By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Residents of Kaduna State have been urged not to panic over massive movement of military personnel and equipment during its four-day field exercise. The spokesperson of The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Maj. Umar Adamu, made the call in a statement...
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UNICEF says it is mobilising resources to improve access to quality education by poor and vulnerable children in Kaduna State. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, stated this in Kaduna on Sunday during the annual UNICEF Access Bank Charity Shield Polo Tournament, at Fifth Chukker Country Polo...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A popular Tiktok musician, Crown Uzama (known as ShalliPopi) and his manager, Ajayi Hafeez (known as 21 Badda) has been arrested for alleged internet-related fraud. The spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna State Chapter, has advised the incoming Leadership of the 10th National Assembly (NASS) not to be a divisive tool. The Chairman CAN, Kaduna state, Rev. John Hayab gave the advice in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. . Hayab said he had...
Armed bandits have reportedly killed no fewer than nine people during an attack at Ungwan Dakwa village, near Dogon Dawa ward in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. Although the police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, the House of Assembly member-elect for Birnin Gwari State Constituency,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has disowned a list purporting to be the official selection list for the 75 Regular Course of the Academy is fake. The Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Victor Olukoya, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked reports alleging that it has suspended Sen. Mohammed Makarfi from the party, over alleged anti-party activities. The Kaduna State PDP Chairman, Mr Felix Hyet made the clarification in a statement in Kaduna on Tuesday. “We call you...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned its members to desist from night and reckless driving and loading of petroleum products at illegal points. Mr Abdulsalam Mohammed, the Kaduna Zonal Chairman, Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of NUPENG, gave the warning at the union’s...
A Sharia Court in Kaduna on Thursday, ordered a woman, Fatima Muhammad to return the N80,000 received as dowry in exchange for divorce. The Judge, Malam Muhammad Adamu-Shehu, gave the ruling after the complainant told the court that she wanted to redeem herself from the marriage and was ready...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Police in Kaduna State have killed a notorious bandit during a gun battle and recoverd the terrorists’ operational motorcycle in Kidandan village of Giwa LGA of the state. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the development in a statement...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Army says it has commenced investigation into the viral video showing its personnel clad in military camouflage, maltreating some civilians at 2 Seasons Hotel and Resorts, Kaduna. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, condemned the assault in a statement issued on Sunday...
The Military Special Task Force Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has dismissed allegations of compromise made against it in the Southern part of Kaduna by Zangon Kataf Youth Christian Association of Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, Capt. Oya James, Media information Officer, OPSH, said the military would not be...
The youths of Atyap communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday trekked 12 kilometres from Samaru to Zonkwa, to protest the incessant killings in their communities. The youths in thousands, all dressed in black, trekked for about two hours while others came from different...
The Nigerian Army on Friday completed pre-deployment training for 197 troops for peace-keeping mission in Gambia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the troops of the Nigerian Company 8 ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (NIGCOY 8 ECOMIG), began the pre-deployment training on April 3. The training was...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with a technical partner, Project GIANT, on Thursday in Kaduna, called on traders of Kawo and Sheik Gumi markets to embrace eNaira as an alternative means of financial transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was part of the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 48 internet fraud suspects, including two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, in a sting operation in Kaduna State. The anti-graft agency, which disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday, said the suspects...
Northern clerics in collaboration with project one Nigeria on Friday converged in Kaduna for a special prayer session for the success of president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The event coincided with the 2023 Eidel kabir celebration, held a special prayers for their...
The Nigeria Army, on Wednesday, completed pre-deployment training for 172 troops for peace-keeping mission in Guinea Bissau. The troops began their pre-deployment training on March 21 at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji, Kaduna state. Addressing the troops, the Chief of Operations, Army,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday confirmed that eight female students, who were kidnapped on their way to school on April 3, in Kachia LGA have escaped from their abductors. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killings of some citizens in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the military...