Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has said that gender inclusion in leadership roles significantly strengthens health systems, improves service delivery and ensures decisions reflect the full spectrum of community needs. Speaking at the Public Unveiling of Women in Public Health Leadership in Africa (WiPHLA) over the weekend,...
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Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna North have renewed their confidence in the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani following a strategic meeting held over the weekend. The gathering, convened by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has urged newly commissioned officers of the Nigerian Army to place national interest above all personal considerations as they begin their careers in service to the country. Shaibu gave the charge on Saturday at the Jaji Military Cantonment, where 250...
Troops of Sector 5, Operation PEACE SHIELD, have recorded a major operational breakthrough in Kaduna State with the successful rescue of 10 kidnapped victims and the recovery of arms, ammunition and ransom money. The Army authority in a post via its X handle on Friday, said the operation followed...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has urged law enforcement agencies across the country to prioritise non-violent methods in carrying out their duties, stressing that force must only be applied when absolutely necessary and strictly in a proportional manner. The governor, represented by Deputy Governor Dr Hadiza Balarabe, spoke in...
Kaduna State’s free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus service has conveyed more than 1.4 million passengers across four major routes between July and November 2025, saving commuters an estimated ₦1.39 billion in transport fares, fresh government data has shown. Speaking during a media engagement in Kaduna on Thursday, Commissioner...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari as his Senior Special Assistant on Political Affairs, describing the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Masari’s integrity and service. Speaking in Malumfashi, Katsina State, on Sunday, where he served as Special...
Kaduna State Government has outlined far-reaching reforms and achievements in gender equality, social inclusion and child protection, reaffirming its commitment to building a safer and more inclusive society for all residents. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Hajiya Rabi Salisu, highlighted the progress during a press...
Kaduna State University (KASU) has positioned itself as one of Nigeria’s fastest-rising institutions in academic excellence, research innovation, and infrastructural expansion, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, has said. In a statement on Thursday, the VC said the university has significantly widened opportunities for young people in Kaduna...
Kaduna State has been thrown into mourning following confirmation that the Anglican priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, kidnapped late October, has died while in the hands of his captors. His wife, Sarah Achi, is still being held, deepening anxiety among family, church members and residents of the Nissi community in...
Fresh revelations emerged on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja as a Department of State Services (DSS) investigator detailed how alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, was offered a ₦50 million share from ransom money linked to the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train attack. Testifying behind a protective screen for...
Kaduna State Government has acknowledged that the Gates Foundation has supported it in strengthening the health sector and saved lives in quick but powerful ways. The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe who disclosed this, further said that the Senator Uba Sani administration ‘’is fully committed to a deeper and...
Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and politically motivated the allegation by former Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai that the administration of Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1 billion to bandits. The claim, made by El-Rufai during a Channels Television interview, was described by the government as baseless and deliberately...
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Dalhatu, has warned that the worsening insecurity across Northern Nigeria poses a grave threat to national stability, urging leaders at all levels to act decisively to halt the resurgence of violence, mass abductions and terror...
As part of his maiden operational visit to Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA Area of Responsibility, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 21 November 2025, visited troops wounded in action at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. During the...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) turned Kaduna into a gathering of Northern giants on Friday as it marked its 25th anniversary with a roll-call of influential leaders—living and departed—honoured for their service to the region and the nation. Presided over by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the commemorative event drew statesmen,...
Managing Director of Ecobasic Seed, Brighton Karume, represented by the company’s Commercial Manager, Moses Atewogboye, has urged Nigerian farmers to embrace hybrid seedlings in line with global best practices in food production. Speaking at a Brown Demo Field Demonstration in Zaria, Atewogboye said the event was organised to demonstrate...
Kaduna State Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has said Nigeria’s democracy cannot thrive without competent, legitimate and accountable governance at the grassroots. Delivering a keynote address at the 1st International Conference of the Department of Public Administration, held at Kaduna State University on Thursday, Dr. Balarabe stressed that sustainable...
The Catholic community in Kaduna has been thrown into fresh distress following the kidnapping of Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal, a parish priest serving at St. Stephen Parish in Kushe Gugdu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, November 17, 2025,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has announced a landmark ₦100 million allocation to each of the state’s 255 political wards in the proposed 2026 budget a first of its kind direct grassroots funding model in the state’s history. Speaking on Friday at a special town hall meeting for the...