Security

NAF Neutralises Terrorists in Kaduna

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Several terrorists were killed during an air operation conducted by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation was carried out following an intelligence report that a terrorist kingpin, identified as Boderi and his members, was Continue Reading

Security

Police Arrest Female Gun Peddler, Neutralize 4 Bandits

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Four suspected bandits have been killed by police operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Force Headquarters, Abuja (STS) in conjunction with Operation Yaki of the Kaduna State Command. A woman, who allegedly supplied firearms and ammunition to the criminals, was also arrested by the operatives. Kaduna State Police Command’s spokesman, Muhammad Jalige, said: “On June Continue Reading

Transportation

Kaduna Airport Reopens Two Months after Attack

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The Kaduna airport has resumed flight operations two months after shutting down over an attack by gunmen. , Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze said this on Monday . “Flight operations to Kaduna airport have commenced today, with Azman Air,” she said. In March, gunmen attacked the airport […]Continue Reading

Transportation

Kaduna Train Service resumes May 23

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The Federal Government has disclosed that the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume operations on May 23. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), spokesperson, Yakubu Mahmood, revealed this in a statement, on Monday.March, the government suspended operations on the route after an attack on the train by gunmen. Eight passengers died in the attack, while many were kidnapped. Continue Reading

Security

11 Soldiers Killed in a Fresh Attack

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About 11 soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected gunmen on a military base in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The gunmen who came in large numbers were said to have invaded the base at Polwire village on Monday, 4 April, and engaged the troops in a fierce gun battle. […]Continue Reading

Economy

Minimum wage bill will help devolution of powers – El-Rufai

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the new minimum wage bill sponsored by Garba Datti, representing Sabon Gari Federal Constituency in Kaduna, was a concrete step towards devolution of power in the country. El-Rufai in a statement on Wednesday said decentralisation of the judiciary, police and labour matters are among the items recommended by the […]Continue Reading

Crime

FG Appeals for Release of Abducted School Girls

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Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen, has condemned in strong terms, the adoption of some school girls of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state, during the early hours of Friday March 12, 2021. In a statement, the Minister said the adoption of school children […]Continue Reading

Security

Troops Rescue 180 Abducted Students, Staff in Kaduna

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The military in the early hours of Friday has rescued 180 citizens, many of them students, at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan saidthe armed bandits in large numbers attacked the institution at […]Continue Reading

Security

Only 107 Herders from Oyo Relocated to Kaduna, not 4000 — Fulani Leaders

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Some Fulani leaders at Ladduga grazing reserve in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, together with other stakeholders, have disputed the 4,000 figure published by the media, saying that only 107 herders from Oyo state relocated to Kaduna. Malam Ardo Goge, leader of the Fulanis at Ladduga, told some Peace builders and Journalists, who […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

JIFORM Mourns The Passing On of Musa, Rawlings

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The Journalists International Forum for Migration, JIFORM, has mourned the passing away of former Ghana President, Jerry Rawlings describing him as a great liberator and one of the greatest pan-Africanists who ever lived. The media foundation with over 250 journalists covering migration across the world also expressed condolences to the people of Nigeria over the […]Continue Reading

News

Gov. Dapo Abiodun Eulogises Late Balarabe Musa

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Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has described second Republic Governor of Kadunna State late Balarabe Musa as a selfless humanist who served his people with all sense of responsibility during his lifetime. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr Kunle Somorin, Governor Abiodun said that the late Elder statesman lived an exemplary Continue Reading

Lifestyle

El-Rufai Loses Aide Dies In Accident

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Hafiz Bayero, a special adviser to Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has died in an accident on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Monday. Details of the accident were still sketchy at the time of this report but a photograph of the accident scene obtained by SaharaReporters showed the extent of damage. People around the scene managed […]Continue Reading