As the second batch of five students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, were re-united with their parents on Friday, they have continued to recount their ordeals in the hands of their kidnappers. Having released five captives on Monday made up of two females and three males, the kidnappers on Thursday further released four males and one Read More
The Zamfara state Police Command has repelled attack on Yarkala village in Rawayya District of Bungudu Local Government Area (LGA) by suspected armed bandits, The spokesman of the command SP Muhammad Shehu stated this in a statement Saturday in Gusau, the state capital. According to him, the Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder deployed to Rawayya – Yarkala axis Read More
From Kaduna state comes a report that five more kidnapped students have regained their freedom from Bandits enclave on Thursday. The freed students were among the initial 39 abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Kaduna. The latest release brings to 10 the number of those who are now free. Five released earlier this week have already reunited with Read More
Eight kidnapped members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Kaduna state have been freed. The General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye who revealed this via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday said, “Today I got the exciting news that our brethren who were in captivity of kidnappers have all been released and taken to the Hospital Read More
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Ahmed Idris Wase has expressed shock over the death of Rep Sulaiman Aliyu Lere, who passed on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. In a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Muhammed Puma, the Deputy Speaker described Lere as a disciplined and upright politician who contributed immensely to the development of his Read More
Nigeria’s House of Representatives are in mourning mood again. This was after the green chamber lost another of its member Suleiman Aliyu, member representing Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. Aliyu died on Tuesday at the Barau Dikko Specialists Hospital in in Kaduna. He was aged 53. His demise happened three days after a member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency Read More
The senator representing Kaduna South senatorial district, Danjuma Lar Tela has reiterated his commitment to augment the federal government’s efforts in boosting agriculture and fighting hunger in the country. The senator made the pledge at the inauguration of Rice Producers, Processors and Marketers (RIPMAN) state and local government executives, which took place at Wonderland Hotel Kafanchan Jema’a local government area Read More
The Kpop Gwong, Col. Paul Zakka Wyoms (rtd), the traditional title holders and entire people of the chiefdom have appreciated Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai on his unwavering promptness and love during the recent road tragedy experienced by the father of Gwong chiefdom while on an official engagement. A statement made available to newsmen in Kafanchan, Sunday by Read More
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has directed her members accross Nigeria to shut down courts following the inability of Goverment to implement Financial Autonomy of the Judiciary in line with the Constitution and other extant laws. The union had on 13th March 2021 issued a 21- day ultimatum which elapsed on Sunday April 2021, and strike begin Monday but Read More
Team Kaduna departed Kaduna on Saturday for the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) with 400 athletes and officials, as the state government charged the team to be good ambassadors of the state. Team Kaduna will participate in 27 individual and team sports at the Edo 2020 Festival scheduled to hold from April 2 to 14, 2021 in Benin City, Read More
Senator Uba Sani representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly has called on Christians in the country to see Easter as the period to pray for the healing of the nation. He said the need for prayer is because Nigeria is at the crossroads, facing huge economic and security challenges. In his Easter message to the people, the lawmaker noted Read More
Fire disasters have rendered many Nigerians homeless, jobless even as they have caused citizens to commit suicide in states across the federation particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). PAUL OKAH writes on the situation. Almost on a daily basis, fire outbreaks are reported in states across the federation. There include the burning down of markets, shops, homes, vehicles, among Read More
For his unalloyed commitment and loyalty to Governor Bello Masari, Katsina state deputy governor, Mannir Yakubu, has paid the price for higher appointments and responsibilities as HAMIDU SABO reports. It is generally believed that loyalty as a virtue is not a choice but a bond especially since leaders everywhere in the world are ordained by God and entails responding to Read More
Gunmen continued their offensive in the face of intensified attacks by security agencies, as they killed nine people in Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna state. According to government report, the gunmen set up road block on the Dogon Dawa-Kuyello road, after Ungwan Gajere Village where they slit six people to death. The gunmen in a separate Read More
A fatal motor accident on Sunday evening on the Kaduna – Abuja highway has killed 19 people while 34 others sustained various degrees of injuries, according to Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. The accident, which took place at Kateri, involved a DAF articulated truck with 53 people affected while 16 of them died on Read More
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) North-west zonal office Kaduna has warned petroleum marketers against under dispensing, hoarding and selling petrol above government approved pump price belt of N161 to N165 per litre. The Zonal Operations Controller, Kaduna, Malam Ahmed Rufa’i Shakur, whose operation covers Northwest states of Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, gave the warning after Read More
Management of Kaduna Electric has said it will do its utmost best in supporting the Kaduna state government in tackling the menace of banditry and insecurity in the state. It also commended the stakeholder-engagement efforts of the Malam Nasir El-Rufai led government in ensuring lasting peace and security in the state. This followed a meeting between the state government officials Read More
The continued abduction of students and pupils by rampaging bandits in some North-west states has threatened the education of Northern Nigeria. The unfortunate incident occurred in spite of the safe school initiatives launched in 2014 to promote security and safety of students, teachers and schools in the country. The growing cases of attacks on schools, leading to abduction for ransom Read More
Up to 19 people have been confirmed dead in an auto accident at the Kateri along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Sunday. The DAF trailer involved in the accident was said to be heading for Kano from Lagos when the incident happened. According to the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the accident, which happened late Read More
Gunmen have killed 13 people and injured seven others in a series of attacks across communities in Zangon Kataf, Kauru and Chikun local government areas of Kaduna state. This was included in a military report submitted to the Kaduna state government by the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), according to Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan. “According Read More
At long, long last, the Covid-19 vaccine has finally arrived in Nigeria. But the Presidential Task Force set up by the federal government has warned that despite the arrival of the defence laager, it is too early to start dancing on the grave of the pandemic that has claimed more than two million lives and sickened several other millions worldwide Read More
National Executive Council (NEC), of Research Institutes Games Association of Nigeria (RIGAN) has mandated the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) Zaria to move the 17th edition its games earlier scheduled to hold in Zaria to Abuja due to insecurity in Kaduna state. RIGAN national president prof.Owolade Oluwaferonmi who stated this at NEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said the Council Read More
The ugly trend of banditry in the North-west and a part of North-central of Nigeria continued Thursday with the criminal elements killing innocent citizens and abducting others. The affected states include Kaduna and Zamfara and Sokoto, all in the North-west, as well as Niger in the North-central Although they killed a security officer, they however lost two of their gang members in Read More
Gunmen on Wednesday night killed a Police inspector and kidnapped three persons two of whom are suspected to be female students of Kaduna State University, (KASU) at Ungwa Waziri, Karji in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. An eyewitness account, who confirmed the name of the police Inspector as John Bello, said, “around 11pm on Wednesday, we received a distress Read More
The rising spate of kidnapping and banditry has been one of the front burner issues that ignited heated reactions amongst Nigerians of vast extractions. Heightening scares across the country, citizens, specifically those from lower class, are unfortuna tely at the receiving end of the menace. The development has sadly continued to claim huge lives while simultaneously housing a significant number Read More
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