Molly Kilete, Abuja The police headquarters in Abuja has announced the arrest of one Mallam Salisu Abubakar, 48, said to be the “spiritual father” of armed robbers, kidnappers and other criminals terrorizing motorists and other road users along the Abuja/Kaduna highway. The suspect, who hails from Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State, is said to […]