Gunmen, who kidnapped retired Rev. Filibus Bamai of ECWA Church, Matuak Rimi, in Moro’a Chiefdom of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded N1 million ransom for his release. A source close to the church gave this indication in Manchok on Tuesday. The source said that...
Kaduna State
The Katsina State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has said it cannot accept any form of intimidation against its members by some political office holders. The NULGE President in the state, Alhaji Nasir Wada-Mai’adua, stated this while briefing newsmen in Katsina...
Gunmen on Monday night abducted Mr Sunday Bage, a prominent farmer in Pari village in the Chawai chiefdom of Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Also picked along with Sunday was his wife, Listu. A source from the village told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) that the...
Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, after six months’ in captivity. The state Public Relations’ Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. ‘’On Monday at about 1600hours, our anticrime patrol mission on...
Amidst the challenges of rising food prices across the country, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, a Muslim woman, has distributed Christmas trees, wrappers and cash gifts to Christian widows and Pastors in Kaduna as part of this year’s Christmas celebration. Tijjani ,who is an international interfaith specialist highlighted that during Ramadan,...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have arrested a suspected rustler and recovered 90 livestock on Saturday in Kaduna. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Kaduna on Sunday. Hassan said, “On Dec....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governors from the 19 northern states led by the forum’s chairman, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe among others, on Friday, converged in Kaduna for their inaugural meeting since the change of leadership in May, 2023. Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara...
As the Yuletide season approaches, residents of Kaduna state preparing for Christmas have lamented the high cost of food items and transportation. To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Christian faithful across the globe celebrate Christmas on December 25 annually with friends and families. Some of the residents...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), has called for thorough investigations into the accidental drone attacks at Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government, Kaduna State. The Chairman of the forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, spoke on Thursday in Kaduna when he condoled with the government and people of the state over the...
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have rescued nine kidnapped victims and recovered weapons in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the Division’s Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, the hostages were rescued on Dec. 8. Yahaya said in a statement on Monday...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Jama’atu Nasrul Islam (JNI), Dr Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said the council will seek justice for victims of the accidental drone attack in Kaduna State. The Sultan gave the assurance during the annual JNI Central Council Conference held in Minna...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – All Muslim Women Associations Borno State has strongly condemned the barbaric bombing of innocent Muslims observing Maukud Nabiyyu festival in Tudun Biri Village of Igabi LGA of Kaduna . The group also called on the federal government and its agencies to intervene...
The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command says the death toll in the Kaduna-Abuja expressway auto-crash has risen to 18, while 27 persons sustained injuries. The Sector Commander , Mr Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the figure when he gave an update to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....
A group, the Concerned Northern Lawyers Forum, has condemned the recent military accidental bombing at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with a threat to institute legal action against the Federal Government over the incident. The group said the decision to sue the...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has assured that the unfortunate drone incident that killed and injured many people at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State, will not be repeated. Musa gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen at the 4th Edition of the Chief...
The House of Representatives say it will monitor the investigation into the military drone attack that killed over 80 Nigerians in Kaduna State on Nov. 3. Rep. Babajimi Benson, Chairman, House Committee on Defence, gave the assurance in a statement titled, “Tudun Biri tragedy elicits profound sorrow”...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Mr Ali Dabigi has assumed duty as the 42nd Commissioner of Police (CP) Kaduna State Command. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansur Hassan, who announced this in a statement on Friday in Kaduna, said Dabigi took over from the immediate past CP Musa Garba...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to build houses, clinics and schools at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government area of Kaduna State. The Spokesman of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Thursday, said Shettima made this known when he...
Vice- President, Kashim Shettima has just arrived the Air Force Base, Kaduna to condole the people and Government of Kaduna State over the tragic drone attack on the Tudun Biri community, Igabi Local Government of the state on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
A public affairs analyst and member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, has called for the resignation of military top brass over an accidental bombing that killed 85 villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna...