North West

Tasiu Muhammad, 22, a resident of Babura Local Government Area, was shot dead at Unguwar Gawo allegedly by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service.

The budget has a provision of N177.29 billion for capital expenditure and N68.11 billion as recurrent expenditure; the figure represents 27.76 per cent as recurrent and 72.24 per cent as capital expenditure.

“The draft 2020 Budget reflects the Putting People First priorities of the Kaduna State Government.”

An official says the operations were carried out in Bakura and Anka axis of Zamfara.

The committee chairman said ”five emirs, 33 district heads and several village heads were confirmed to be complicit in the banditry activities”.

Residents said 200 bandits attacked the farm in Bakura Local Government Area killing two gatemen manning the farmhouse.

The Committee says the N3 billion was collected from relations of abducted victims.

Zamfara is one of the states rocked by insecurity in recent months with cases of banditry and kidnap for ransom rife.

The officer also revealed that three motor boys were rescued while four suspected bandits were neutralised by the troops in Kaduna.

A lawmaker said the herbalists always use vulgar language and display pornographic pictures that can cause moral decadence in the society.

Some INEC officials in Zamfara have also been arrested.

The six girls and two staff of Engravers College were abducted on Thursday night

The bank branches, located along Bida Road, Ahmadu Bello Way, and Isa Kaita Road were sealed-off in the early hours of Wednesday

The official says some major flashpoints of child abuse in Kaduna metropolis to include Tudun Wada, Kakuri, Gonin Gora, Rigasa, Rigachikun, Sabon Tasha, Nasarawa, Romi among others

The governor says the Matanfada river, where the Argungu International Fishing Festival takes place, is already drying up.

Aminu Chedi of Kano Polytechnic allegedly collected N11,200 from students to enable them pass their English Language examination.

More than 3,500 farmers in Daura Local Government Area have benefited from the anchor borrowers agricultural scheme out of the 5,000 farmers who formally registered for the scheme

A team of Operation Thunder Strike, led by Kabiru Ladan, an officer of the Nigerian Army, went to Dallo Village in Kagarko LGA on a mission called “Operation Cordon”, in search of suspected arms and ammunition.

The victims were released based on a peace deal with the Katsina government.

Sexual harassment is one of the major challenges in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

The aspirant said his suspension by the APC was null and void.

The Suru attack left some soldiers and the attackers dead, while those injured were admitted in Federal Medical Center, Gusau for proper medical attention