The Kaduna State Government has allocated new plots of land to residents of Malali Low-Cost area in Kaduna whose homes were demolished during the administration of Nasir El-Rufai. Presenting the land titles to beneficiaries, the Director General of Kaduna Geographic Information Service, Dr Bashir Garba Ibrahim, said the gesture...
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By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Kaduna State has been recognised as a leading state in land administration and selected as one of the pilot states for the Nigeria Land Titling, Registration and Documentation Programme (NLTRDP). The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, disclosed this on Monday when officials from the Federal...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Bandits have killed one person and abducted seven others during an early morning attack on Sabon Gyero community in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents said the attackers stormed the community in large numbers in the early hours of Monday, invading...
Several passengers sustained injuries on Monday morning following a train incident along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed. The incident occurred near Asham Train Station at about 10:30 a.m., according to a statement issued by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the...
Country Director of Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has called on journalists across the country to embrace peaceful and responsible reporting as a vital tool for national transformation and unity. Hayab made the call during an Iftar jointly organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),...
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested 15 male suspects for their alleged involvement in illegal dealing on radioactive solid minerals. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday via its X handle. The EFCC said the suspects were...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has attributed the major achievements recorded by his administration in the last two and a half years to the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sani said Kaduna State would not have made significant progress across critical sectors without the backing and goodwill of...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has declared that he has no preferred aspirant ahead of the forthcoming party primaries in the state, assuring that he will not interfere in the process that will produce flag bearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor made the disclosure on Tuesday...
A major highlight of the pre-convocation lecture delivered at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, by the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was the presentation of a meticulously crafted string art portrait made in her honour. The artwork, created by a 400-level Computer Science student,...
Governorship Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Shehu Nawa ABG, paid a condolence visit to the family of elder statesman, Alhaji Rabiu Bako, who recently passed away in Kaduna. The visit took place at the family residence of the deceased in...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed the recovery of alleged wiretapping equipment and sensitive security-related documents from the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. In court filings, the anti-graft agency said the items, believed to be capable of intercepting private conversations,...
Hundreds of protesters under the aegis of the Nasiriya Movement on Thursday stormed Kaduna metropolis in support of the ongoing probe of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The protesters, who marched through major...
Christian leaders from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have formally adopted a new identity, unveiling the Forum of Northern Christians, also known as the Northern Christian Association, in a move aimed at clarifying their mandate and strengthening their regional voice. The decision was taken...
Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) has hosted Muslim faithful to a Ramadan Iftar in Hayin Banki community of Kaduna State, reaffirming its commitment to promoting religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in the state. The Iftar, brought together community leaders, youths and residents in an atmosphere of unity and goodwill,...
Kaduna State Government has reached an agreement with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Kaduna Chapter, paving the way for the immediate suspension of the union’s one-week industrial action and the full resumption of judicial activities across the state. The breakthrough followed a high-level meeting between government officials...
Kaduna State Police Command has dislodged several bandits’ camps and arrested 17 suspected criminals during a four-day clearance operation across parts of the state. The operation, conducted between February 10 and 13, 2026, targeted identified criminal hideouts in Kajuru, Tafa, Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas. According to a...
Department of State Services (DSS), has re-opened the “cold case” of the 2019 disappearance, in Kaduna, of a renowned government critic, Abubakar Idris, better known as Dadiyata, and several other cases of missing persons linked to a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. A top security source...
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has accused former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of deliberately seeking to stir political tension and mislead Nigerians for personal gain. In a post shared on his official platform X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Onanuga alleged...
Ambassador-designate, Reno Omokri, has highlighted the contentious record of Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, amidst current controversy surrounding his person. In a Facebook post on Friday, Omokri recounted El-Rufai’s eight-year tenure, citing instances of alleged human rights abuses, suppression of dissent, and demolition of properties belonging to...
Management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, has criticised the ongoing strike by the local chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), saying it remains resolute in its commitment to patient care despite the industrial action. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by...