Bandits, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted a traditional Chief, Wazirin Wusasa, Prof. Aliyu Mohammed, in his residence at Wusasa area of Zaria and killed his son, Abdulaziz Aliyu during the raid. They also killed another person in separate attacks on Anaba village and Birnin Yero town, all in Igabi…
The Kaduna State government, has denied media reports that 16 Kano indigenes were killed by bandits along the busy Kaduna-Abuja Road on Wednesday. The government said those that died were as a result of a ghastly motor accident and were not killed by bandits, as widely reported. According to the statement by…
Alhaji Balarabe Musa, who was the first Governor of old Kaduna state, has died at aged 84. The sad news of the death of Alhaji Balarabe was confirmed on Wednesday, 11th November 2020 by a leading member of his People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Senator Shehu Sani. Senator Shehu Sani who…
Two members of the Sheikh Zakzaky- led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shi’ites, were reportedly killed during a clash with Police in Kaduna on Sunday. The group which have been protesting about the continued detention of their leader, Sheikh Zakzaky, continued their protest in Kaduna on Sunday….
The Nigerian Air Force, as part of efforts to support ongoing operations in the North-Western Zone of the country, has deployed Special Forces (SF) operatives to Southern Kaduna. NAF in a statement released on Sunday 16th August 2020, by the Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air…
The Nigerian Military, has scored yet another point against armed bandits in the North, as the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE neutralized several armed bandits at their camp in the Kuduru Forest area of Kaduna State. The Nigerian Military in a statement released on Saturday 15th August 2020, by…
The Presidency has blamed the worsening security problems in Southern Kaduna on revenge killings, saying that the insecurity challenges in this area of Kaduna state, is more complicated than many people are willing to admit. The Presidency, in a statement released on Tuesday 21st July 2020, by Malam Garba Shehu,…
The Nigerian troops of Operation Thunder Strike, a subsidiary of operation Accord, has rescued three persons who were reported to have been kidnapped by bandits in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State, . According to the report by the military, the successful operation was a sequel to credible intelligence on the…
Troops of Operation THUNDER STRIKE under the auspices of the ongoing Operation ACCORD have foiled an attempted kidnap of passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway by armed bandits. The attempt to kidnap passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway happened on Thursday, according to the statement released on Friday 26th June 2020, by…
Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State has directed the immediate removal of roadblocks at the various boundaries of the state. According to the statement made available on Monday 15th June 2020, the Governor said all barricades placed at the entry points are to be removed forthwith, while Kaduna state government officials…
Kaduna State Government, reacting to the renewed killings in some part of the State over farmland, has announced the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Local Government Areas that recorded violent conflicts. The 24-hour curfew which the government says takes an immediate effect, was imposed on Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon…
A few hours after they impeached the now former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mukhtar Isa Hazo, the 24-Honourable Members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly have elected a new Deputy Speaker, in the name of Hon. Isaac Auta. The new Deputy Speaker Hon. Isaac Auta is the member of the…
The Deputy Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon Mukhtar Isa Hazo has been impeached. The 24-member Kaduna House of Assembly on Thursday 11th June 2020, impeached their Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mukhtar Isa Hazo, after a vote of no confidence, passed on him. As at the time of filing…
A 34-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, of No. 70 Alfadarai in Zaria, also a mother of 13, gave birth to a set of quadruplets at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State. The even was said to have happened on Friday, June 5th, 2020. Sulaiman told the News Agency of…
Kaduna State government has extended the lockdown order in the state by two more weeks. The two more weeks lockdown would start as from June 1st, 2020, according to the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, who made the announcement in a broadcast to residents on Tuesday in Kaduna. Dr Hadiza…
Kaduna state government has said that the majority of COVID-19 cases in the state have travel history and that such illegal inter-state travel is widening the spread of the virus in the state. A statement issued from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that this illegal Inter-State travel has increased the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has yet again reported 220 new cases of the novel coronavirus, as total confirmed cases in Nigeria so far now stands at 2388 The NCDC in their daily update of situation reports on their official Twitter handle on Saturday 2nd May 2020, the…
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that five recently repatriated sets of Almajirai from Kano has tested positive to the coronavirus, taking the state’s total figure of confirmed cases as at Monday 27th April 2020, to nine. In a short statement released a few hours ago by the Kaduna state…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Governor El-Rufai has announced that the quarantine orders in the state have been extended to another 30 days, effective 26th April 2020. The Governor who made this known on Sunday 26th April 2020,in his official social media handle, said the decision to extend the quarantine…
Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has congratulated the Muslim community in Kaduna State on the commencement of Ramadan. He appealed to Muslims to see the special circumstances under which Ramadan is being observed this year as a necessary sacrifice to safeguard public health. The governor in a statement to the Muslim…