Tag: Zaria

Kaduna: Gov begins rebuild of 187-yr-old Zaria mosque

Aminu Imam
Uba Sani begins rebuild

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has flagged off the rebuilding of the 187-year-old Zaria Central Mosque, which collapsed in August 2023, resulting in the loss of no fewer than six lives and injuring 10 others. Recall that a section of the 187-year-old mosque collapsed around 4 pm on Friday, August 11, 2023, while worshippers were praying. The groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday marked the beginning of the reconstruction project. Speaking at the event, Sani expressed gratitude to those who donated generously, particularly Alhaji AbdulSamad Rabiu, who was the Chief Launcher.…

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Nigerian Doctors’ strike over kidnapped colleague enters day 2

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
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National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in public hospitals seven-day nationwide strike demanding the release of their colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in kidnappers den for over eight months, enters second on Tuesday. Popoola, a mother of five was kidnapped in official quarters at National Eye Centre, Mahuta Kaduna in the night of 27 December alongside her husband and a nephew. While her husband was released in March after the payment of the initial demanded ransom, the kidnappers are still holding the ophthalmologist and her nephew. President of…

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Poor Service Condition: ABUTH Zaria Resident Doctors Embark on Strike

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Nigerian Health minister Pate

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) , Zaria have down tooled for a three days warning strike over non-payment of outstanding emoluments and poor conditions of service. Speaking with Liberty News via phone, the Public Relations Officer of the association, Doctor Imrana Sani Abdulazeez said the strike becomes imperative after the expiration of one week ultimatum given to the management of the hospital. Dr. Abdulazeez said on 14th July, 2024 the association had an emergency congress where the issues…

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Elder statesman Sambo dies at 91

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

On a sad note, the death has occurred of elder statesman Alhaji Abbas Dabo Sambo today morning at the age of 91. Born on September 16, 1935, in Anguwan Juma ward, Zaria, Alhaji Abbas Dabo Sambo started his civil service career from the colonial era. He was former administrator of the Kaduna Capital Territory, former capital of the Northern Nigerian Government in the 1960s. He was also a divisional officer of the Jos and Hadejiya Division in the same year. He was also a former permanent secretary in the defunct…

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Kaduna: Residents loot BUA company truck, steal cartoons of noodles

Aminu Imam

Some residents of Zaria, in Kaduna State, yesterday looted numerous cartons of noodles from a moving truck carrying food supplies owned by the BUA Company. According to a local resident in the Dogarawa area of Zaria, the incident occurred after youths, accusing the company of unjustified price hikes, blocked the truck. Seizing the opportunity, several residents rushed to take cartons of noodles loaded at the back of the truck. Dogarawa is a settlement located on the outskirt of Zaria along the expressway. This is coming barely one week after hoodlums…

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2015 Zaria massacre: Islamic movement seeks justice for victims

Aminu Imam

Eight years after, the Shiite Islamic movement, under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has called for the prosecution of the executors of the 2015 massacre in Zaria, Kaduna State. A member of the Islamic Movement Prof. Dauda Nalado, disclosed at the press briefing in Abuja, to commemorate the eight years of the Zaria massacre, extended the Movements appreciation to those who stood by them during their hard time. He noted that silence or applause on the Zaria massacre would encourage such atrocities in other places. Nalado said: As you…

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ABU advocates investment in nuclear science for agric, medicine, says best brains run abroad

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has advocated for more investment in education at national and sub-national levels to harness the potentials in nuclear science to agriculture, medicine and other aspects of human endeavour. Professor Kabiru Bala, the Vice-Chancellor of ABU, made the appeal on Friday in Zaria during the 16th Annual General Assembly and other homecoming event 2023, organised by the ABU Alumni Association. Bala said ABU was the only university in Nigeria to have a nuclear reactor which was reduced from high enriched core to low enriched core…

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ABU Zaria decries staff shortage, urges lift of employment embargo

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has decried the shortage of academic staff in some of the institutions faculties, attributing it to the deployment of Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). Professor Kabiru Bala, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the 2023 induction ceremony for 67 inducted doctors from the institution. Bala, represented by Professor Danladi Ameh, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), said the university was in need of more academic staff, not only in the College of Medical Sciences but…

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Nigerian Ambassador to Austria loses father

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
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Alhaji Dauda Umar, the father of Alhaji Suleiman Umar, Nigerian Ambassador to Austria, has died at the age of 83, after a brief illness. Until his death, the late Umar was a seasoned Accountant and Administrator, who worked in various local government councils of Kaduna State. Malam Ahmed Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, led his council members, District Heads and hundreds of sympathisers for the funeral prayer of the deceased in Zaria on Tuesday. The remain of the ambassadors father was laid to rest at the Amaru Muslim burial ground…

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Four perish, 7 injured as Zaria Central Mosque collapses on worshipers

Aminu Imam

About four worshipers were killed while seven others sustained injuries when the Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna State collapsed yesterday. Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4p.m. when the incident occurred. According to him, “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday, and was planning to deploy a team of civil engineers to effect repairs, when this unfortunate incident happened. The Emir, however, directed that funeral prayer for all the deceased be…

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