"My wife beats me anytime we have disagreement" - Divorce-seeking man tells Kaduna court A 47-year-old man, Johnson Gabriel, on Wednesday sought the dissolution of his 20-year-old marriage to his wife, Ms Janet, before a Kaduna Customary Court over a threat to his life. "My ill-tempered wife beats me whenever we have a…

…Legit.ng also reported that suspected bandits attacked a wedding in Kahir, Kaduna state, leaving 13 dead and abducting multiple guests.According to sources, an armed gang carrying AK-47s raided shops and terrorised the community for nearly an hour.Police confirmed abductions, while officials visited victims, promising…

…Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara had the complete data. Comparable data were unavailable for Edo, Osun and Rivers. For comparison, available recor…

…begin with a pilot project in Plateau State before being extended to Benue, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory. During the town hall meeting, Alia also announced measures to strengthen security in Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo.He said three military operational units would be established in the ar…

…launched a deadly assault on Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, targeting two Christian churches during Easter celebrations. The attack left at least seven people dead and resulted in the abduction of several others, causing widespread fear among residents.

Bandits k!ll abducted Kaduna widow after her family failed to pay N12m ransom Bandits have k!lled a Kaduna widow identified as Mama Mary after her family failed to pay the ransom demanded. Security analyst and former governorship aide, Reuben Buhari, disclosed this in a Facebook post over the weekend. According to him,…

Bandits k!ll two locals, abduct doctor and woman in Kaduna community Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have launched rescue and offensive operations following the abduction of a medical doctor and the wife of a Hakimi in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred at about 7:40 a.m. on Su…

…included N366bn for road emergency intervention projects and N304.2bn for the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road, Section II. The Federal Government also spent N291.3bn on the Lekki Deep Sea Port Access Road, N250bn on the Renewed Hope Smallholder Support programme and N228.4bn on the Ilesha-Akure-Benin road section. The scorecard…

…incident, a 43-year-old kidnap victim was rescued in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has said the promise by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to restore fuel subsidy is a “political Trojan horse” aimed at winning the 2027 presidential election. Recounting that Atiku had supported the removal of fuel subsidy in the past, Sani sai…

Kidnapped 14-year-old Kaduna girl repeatedly r@ped in captivity regains freedom after N5m ransom payment A 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped in Kaduna State has regained her freedom after N5m ransom payment. Reuben Buhari, a journalist and former media aide to late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, disclo…

…under the present government. He cited the Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway, Abuja – Kaduna -Kano Highway, Sokoto – Badagry Super Highway, East – West Road and other strategic federal highways as examples of projects capable of changing the country’s economic landscape. Oluyede said the significance of the road projects…

…our turn’ narratives in Lagos showed how quickly we abandon issues. “In Plateau and Kaduna, voting patterns have for 20 years split along Jos North/South and Kaduna North/South lines. Survey “Afrobarometer’s 2022 survey found that 62% of Nigerians said ethnicity is ‘very important’ in voting, while only 23% prioritise…

…Road, N19.37bn Igumale–Agila Road and N29.89bn Obagaji–Okokolo–Agagbe Road. In Kaduna, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, said the additional revenue had enabled the state to expand infrastructure and social interventions. He said the administration had cleared N18bn out of N24bn in inherited…

…strengthen key transmission corridors, including Lagos, Enugu-Port Harcourt, and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, while expanding electricity access and improving the reliability of power supplied to businesses and households. “Over 80 per cent access, ATC&C losses below 17 per cent, the capacity gap closed – Nigerian industry gets…

Bandits k!ll JTF member, prominent businessman, abduct mother and son in Kaduna Bandits have k!lled a member of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and abducted a woman, Asma'u, and her son, Umar, in Kyauta New Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State The incident occurred at about 11 pm on Tuesday, when th…

Man di£s in Kaduna accident, sparking search for his family Efforts are being made to find the family of a man who di£d in an accident in Kaduna. A photo of the man was shared on Facebook The photos was shared with the caption: "This man had an accident this morning around the post army housing estate in Mahuta. He was…

…in multiple locations during the period. The agency says states at high risk are Kaduna, Niger, Taraba, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno and Cross River. Others are Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Plateau. The agency…

…message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the revival of the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries. In a statement on Wednesday, Murray-Bruce, also called Mr Common Sense, told Tinubu to appoint bold, competent and result-driven individuals to revive Nigerian refineries and carry out reforms in the country’s pet…

…expanded programme covers the following locations:Lagos StateOgun StateRivers StateKaduna StateDelta StateKano StateImo StateAnambra StateNasarawa StateFederal Capital Territory, AbujaThe inclusion of states across the South-West, South-South, South-East, North-West and North-Central regions represents a significant wi…

…detention. They were among 76 people arrested in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Kaduna, Gombe, Jos, Katsina, and Kano states for allegedly participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests, which lasted from August 1 to 10, 2024. The proceedings had barely commenced when four of the visibly distressed children sl…

…He cited the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road and East-West Road among major projects being undertaken by the administration. Akume challenged builders to organise professional consortia, establish auditable quality-management systems, train and certify artisans a…

…disorder (ADHD) after divorce from Bashir El-Rufai. Bashir, the son of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and Halima, daughter of former Senator from Jigawa State, Ibrahim Kazaure, got married in 2020. They welcomed a set of twins, two boys, the following year. Bashir announced the end of his marriage to Hal…

…Adamu, who allegedly died while in captivity after being abducted by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.Adamu was said to have been kidnapped on May 3, 2026, and reportedly died nine days later despite efforts by his family to secure his release from the abductors

…to more than 600 young people across key locations, including Ondo, Abuja, Rivers and Kaduna states. Through a 10-day bootcamp, participants will develop practical, industry-relevant skills in project management, data analysis, cybersecurity, UI/UX design, IT support and digital marketing. The initiative is targeted at…