…while representing the President at the commissioning of Section III of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano Expressway on Wednesday. “At this juncture, I have to commend President Bola Tinubu for prioritising major infrastructure projects to strengthen transportation, trade and other economic activities for the development of…

…Musa Kwankwaso between 1999 and 2003. He holds degrees from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Bradford in England. He also ran as a governorship aspirant at one point and served as deputy coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign Council in Kano State.Mansur Ahmed resigns from the APC…

…a fully loaded tipper truck and a Mercedes-Benz at Dangi Underpass along the Kano-Zaria Road.The crash occurred at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, according to a press release issued by Abdullahi Labaran, Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano Sector Command,…

…in the state. Sulyman obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2008.

…his d3ath remain unanswered and require further explanation. He was buried at the Zaria Cemetery in Jos on Saturday, October 10. Reacting to the development, Larai Musa, mother of the deceased, told Daily Trust on Sunday that while she believes her son's time had come, she has submitted to the will of Allah, she is cal…

…tablets of Exol-5. In Kaduna State, operatives arrested Mohammed Musa, 29, along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway with 31 jumbo bags and 775 blocks of skunk weighing a combined 1,027kg. In Lagos, another suspect, Musbau Balogun Adekunle, was arrested in the Orile area on October 6 with 32.51kg of skunk and 52.65kg of cannab…

…Dauda Ali Biu, has died at the age of 62. Biu, who was born in 1964 in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State, reportedly died on Sunday evening at a hospital in Abuja, according to family sources. NAN reports on Sunday that Adamu-Isa Gunda, a nephew of the deceased, confirmed the death, saying the remains would be transporte…

…and 22,000 tablets of Exol-5. In Kaduna State, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway arrested Mohammed Musa, 29, with 31 jumbo bags of skunk and 775 blocks of the same substance. The drugs had a combined weight of 1,027kg. In Lagos, a suspect, Musbau Balogun Adekunle, was arrested in Orile on Tue…

…diazepam and 22,000 tablets of Exol-5. In Kaduna State, operatives on patrol along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway arrested 29-year-old Mohammed Musa with 31 jumbo bags and 775 blocks of skunk weighing a combined 1,027kg. The agency also arrested Musbau Balogun Adekunle in Orile, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 6, with 32.51kg…

…Sheikh, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and formerPresident of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria. His work includessuicide prevention, mental health advocacy and policy. Prof. Mashudat Bello-Mojeed, Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health and Chief Consultan…

…When was Bayero University, Kano established? When was Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria established? When was the University of Jos established? When was the University of Benin established? So, I think that this is just a wake-up call. If the minister had agreed that it’s a wake-up call, I would have celebrated it. But…

…that the government had completed internal road networks at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, as well as an access road to the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia. Ahmed said the projects were not only about transportation but also intended to improve economic activities and access to essential services. “When…

…In Katsina State, police tactical teams foiled an attempted kidnapping along the Funtua-Zaria Highway at Dankawo Village. The suspects had reportedly blocked the highway to abduct commuters when operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, APC tactical teams and personnel of the 83 Police Mobile Force engaged them in…

…Sheikh, a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said: “Legislation provides the skeleton, policy provides the direction, and financing provides the muscle. Closing the mental health systems gap requires all three to move together.” The psychiatrist said the Mental Health Act,…

…in Katsina State saw police repel bandits who attacked motorists along the Funtua-Zaria Road on October 1. The intervention allowed traffic to resume normally on the highway. In Benue State, personnel attached to Operation Zenda responded to an ambush along the Amaafu-Abaji Road. Police said one suspected bandit was ki…

…Kano–Maiduguri corridor. KADUNA — Roads: Development along the strategic Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano route and Zaria–Hunkuyi–Daya corridor. KANO — Housing & Roads: The 500-unit Renewed Hope project, Kano Northern Bypass and Kano–Maiduguri corridor. The 500-unit development is part of the federal Renewed Hope programme. KAT…

…of a 28-year-old suspect, Habibu Sabitu, during a stop-and-search operation along the Zaria–Kano–Hadejia road. According to the statement, operatives recovered 1,700 tablets of Diazepam concealed inside loaves of bread from Sabitu. In a separate operation in Plateau, NDLEA officers arrested a 51-year-old man, Chinedu U…

…of pregabalin weighing 669.425kg. In a separate stop-and-search operation along the Zaria-Kano-Hadejia Road, operatives seized 1,700 tablets of diazepam concealed inside loaves of bread. The drugs were allegedly being conveyed by a 28-year-old suspect, Habibu Sabitu. In Plateau State, a 51-year-old man, Chinedu Uzor, w…

…72T, 73T, 74T, and 75T—commercialised in January 2024. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, developed them locally under the TELA Maize Public-Private Partnership coordinated by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation. A genetically engineered, late-blight-resistant potato is in regulatory field trials, with commerci…

…Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna. Adebiyi added that construction of the Kaduna-Zaria-Kano rail line was approaching completion and was expected to commence operations by December. He further disclosed that work was ongoing on the Kaduna-Daura-Katsina, Katsina-Jibia-Maradi and Kano-Dutse corridors. Also speaking, the Head…

…one Abdullahi Sani a.k.a. Samaila Atulu, 40yrs of Zamfara State, was also arrested in Zaria on 19th August 2026 and when searched, assorted charms were recovered in his posession. "During interrogation, he confessed to using the charms to defraud members of the public under the guise of providing spiritual assistance a…

…was a Sharon mini-bus, with registration number KWL 742 ZY, driven by Lawal Dauda of Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State, and conveying seven passengers from Gusau to Zaria. The second vehicle, an unregistered bus driven by Haruna Alhaji Nasiru of Danja Local Government Area, Katsina State, was conveying his son,…

…Afusat said, “At about 1640hrs, armed hoodlums emerged from the bush around Ogene Zaria, near the Ogene Zaria/Onicha-Igo Junction, blocked two buses travelling in opposite directions and abducted some passengers, while others escaped into the surrounding bush.” According to her, the operation led to the rescue of 11 ab…

…the victim was allegedly lured under the pretext of conveying Mohammed from Abuja to Zaria before being intercepted by armed men, taken into the bush and held until a ransom of N3 million was paid. The victim's vehicle, a 2012 Toyota Corolla, was subsequently traced to Bauchi State and recovered while Mohammed was atte…

…saying the arrest followed a distress call from Yan’Karfe Motor Park in Sabon Gari, Zaria.According to him, the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Kenneth, a native of Delta State, was arrested on August 25 after he was spotted behaving suspiciously while struggling with a sack containing potatoes. He said operatives o…