In a significant victory for the Nigerian Army counter-terrorism efforts, a notorious terrorist commander known as Lawal Kwalba has surrendered to troops. The suspected terrorists’ commander turned himself in on Thursday, 28 May 2024, following intensified military operations targeting terrorists enclaves in Kaduna State. The army in a...
Kaduna State
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly hiding hard drugs in a loaf of bread. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The three suspects were arrested for attempted...
Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives had arrested a suspect involved in the vandalism of railway tracks with 100 pieces of rail tracks. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Kaduna. Hassan said the arrest...
A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court, Tudun Wada, Kaduna State by his wife , Murja Abdullahi has denied making three divorce pronouncement on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s...
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of Haruna Abdullahi, 27, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 10-year old daughter in a Correctional facility. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take Abdullahi’s plea for want of jurisdiction, ordered that he be remanded. Emmanuel ordered the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Policep Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper who allegedly abducted his cousin sister and killed her after she recognised him. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. ASP...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has reiterated his commitment to bringing hope to the weak and vulnerable. Governor Sani made this known in his remarks when he received Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, on a courtesy visit on Friday in Kaduna. He said the visit reminded him...
The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 Generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the 29 retired infantry officers pulled out of active service at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State, 19...
Senator Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South) has called for open trial of bandits unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens in the country. Katung made the call when he visited Ambe community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State to condole them over last Sunday’s attack on the community, during...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the Nigerian Army would continue to engage all the relevant stakeholders to ensure that troops receive the highest benefits commensurate with the sacrifices they make daily in the defence of Nigeria. Lagbaja gave the assurance...
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10- year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in...
The Kaduna Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, said one person died and three others were injured in a road traffic crash on Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Wednesday night. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna that N8.7...
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Zaria Division, CSP Kasimu Abdul, has attributed the moral decadence and societal decay bedeviling the society to too much love parents have for their children. He disclosed this on Sunday at the formal handing over of a Vigilante Office donated by a...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna has urged residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya and Afaka general areas not to panic over its scheduled shooting exercise. The NDA spokesman, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Maidawa, said the...
The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have arrested seven suspected cultists and recovered firearms in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated the arrest in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. According to Hassan, the arrest is a major blow...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – In a recent successful counter terrorism operation, Nigerian Army troops have neutralized a group of terrorists in an ambush operation in Kaduna State. A statement via the Nigerian Army’s X (formerly Twitter) handle, @HQNigerianArmy, said the troops, who acted on credible intelligence, targeted...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said Nigeria will continue to witness improved peace and stability across all its theatres of operations across the country. Lagbaja said this during the graduation of 545 Army personnel of Exercise Restore Hope VI at the Nigerian Army...
Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said its operatives have rescued a kidnapped victim in the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the rescued in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Hassan said the Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police...
Kuriga kids: Where is Lágbájá of Kaduna By YUSHAU A. SHUAIB Nigerian afrobeat musician Bisade Ologunde is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country’s everyman—the faceless individual. As a Yoruba word, Lágbájá means a person whose name and identity are...