Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

Senior Reporter at Daily Trust

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‘180 students occupy room of 20 at Kaduna college’

1 day ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

Following overcrowding occasioned by inadequate infrastructure, the purported plan by the state government to sell the staff quarters and some land of Queen Amina College, Kaduna, is raising dust. The school, Daily Trust gathered, is facing severe overcrowding as it is reported that 180 students occupy a room meant for 20 or 30 students, with three girls often forced to share a single 6-inch spring bed due to lack of adequate accommodation.
JUST IN: Two children feared killed as explosion rocks Kaduna community

2 days ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

Two children, a 13-year-old boy identified as Imam and a six-year-old girl Nasrin, have been reportedly killed in an explosion at Abakpa area of Kaduna State. Three residents also reportedly sustained injuries in the explosion which occurred on Tuesday, adjacent the old site of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. Our correspondent reports that the cause of the explosion has not been established, but security agencies are at the scene of the incident to investigate the incident.
FG concerned over high maternal mortality in 7 Kaduna LGAs

6 days ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

Kaduna State Government has partnered with the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) to address the high rate of maternal mortality in seven Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. According to Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, National Coordinator of MAMII, the initiative aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by providing access to quality healthcare services and identifying the drivers of maternal deaths.
Nigeria needs 2000 actuaries to evolve nation's financial sector

6 days ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) has said Nigeria needs at least 2000 actuaries to support the nation’s financial sector’s evolution. The council however frowned at the inability of the country to produce more actuaries, saying there are 28 presently in the country.
4 suspects remanded over murder of Kaduna SS2 student

6 days ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

Four suspects have been remanded in prison custody by the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna over the murder of Ahmed Musa, an SS2 student of Government Technical College, Malali, located in the Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It would be recalled that Ahmed Musa was found dead on February 16, 2025, on the school premises. His hands and legs were tied, and his body showed signs of brutal assault.
BOA moves to recover 80% of disbursed loans

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has expressed its resolve to recover at least 80 per cent of loans disbursed by the banks to farmers in the country. The bank also hinted on moves to restructure and recapitalise the bank as part of efforts to achieve food sustainability for the country and the African continent at large. The new Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Ayo Sotinrin made the pledge while taking over the leadership of the bank in Kaduna.
Kaduna govt rescues 13 children sold to Southeast

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

The Kaduna State government has rescued 13 children allegedly sold to child traffickers outside the state. The state Commissioner, Ministry of Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu while speaking to newsmen, disclosed that the stolen children were first taken to Abuja, and from there to Enugu, by a syndicate, some of whom are yet to be arrested. She said, “One of the abducted children was stolen when the child was seven days old and now, that same child is seven-years-old.
2027: Prioritise governance over elections, ACF urges politicians

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged political leaders to de-emphasise personal ambition and focus on governance that meets the people’s needs. ACF chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman (SAN), stated this during the forum’s 715th National Executive Committee meeting in Kaduna on Thursday. “While we welcome genuine aspirations to serve, leaders must prioritise the safety and well-being of Nigerians,” he said.
Mother of slain 16-year-old Kaduna student demands justice - Daily Trust

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

The mother of Ahmed Musa (16), a student of the Government Technical College in Kaduna who was brutally killed, has cried out for justice, saying her son must not die in vain. The bereaved mother stormed the Magistrates’ Court of Kabala Doki Kaduna in the company of other family members and sympathisers and threatened to mobilise women in a mass protest to seek justice.
Plateau crisis: Coalition asks FG to set up panel to investigate killings

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka

The Coalition of Fulani Registered Organizations , Plateau State Chapter, has called on Federal Government to set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the killings in Bokkos and other part of the state. Similarly the group also called for compensation for all victims of the crisis irrespective of religious and ethnic sentiment.