Minister of Works, David Umahi, has vowed to step down from office if the ongoing Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Road project fails any independent quality assessment, declaring his readiness to subject the work to rigorous testing. Umahi made the statement on Wednesday while defending his ministry’s 2026 budget before a joint session...
Kaduna State
Residents of Danhonu II community in New Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday protested at the Millennium City Divisional Police Headquarters over recurring kidnapping incidents in the area. The protesters blocked the major access road leading to the police station, chanting and demanding urgent...
Tragedy struck Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday as terrorists abducted a Catholic priest and ten other residents, while three persons were killed during the attack. The kidnapped priest is Reverend Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting centered on recent security developments, particularly the successful rescue of worshippers who were abducted...
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged African countries to stop positioning themselves as dependants on a shrinking pool of foreign aid, insisting that the continent must instead present itself as a major destination for global investment and trade. Okonjo-Iweala made the call on...
At least 80 worshippers abducted during a church service at Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have reunited with their families, findings have shown. The Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan’azumi, disclosed this in an interview on Sunday, saying the victims returned after...
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits and recovered five firearms with live ammunition in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. In a press statement issued in kaduna by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, said the arrests were part of its sustained crackdown on banditry and...
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has launched Operation TSAFTA, an environmental sanitation initiative designed to strengthen waste management while creating jobs for 5,000 youths and women across the state. The Governor, who spoke at the official launch of the programme, disclosed that an additional 7,000 jobs would be...
Troops of 1 Division/Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have successfully foiled a banditry incident and neutralized one suspected violent extremist during a snap ambush operation conducted in Maraban Rido general area of Kaduna State. This is in contained in a statement issued by the Acting Staff Officer Grade...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Governor Uba Sani has disclosed that the water production of Kaduna State has increased from 8% to over 30% in the last two and half years, as a result of a comprehensive overhaul of infrastructure. The Governor who made this known when the management of...
Governor Uba Sani has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to inclusive development, declaring that no community will be left behind in Kaduna State as his government undertakes massive road construction across the state. The governor disclosed that his administration is currently constructing 140 roads spanning 1,335 kilometres across all the...
Leaders of Southern Kaduna have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, for their efforts at mitigating insecurity, while urging the federal and state governments to intensify actions aimed at ending banditry and securing the release of abducted persons. Speaking at a press conference...
Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders declare 2-day fast over Kajuru abductions, demand victims’ release
Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders declare 2-day fast over Kajuru abductions, demand victims’ release
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has condemned in strong terms the recent abduction of 177 persons in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, describing the incident as tragic, disturbing and unacceptable. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Chairman, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu...
Outrage has gripped parts of Southern Kaduna following the abduction of no fewer than 166 worshippers during church services in Kurmin Wali village, Afogo Ward of Kajuru Local Government Area, an incident the Adara community has described as one of the most brazen mass kidnappings in recent times. The...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has assured residents of Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state that all those abducted during Sunday’s attack on the community will be rescued and returned home safely. Governor Sani gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led a high-powered...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the abduction of over 150 worshippers from churches in Kaduna State, describing the incident as another painful reminder of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and leadership failure. In a post shared on X, Obi questioned the credibility and accountability of...
Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that an abduction incident occurred in Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following days of uncertainty and conflicting reports about the situation. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, acknowledged...
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have strongly condemned the reported abduction of worshippers from churches in Kaduna State, describing the incident as another painful reminder of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. In a post on his X handle,...
Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu, has dismissed reports alleging the kidnap of over 100 worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area as false and deliberately fabricated to incite tension in the state. Speaking to journalists after the State Security Council meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday,...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has declared that the state would strongly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, citing what he described as unprecedented federal investments and dividends of democracy delivered to the state under the current administration. The governor spoke on Sunday during a stakeholders’ engagement on the...