Unless the Federal Government wades in, the planned establishment of a multi-million-dollar gold refinery in Nigeria may become a pipe dream as the foreign co-investors are considering moving the project, instead, to other African countries. If that happens, Nigeria will be robbed of another good opportunity for job creation...
Kaduna
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, has said that his command has arrested 456 suspects for various crimes and recovered a cache of firearms, stolen vehicles, and other exhibits in a major month-long operation across the state. CP Rabiu disclosed this during...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the resolve of his administration to carry all regions along in equitable distribution of resources needed for development across the country. Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume gave the assurance in...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation Fasan Yamma, conducted a devastating airstrike that eliminated 95 terrorists near Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a credible intelligence source cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NAF fighter jets intercepted the terrorists...
In a series of decisive operations, the Nigerian Army apprehended 199 suspects, including terrorists and other criminals, while neutralizing several threats across various regions, demonstrating tactical precision and unwavering commitment to national security. A senior official at Army Headquarters, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), revealed that...
By Amos Mathew, Kaduna – Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has signed a joint venture agreement with SP Offshore Nigeria Limited, paving the way for local manufacturing of military hardware, including weapons, ammunition, fast assault craft, drones and security vehicles. This was made known during the signing ceremony...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project, has successfully crossed the River Niger using the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) special technique. This milestone marks a significant achievement in the 614km natural gas pipeline project designed to transport gas for power generation,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Northern States Governors’ Forum has strongly condemned the brutal killing of innocent travellers from Kaduna State in Plateau. In a press statement.om Sunday, the forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, described the incident as “a barbaric and cowardly act that...
Nigerian Armed Forces has deployed 197 troops to the Economic Community of West African States Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) to support regional peace and stability. The troops underwent rigorous Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre in Kaduna, equipping them with the...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has revealed that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is crucial for improving food security in Nigeria. According to Opeifa, the rail connection between Nigeria and the Niger Republic is vital because mobility plays a central role in the food...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, describing him as a phenomenal jurist and statesman who served Nigeria with honor, courage, and exceptional integrity. Justice Uwais, who passed away on Friday at 89,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna– Kaduna State Police Command has debunked reports of a mass kidnapping incident on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway, describing the claims as “entirely fabricated and without basis in fact.” The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, made the clarification in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. He denied...
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday sealed an illegal herbal medicine production facility, one bakery and five sachet water factories in Kaduna. The affected facilities include Aji Garau Herbal Medicine Store, Karkarku Table Water, 1165 Table Water, Zaiba Table Water, Maisalati Table Water,...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Minster of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, has described the resurgence of Boko Haram in the North-East, particularly in Borno State, as part of the insurgents’ renewed vigour to destabilize the Sahel states of Nigeria, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger Republic. He however assured that,...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has intercepted and uncovered expired beverages worth N35 million in Kaduna. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna, Andrew Tamanuwa, Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC Kaduna Office, said that interception of the expired beverages followed a tip-off...
Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, a Muslim pilgrim from Temeshi village in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, on Tuesday, led fellow pilgrims in prayer to seek divine intervention and protection from kidnapping and banditry in their area. After prayers, held at the Holy Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Abdullahi told the News Agency...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ledadministration policies in agriculture within the last two years has reduced poverty in northern Nigeria. Governor Sani, who spoke at the distribution of presidential palliative relief material at Umaru Yarádua Conference Centre, further said...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– A Non Governmental Organisation under the auspices of De-Lace International in collaboration with Tukur-Tukur Foundation have launched free medical outreach programme in Kaduna community. The Chairman Tukur-Tukur Foundation, Col.Haruna Idris Zaria (Rtd), said the Foundation is committed to carrying out humanitarian interventions across the country...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, says his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is informed by the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. He said Nigeria urgently needs a credible political alternative to rescue it from existential threats. El-Rufa’i...
By; AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A Kaduna-based politician has built and commissioned a school solely for the education of orphans and children from less privileged background. The grand occasion of commissioning the school named in Hausa vernacular ‘Kowa Namu Ne,’ loosely translated as ‘Everyone is Ours’ had in attendance...