Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has lamented that his administration met 32 General Hospitals across the State that have not been renovated in the last 20 years. He said the situation had made citizens travel to neighbouring states for medical care. Speaking to stakeholders from the 23 Local Government Areas of the state in Kaduna, the Governor said that …

Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC), Kaduna has take peace campaign to Kasuwar Magani community in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. This is to mark this year’s interfaith Harmony Week and part of efforts towards ensuring peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance between Christians and Muslims in the state and the country at a large. IMC’s Co-Executive Director for Kaduna, …

Five infants among the 17 villagers abducted by bandits a month ago in Anguwar Danlele and Anguwar Bawa villages, located within the Randagi ward of the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have died in captivity. On 17th October, 17 villagers, including the infants’ mothers, were taken into the bush by the bandits. Daily Trust learnt that the …

Troops of the Nigerian Army code-named ‘Operation Whirl Punch’ have killed seven terrorists terrorising locals are Kampanin Doka Village, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Army, Kaduna,  Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, the farmers were brave to have resisted the terrorists’ attack on the communities. The Army spokesman said, …

Bandits have killed a farmer, injured two and abducted 25 others at Ungwan Baka, Agunu Ward, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Although the Kaduna State Police Command was yet to react to the incident, journalists were told that the bandits invaded the community with guns and machetes in the early hours of yesterday, while the locals were …

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that its operatives have rescued five kidnapped victims and arrested a suspected kidnapper, after an operation where bandits killed four and injured others. In a statement, the command’s Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent Mansur Hassan, explained that the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, Musa Yusuf Garba, commiserated with the families of those who lost their …

Terrorists have reportedly kidnapped over 30 farmers in the early hours of Saturday in Chikuri community of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident, Dogara Peter, who confirmed the sad incident to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said his mother and sister were among the victims. According to him, the victims were abducted while working on Maikudi’s farms. “Our community has …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has started the distribution of relief materials to victims of flood disasters and other vulnerable people in Kaduna State in line with the objectives of the Special National Economic and Livelihood Emergency Intervention (SNELEI). NEMA Director General Mustapha Habib Ahmed who flagged off the distribution in Kaduna yesterday said the federal government approved the …

Bandits on Thursday night invaded St. Rachael’s Catholic Parish in Fadan Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, razing the parish house. In the process, a seminarian, Na’aman Danladi, was burnt to death. Fadan Kamantan is in Southern Kaduna. It was learnt that while some priests escaped during the incident, Danlami, who was a seminarian, was caught in …

A large number of bandits invaded a mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara local government area of Kaduna State and killed seven worshippers on Friday night, according to information gathered yesterday. The attack took place when the Muslim worshippers were observing their Isha’i (sunset) prayers in a mosque in the area. Sources in the village said five worshippers including a …