President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Babagana Mohammed, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing Kaduna state urban renewal projects of the Governor Nasir el-Rufai administration. Speaking when he led other officials of the Society on a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of Kaduna State Road Agency (KADRA) on Saturday, Engr. Babagana Mohammed said el-Rufai’s giant strides Read More
Barely a week after Malam Mamman Daura spoke against zoning of presidency ahead of the 2023 elections, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has said that the next Nigerian President should come from the South. Speaking in an interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC monitored by Blueprint Correspondent in Kaduna on Saturday, the governor equally cleared the air over Read More
Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed 22 people in a fresh attack on four communities in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna state in the late hours of Wednesday and early Thursday. There is currently 24 hours curfew in Zangon Kataf, Kaura, Kauru and Jema’a LGA in the Southern Kaduna senatorial zone to stem the spate of Read More
Executive chairman Jema’a local government Kaduna state, Peter Danjuma Averik, Friday led a high-powered delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jama’atul Nasir Islam (JNI) and civil societies on a courtesy visit to the palaces of the Emir of Jama’a, Alhaji Muhammadu Isa Muhammadu II and Chief of Zikpak, Dr. Josiah Tagwai Kantyok. The visit was a follow-up to Read More
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Sabon Tasha Division, Nigeria Police Force, Paul Timbushi, has called on communities in the area to organise themselves for better policing. He said if communities are well organised, it makes the job of the police in checking criminal activities easy. According to a statement signed by the Executive Public Relations Officer (EPRO) Tsaunin Kura Residents Read More
The Kaduna state Police Command has confirmed an attack by unknown gunmen, on Kukum Daji Village, Kaura local government area of Kaduna state, where 19 persons were reported to have been killed. The attack, according to information available to Blueprint, was launched on the village around 10:30pm on Sunday night. Blueprint also gathered that 30 other persons who narrowly escaped the Read More
Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed 20 people following attacks on Chibuak and Kigudu II communities in Kauru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna state. The two villages were reportedly attacked consecutively on Thursday and Friday at midnight, while some of the villagers are said to be missing. The bandits were said to have launched yet another attack on Saturday in Read More
Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed 20 people following attacks on Chibuak and Kigudu II communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The two villages were reportedly attacked consecutively on Thursday and Friday at midnight, while some of the villagers are said to be missing. The bandits were said to have launched yet another attack on Saturday in Kigudu Read More
Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai has announced that as from Wednesday, a gradual reopening of the state’s economic and religious activities would be rolled out. The state has been on lockdown since March, 2020. Details loading…
Kaduna state government has confirmed the arrest of four men, suspected to have drugged and gang-raped a 13-year-old girl and their accomplice in Kaduna. The state’s Ministry of Human Services and Social Development which disclosed this said the victim was later dumped underneath a parked vehicle near her home. The ministry on its verified official Twitter handle narrated that the Read More
Kaduna state Universal Basic Education Board (KadSUBEB) has cancelled the 2017 and 2018 UBE intervention projects that were earlier advertised on March 4, 2020. The executive chairman of the Board, Malam Tijani Abdullahi, said in a statement on Thursday that the cancellation was done by the board in order to follow due process. The chairman said “the procurement exercise shall Read More
Tsaunin Kura community of Sabon Tasha GRA in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state has appealed to Governor Nasir el-Rufai to come to their aid in constructing motorable roads and drainages in the area. President General of the community, Dr. Silas Adamu, alongside other community leaders, who took journalists round the community on first hand assessment of the deplorable Read More
Kaduna state has put measures in place to check any act of fertiliser diversion that could lead to it being re-sold above the official price of N5,000 per bag, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Hajiya Halima Lawal, has assured. Speaking in a press statement issued on Saturday, the Commissioner said despite these measures, there were reports of some individuals buying up fertilisers Read More
Kaduna state police command has lamented what it described as “fake and malicious” a story circulated on social media by the President of Adara Development Association captioned ‘Again Fulani Herdsmen Attacked Southern Kaduna Communities.’ The Command’s public relations officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, in a statement on Friday, said the story was fabricated to create fear and apprehension in the minds Read More
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state on Tuesday night extended the ongoing lockdown imposed in the state to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic by two weeks. Kaduna state government imposed the Quarantine Orders on March 26 to contain the spread of Covid-19, after 60 days of partial lockdown, government decided to extend the lockdown by two weeks. Kaduna state Read More
Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai a while ago on Friday night revealed that two patients have been discharged, while 10 more persons tested positive. El-Rufai who disclosed this via his Twitter handle. said, “Covid-19 UPDATE: Two patients were discharged today, but 10 more persons have tested positive. All the new cases are contacts from cases in Chikun, Kaduna North and Read More
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kaduna state chapter has expressed shock over the death of former two-term Kaduna state Commissioner for Sports, Hon. Yakubu Bityong Nkom. Speaking in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by its Secretary, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, SWAN said Bityong’s untimely death came at a time he was still actively contributing to the Read More
Kaduna state Ministry of Health has confirmed that a four-month-old child is one of the 20 new Covid-19 cases that were recorded in the state on Friday. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni, in a statement on Saturday, said that the ministry’s investigation revealed that the father of the infected child has travel history to Kano. ‘’The Read More
Kaduna state has recorded 13 new coronavirus cases just as the 15 patients have been treated and discharged, while four are now dead. Governor Nasir El-Rufai who disclosed this on Monday night via his twitter said, “13 more Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the state. There are 92 active cases and four fatalities from the total number of 111 Read More
The Nigerian Army has warned natives of Falgore and Saminaka in Kano and Kaduna state respectively to move from danger as joint troops of Carder short Service Course 44 and Recruits of 79 Regular Recruit intake will hold Exercise Kungama, an operation signifying preparation for end of their training. This was contained in a statement by Assistant Director, Army Public Read More
Kaduna state government has appointed Tijjani Abdullahi as Chairman of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to replace Abdullahi Sani, who has been redeployed as pioneer Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs. The new appointments in line with implementation of government’s Governance Continuation Plan, is to ensure that the state government delivers on its core priorities in Read More
Kaduna state, Saturday recorded 14 more Covid-19 positive results from almajiris who were repatriated from Kano, Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni has confirmed. Dr Amina, who made the disclosure while briefing the daily meeting of the State Standing Committee on Covid-19 said the figure may rise as more test results are awaited. The commissioner however, assured that the Read More
Kaduna state has recorded its first Covid-19 death, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, has revealed. Speaking via her verified Twitter handle on Saturday, the Commissioner said the deceased is a retired civil servant who had concealed his recent travel to Kano. According to Dr Amina, the deceased, who had underlying medical conditions prior to testing positive Read More
Kaduna state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, has announced the death of a retired civil servant as the first Covid-19 casualty in the state. According to the commissioner via his twitter handle on Saturday, the deceased concealed his recent travel to Kano before he was eventually admitted at the isolation centre with respiratory distress. Details loading…
The management of Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company (KMDMC) has released the list of locations of temporary neighbourhood markets that will become operational on Saturday, 2nd May 2020. A statement by Muhammad Hafiz Bayero, the Managing Director of KMDMC, said the decision follows the directive of the Kaduna state government that all major markets be closed and be replaced Read More
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