Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has given a grant of ₦50 million to support 1,000 women petty traders in Kaduna State. Senator Tinubu made the presentation through the wife of Kaduna State Governor Hasfat Uba Sani who is also the state coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative(RHI). A symbolic cheque of the grant which was […]
A masked witness, identified as Prosecution Witness-D (PW-D) on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he paid N80 million ransom for the release of his mother and sister during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack . The witness testified before Justice Inyang Ekwo in the ongoing trial of Mr Tukur Mamu, the […]
Suspected bandits, who kidnapped a female judge and her four children in Kaduna State, have demanded for N300m, after killing her eldest son. The judge and her sons were reportedly abducted at their residence in the Mahuta area of Kaduna on 23 June. The kidnappers, numbering up to 15, stormed the residence of the judge […]
The 1 Division Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralised seven insurgents and recovered weapons and motorcycles in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, on Monday in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army deployed at […]
Six political parties converged in Kaduna State on Thursday in preparation to dislodge the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The summit, with the theme, ‘Solid political party structure critical to the sustainability of the democratic process,’ was convened by the African Democratic Congress. In attendance were the New Nigeria […]
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the killing of passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train. The incident happened in March 2022. The mastermind was Identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known by the ominous moniker of Mandi. The Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known on Thursday. He informed the media […]
At least 23 people were killed in Anguwar Danko Village on Wednesday after bandits overrun the community in the Kakangi constituency of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna. Appart from the killings, the bandits also abducted an uncertained number of people from the community, located about 10 kilometres from Dogon Dawa village in the […]
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have thrown their weight behind the move by the state’s House of Assembly to probe the financial activities, particularly loans obtained by the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Kaduna APC Publicity Secretary Salisu Wusono welcomed the probe, describing […]
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate all financial transactions, loans, grants, and project executions by the state government between 2015 and 2023. This development comes on the heels of Governor Uba Sani’s statement at a recent town hall meeting that the state is grappling with a debt […]
It is now worrisome that with the mention of Kaduna State insecurity readily comes to mind. Within two weeks, no fewer than 350 people including students and teachers have been kidnapped at various times and locations. The latest being the attack at Buda community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where 61 persons […]
A Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has called for an investigation into the administration of ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai, citing concerns over the state’s significant debt accumulation. He made the plea through a post on his verified X social media handle on Monday. Sani’s comment is coming shortly after Gov. Uba Sani revealed that Kaduna […]
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, says he can’t pay salaries without borrowing because former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s government left $587m, N85bn and N115bn “contractual liabilities.” Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has lamented the huge debt burden inherited from the previous administration in the state, has taken a toll on his government. Speaking on Saturday […]
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has raised the alarm that about 200 million firearms are in circulation in Nigeria. Governor Sani disclosed this in a chat on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said the proliferation of firearms was responsible for the rising insecurity in the country, calling for the review of the firearms law […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to Mr Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, in the sum of N40 million with two sureties in the like sum. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, held that though the defendant failed to appear for his […]
Senators on Sunday donated one month’s salaries amounting to N109 million to victims of the Dec. 3 military drone mishap in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The military drone operation mistakenly killed 85 civilians gathered for a religious celebration in the community. Mr Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity […]
Survivors of the error bomb attack at Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have reported that thedeath toll from the incident as at Wednesday evening,now stands at 127. The survivors, who claimed to have carried out count of the people who attended the Maulud Nabbiy celebration when the the drone attack happened, said […]
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has released fresh prophecies concerning the upcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Edo, and Imo states, as well as the outcome of recent elections in Enugu and Kaduna states. According to a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele warned Dino Melaye, the […]
The Federal Government says work on the Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway will be completed before May 29. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji-Fashola, SAN, disclosed this on Monday, while on pre-inauguration inspection of the highway. The section of the highway is part of the 375.4 Kilometre Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano project awarded during the first tenure of […]
The Federal Government has approved the resumption of services at the Abuja-Kaduna train station. The Board and Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation revealed in a memo made available to newsmen on Monday, January 30th, that services will commence at the station starting from Tuesday, January 31st. Recall that services was halted at the Abuja-Kaduna train days ago […]
The women leader of the Labour Party in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mrs Victoria Chimtex, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen. She was said to have been killed on Monday night by the gunmen who invaded her residence at about 8 pm and shot at her. The victim’s husband was also […]
