A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday remanded a 30-year-old woman, Mercy Michael, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing her daughter with rat poison. Michael was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) with culpable homicide, contrary to Section 189 of the...
Kaduna State
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna Police Command, has neutralised one suspected bandit and arrested 6 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna on Tuesday. Hassan said on Oct. 8, at about...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two suspected gunrunners along Zaria – Jos Road. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, added the police also recovered eight locally made pump action guns, one local pistol and 65...
The GOC 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Mayirenso Lander Saraso, said sequel to the application of non-kinetic measures, over 150 kidnapped victims have been unconditionally rescued from captivity since November 1. The GOC made the disclosure when the Chairman, Kachia Local Government Council of Kaduna State, Dr Manzo Maigari...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has began the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act in the state, an official stated on Sunday in Kaduna. Sani’s Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, in a statement said it was a misrepresentation for the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the abuse of social media, arms and drugs trafficking by the personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces will not be tolerated. Musa read the riot act during the passing out parade for the 87 regular recruits intake and Depot...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of four officers ambushed by bandits at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. The operatives of the NSCDC were attacked during surveillance and monitoring of the national grid installations at Shiroro...
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised over 50 Boko Haram members during a cross-fire at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. The NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the incident took place on Monday evening. Afolabi said...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a monitoring team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The attack occurred on Monday, in the Farin-Kasa area of Chukun Local Government Area, Kaduna State when the operatives were inspecting the National Grid installation in Shiroro, Niger State. Disclosing this...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have nabbed six suspected kidnappers, one cattle rustler and five vandals. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna, said one locally made firearm and charms were recovered. Hassan said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has dismantled a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, made this...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trials of three officials of the Kaduna State Government to February 4th and 5th, 2025. Mr. Aruwan Samuel Peter, Mrs. Bada Nasara Joy Shizzer, and Mr. Abdullahi Tijjani Mohammed are being prosecuted for asset declaration breaches at the Tribunal following...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three members of a notorious kidnap syndicate in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspected kidnappers were nabbed on Tuesday and that one AK-47 rifle with...
The Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Kukah, has said the worst period in the country’s history is over and urged citizens to be more united. Kukah made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the public presentation of a book titled, “Judicial Terrorism” – ‘A Macabre Trial...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims, recovered 203 suspected rustled livestock and detained five suspected rustlers. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “On Oct. 31, acting on credible intelligence...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Ahaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to alleviating the suffering of Nigerians. Idris said this on Sunday in Kaduna when he featured in a live phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Hausa Service, Kaduna, ‘Hannu Da...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has vowed to challenge the validity of Oct. 19, Local Government elections across the state in the court of law. The party condemned what it described as clandestine swearing-in of the 23 local government council Chairmen in the state by Gov....
Kaduna State Police Command has announced the recovery of two stolen vehicles and the detention of six suspects, as well as a suspected kidnapper. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the developments in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. He said on October 25, at approximately 20:00...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, has opened investigation into alleged abandoned Gidanwaya-Guaran Dutse-Waman Rafi-Saminaka-Kano road project in Kaduna state worth N1.46 billion. The committee registered its displeasure during an investigative hearing on Tuesday in Abuja while quizzing the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry...
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has advised inhabitants of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando, to stay clear NDA’s open range during the upcoming shooting exercise. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa made the announcement in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Maidawa said: “The NDA wishes to...