The Special Military Taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have arrested suspected killers of Na’aman Stephen, a Catholic seminarian. Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of OPSH disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Jos. The News...
Kaduna State
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigeria Army says troops of Operation Save Haven (OPSH) have uncovered a gun manufacturing factory in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Army in a statement on Friday said the discovery followed a week long intelligence operations that finally led...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered that a 36-year-old business woman, Lois Iliya, be remanded in a correctional centre over alleged lesbianism with a minor. The defendant was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) with unnatural offence, contrary to section 259...
The police command in Kaduna State has confirmed that two persons were killed and three others kidnapped by suspected bandits on Sept. 15 in a community in the state. The command’s Acting Public Relations Officer, Mr Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 685.179 Kg of illicit drugs and dismantled 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna. The state Commander, NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday that the seizure...
The Election Petition Court, Kaduna State on Saturday affirmed the election of Sen. Lawal Adamu-Usman of the PDP as Senator representing Kaduna central. The petition which was filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Abdullahi Muhammad-Sani is challenging the election of the PDP senator, on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has condemned the recent attack on the Fadan Kamatan Parish – Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, located in Zangon Kataf LGA of the state. Governor Sani, who condemned the attack in a statement by his Chief...
A Catholic Parish house in Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was on Thursday night set ablaze and a seminarian killed in an attack by bandits. The Parish in Kamantan is under the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area. The News...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has described as wicked and barbaric the reported killing of seven worshippers in a Mosque in Ikara LGA by armed bandits. Governor Sani gave the directive s in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Shehu on Sunday...
At least seven persons have been killed by armed bandits while performing prayers in a Mosque at Saya-Saya village of Ikara Local Government Area. The Kaduna State Police Command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hassan said “at...
At about 1 am, on the cold night of Friday, August 2, 2019, exactly two months after celebrating his 34th birthday, Malam Abubakar Idris, commonly known as Abu Hanifa Dadiyata, or just Dadiyata, was abducted in front of his house at Barnawa, a quiescent area of Kaduna. ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 369.903KG illicit drugs and arrested 73 suspects in Kaduna. The state Commander of NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Kaduna, that the arrest and seizure were...
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of feeding allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. The Kaduna State Coordinator of NYSC, Hassan Taura made this known while fielding questions from journalists, shortly after the opening/swearing-in ceremony for the 2023 batch B stream 2 orientation course....
The Qatari Government has inaugurated the construction of 500,000 mass housing units project for vulnerable and less-privileged persons in Kaduna State. Qatar’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Ali Bin Ghanem Al-Hajri performed the official inauguration of the project on Wednesday in Kaduna. Al-Hajiri lauded Gov. Uba Sani for his support...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a Special Military Task Force maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have killed two suspected armed robbers in Amere-Ududu, Tudun Wada community in Southern Kaduna. The Spokesman of the operation, disclosed this in statement on Monday in...
The Kaduna State Government says it is working to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on health services by 50 per cent, with a view to achieving the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Director, Health Planning, Research and Statistics in the state Ministry of Health, Dr Joseph Sunday, stated this at a...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, says it would only accept N200,000 salary increase for now with prospects to demand further increase to N500,000 in the second quarter of 2024. Mr Ayuba Sulaiman, the NLC Chairman, Kaduna Council, said this on Wednesday while addressing newsmen during...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has resolved to probe alleged sales of two training helicopters by the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State. Rep. Ademorin Kuye, the Chairman of the committee, said in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The chairman said the...
Suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children leaving seven others hospitalised. Malam Aliyu Alassan, the Health Secretary of the Makarfi Local Government Council, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. He said...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Science and Engineering (NASENI) Dr. Bashir Gwandu has called for stronger collaboration with the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, Kaduna State for the smooth take-off of the permanent site of Aeronautics and...