Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa, popularly known as ABG, has expressed confidence that the party will return to power in the state in the 2027 election. Bawa, who spoke with journalists on Saturday at his campaign office in...
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged newly commissioned officers of Direct Short Service Course (DSSC) 29/2026 to provide purposeful, professional and decisive leadership as the Nigerian Army expands its manpower, force structure and operational reach to address evolving national security challenges. Lieutenant General...
The Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos has launched a four-year peacebuilding project targeting vulnerable women, youths, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and persons with disabilities in Plateau and Kaduna states. The project, tagged: “Peacebuilding, Accountability, Resilience and Local Solutions (PeARLS)”, is funded by...
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Abubakar Sadique Muhammad Wase, has hosted a colorful send-off ceremony to honour discharging personnel of the Division. The event, which took place at the 1 Division Auditorium on...
Governor Uba Sani has commissioned Basic Education Schools Infrastructure and Educational Interventions across the 23 local governments of Kaduna State, in furtherance of his Human Capital Development vision. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, the commissioning held at Sultan Bello Primary School, Unguwan Sarki, in Kaduna North...
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), Peter Obi, and his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have assured Nigerians that they will prioritise tackling insecurity, reducing poverty and easing the burden of rising fuel costs if elected. The assurance was given during an interactive town hall meeting...
The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Marshall Katung, has inspected the ongoing construction of a 700-seater Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Katung, who inspected the project over the weekend, urged the contractors handling the facility to...
The Kaduna State Government has said human capital development will remain the major focus of its 2027 budget, with education, health and agriculture receiving priority attention in the proposed Appropriation Bill. The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Hon. Muktar Ahmed Monrovia, disclosed this on Wednesday while opening the 2027...
Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has thrown its weight behind the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd.), over his recent comments on the administration of former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, demanding an independent investigation into alleged killings and human rights abuses recorded in the state during his...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has fulfilled a 30-year-old promise to members of Nigeria’s 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold-winning football team by allocating plots of land to three Kaduna-born members of the squad and naming streets after them. The beneficiaries are former Super Eagles stars Daniel Amokachi, Garba Lawal...
2027 governorship election in Kaduna State is beginning to take shape as a major contest between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the PDP candidate, Rt. Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa, popularly known as ABG, vowing to wrest power from Governor Uba...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged senior Public Relations (PR) practitioners to pass on their knowledge and professional experience to younger colleagues, saying one of the greatest measures of professional success is how many people you help become better. “Your experience should not retire with...
Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, has said the establishment of the Kaduna State Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development will help end Nigeria’s dependence on skilled workers imported from West African and Asian countries. Alausa stated this on Thursday at the maiden graduation ceremony of 4,050 trainees...
Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Force Headquarters, has arrested ten suspects in separate intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks involved in unlawful possession, trafficking and distribution of firearms across parts of the country. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA has recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Kano States, rescuing 2 kidnapped victims, recovering 94 rustled livestock and disrupting terrorist activities in separate operations conducted on 25 and 26 August 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, commissioned newly completed blocks of flats for officers at Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna, reaffirming the Nigerian Army’s commitment to improving the welfare and living conditions of its personnel and their families. The accommodation project was initiated...
Kaduna State Government has constituted a nine-member negotiation committee to review the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other staff unions at the Kaduna State University (KASU). The government also approved a one-off payment of N300 million as Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) to staff of...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter, has commended the Kaduna State Government for addressing some of the longstanding challenges confronting the institution, while calling for sustained funding and improved welfare for staff. The chairman of ASUU-KASU, Dr Abubakar Abdullahi, made the commendation today at...
The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has said Governor Uba Sani’s administration is fulfilling its promises to the people of Kaduna State through the execution of people-oriented projects across the state. Mamman Lagos stated this while speaking during the completion and commissioning of...
Kaduna Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended Governor Uba Sani for strengthening the state’s judiciary and improving the administration of justice. The association said the governor’s interventions in the judiciary had created a more conducive environment for judicial officers and would contribute to effective and timely...