Kaduna State Government has acknowledged that the Gates Foundation has supported it in strengthening the health sector and saved lives in quick but powerful ways. The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe who disclosed this, further said that the Senator Uba Sani administration ‘’is fully committed to a deeper and...
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Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and politically motivated the allegation by former Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai that the administration of Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1 billion to bandits. The claim, made by El-Rufai during a Channels Television interview, was described by the government as baseless and deliberately...
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Dalhatu, has warned that the worsening insecurity across Northern Nigeria poses a grave threat to national stability, urging leaders at all levels to act decisively to halt the resurgence of violence, mass abductions and terror...
As part of his maiden operational visit to Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA Area of Responsibility, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 21 November 2025, visited troops wounded in action at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. During the...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) turned Kaduna into a gathering of Northern giants on Friday as it marked its 25th anniversary with a roll-call of influential leaders—living and departed—honoured for their service to the region and the nation. Presided over by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the commemorative event drew statesmen,...
Managing Director of Ecobasic Seed, Brighton Karume, represented by the company’s Commercial Manager, Moses Atewogboye, has urged Nigerian farmers to embrace hybrid seedlings in line with global best practices in food production. Speaking at a Brown Demo Field Demonstration in Zaria, Atewogboye said the event was organised to demonstrate...
Kaduna State Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has said Nigeria’s democracy cannot thrive without competent, legitimate and accountable governance at the grassroots. Delivering a keynote address at the 1st International Conference of the Department of Public Administration, held at Kaduna State University on Thursday, Dr. Balarabe stressed that sustainable...
The Catholic community in Kaduna has been thrown into fresh distress following the kidnapping of Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal, a parish priest serving at St. Stephen Parish in Kushe Gugdu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, November 17, 2025,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has announced a landmark ₦100 million allocation to each of the state’s 255 political wards in the proposed 2026 budget a first of its kind direct grassroots funding model in the state’s history. Speaking on Friday at a special town hall meeting for the...
Kaduna State Police Command has busted an alleged child-trafficking operation, rescuing 17 minors and arresting three people believed to be behind the scheme. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, revealed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, officers acted swiftly on Nov. 12...
Non-Indigenes Association of Kaduna State has commended Governor Uba Sani for his exemplary leadership, inclusive governance style, and steadfast commitment to the protection of lives and property across the state. In a statement issued on Thursday and jointly signed by Chief Lazarus Ndu Ama, the Convener; Chief Niyi Folabi,...
Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading private power generation companies, has pledged to support Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in its ongoing infrastructure renewal drive. The company also announced plans to partner with the university on its forthcoming 45th Convocation, scheduled for January 2026. As part of...
Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) from the North-West states have converged on Kaduna to review prevailing security challenges and develop new strategies to enhance intelligence coordination and joint operations against banditry, terrorism, and other threats in the region. The zonal security conference, which also drew participants...
Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government’s contractor and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Formal Act Legacy Limited before Justice R. M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna for fraud. He...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has commended Governor Uba Sani for transforming the agricultural and agro-industrial landscape of Kaduna State within just two and a half years in office. Speaking when he led a delegation of Commissioners of Agriculture from...
Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with the Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, has trained 30 journalists on conflict-sensitive and peace-oriented reporting. The one-day capacity-building workshop, held in Kaduna, focused on enhancing the role of the...
President Bola Tinubu has officially welcomed a group of prominent defectors from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a major political development for Southern Kaduna. The defection of over 10 influential figures was celebrated at a grand rally held in Kafanchan,...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna- Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kaduna State has informed road users about a temporary traffic diversion along the Kaduna–Zaria expressway, specifically around KM 49, Gwaranza Village. This announcement was made in a statement released on Saturday by the Sector Commander, Corps Commander (CC) Tijjani...
Courts across Kaduna State were on Monday under lock and key as members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) commenced an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary and other pending entitlements. A visit to various court complexes by the News Agency...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to Tukur Mohammed Mamu, the controversial negotiator accused of aiding terrorists linked to the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed Mamu’s third attempt to secure bail, this time on medical...