By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Nigerian Army has arrested three suspected gunrunners in Kaduna State, foiling an attempt to supply arms to criminals in the bush. The suspects, identified as Yakubu Jilbril, Abubakar Yahaya, and Isiya Sani, were arrested by troops of 37 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Demonstration Battalion...
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By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State government has confirmed that the North West zonal public hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review will hold in Kaduna on Saturday. This hearing is part of the ongoing efforts to amend the 1999 Constitution and will cover the...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government is set to go into partnership in bringing together global development partners, government agencies, and education stakeholders to co-create a homegrown and inclusive education model. To achieve this desired goal, the state government is to host a high-level international education summit,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – A suspected diphtheria outbreak has claimed the lives of three children in Zaria, Kaduna State, with six others infected. According to the Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Bello Jamoh, the outbreak has persisted for the past 10 months, since...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – As part of activities, marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2025, the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) over the weekend commissioned a Crèche and Nursery School along with tricycles and shuttle shelter in Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna. Speaking on behalf of the President...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the Nigerian Army and other security agencies a clear order to decisively confront and defeat terrorists, bandits, insurgents threatening the peace and unity of the country. According to the President, “To the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian...
BY Amosy MATHEW, Kaduna – As part of activities marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) for the year 2025, the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) presented food items and cash to widows of fallen heroes. Similar gesture was also extended to women in maternity wards, children in...
By AMOS MATTHEW, Kaduna – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has commissioned a renovated multipurpose science laboratory at Government Day Secondary School Jaji, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state, as part of activities lined up in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2025 (NADCEL)....
A diarrhea outbreak has affected 81 students at the Government Girls Senior and Junior Secondary School, Kawo, in Kaduna State, with 15 students hospitalized. The Kaduna State Ministry of Health confirmed the outbreak and revealed that the affected students were between 16 and 17 years old. According to Dr....
By STEVEN KEFAS When Atlantic Mining CEO Colin Ikin walked into a high-profile meeting with the Kaduna State government in May 2025, promising a $300 million investment in the state’s solid minerals industry, officials likely saw dollar signs and job creation opportunities. This wasn’t Ikin’s first foray into Nigerian...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the State Government to sustain the momentum of its recently inaugurated Taskforce against urban crime, warning that growing criminal activities still pose a major threat to residents, journalists and the state’s fragile...
A delegation of the Plateau Government, led by Alhaji Muhammadu Haruna, the Emir of Wase, has visited the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Bamalli, to commiserate over the killing of some travellers in the state. The victims were attacked and killed by hoodlums on June 20 at Mangun community...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A group known as the Kaduna Patriotic Movement (KPM) has declared the newly formed All Democratic Alliance (ADA) coalition a non-starter, describing it as “dead on arrival” ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a fiery statement issued by its Chairman, Ibrahim Dan-Gaskiya, the...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has condemned the brutal killing of twelve Kaduna indigenes in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, calling on security agencies to do all they can to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators. The victims, who were en route to...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Commissioner For Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has said large turnout as an indication of victory for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani in 2027 poll. Mamman Lagos in an interview with newsmen, following the visit of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has clarified a viral video showing a young APC supporter attempting to access a restricted area during President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Kaduna. According to the Command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, the individual in the video is Umar Mohammed, a mentally...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, a prominent advocate of democracy and vocal supporter of the June 12 election struggle. The conferment was made during President Tinubu’s visit...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hascommissioned a host of projects, including 300-bed hospital, Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development and 100 CNG buses, Kafanchan township road among others. Tinubu made the commissioning on a one-day official visit to Kaduna State, saying the state is...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to unlocking the potential of every state in Nigeria. According to Tinubu, the goal is to empower all states to serve their people effectively. “What Kaduna is doing is a clear sign of what is possible when the sub-national governments...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – President Bola Tinubu is set to visit Kaduna State today, Thursday, to inaugurate several key developmental projects executed by Governor Uba Sani led administration. The projects include a 300-bed Specialist Hospital in Millennium City, Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development, road projects, and...