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President Bola Tinubu has approved a bill that upgrades the Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna, to a Federal University of Technology and Vocational Studies, aiming to expand technical education and skills training in Nigeria.
Ahmad Abubakar Zakka says he, his wife and their six‑month‑old daughter were kidnapped from their Alrahus Estate home in Millennium City, Kaduna State. He appears in a video pleading for help as his right hand swells from being tightly bound, while kidnappers demand a ₦300 million ransom.
A family insider has confirmed that six‑month‑old Fatima, taken with her parents from Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, remains alive despite social media claims of her death. The abduction occurred on 6 October 2026 in Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, and prayers have been urged for their safe return.
The Kaduna State Police Command arrested eight alleged kidnappers and four suspected informants in Millennium City and Maraban Rido, recovered several AK‑47 rifles and received three additional APCs from the state government to boost security operations.
Bandits who seized a husband, wife and their six‑month‑old baby in Chikun, Kaduna State on 5 October 2026 released a video pleading for help and stating a N300 million ransom demand.
Lauratu Sani filed a suit in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, asking the court to grant her custody of her three children and to order her ex‑husband Muhammad Shehu to pay N450,000 each month for their upkeep. The case was adjourned by Judge Malam Yakubu Abdullahi.
A group of armed men broke into homes in Alrahus Estate, Kaduna State on the night of 5 October 2026, kidnapping a pregnant woman, her husband and their six‑month‑old baby along with another couple and child. The military was deployed after the victims' pleas, while residents expressed renewed fear of insecurity.