The military air component of Operation Whirl Punch has killed 30 terrorists on motorcycles in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The air strikes were ordered by the military following an intelligence report which disclosed the movement of the terrorists in the area. A statement on Monday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air …

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative has inaugurated the Kaduna State CNG conversion centre as part of the Federal Government’s effort to mitigate the effect of subsidy removal. According to the Chairman of the Presidential CNG Initiative Steering Committee, Mr. Zacch Adedeji, the CNG conversion site is a visionary facility designed to convert conventional petrol vehicles into Compressed Natural Gas …

The Kaduna State Pension Bureau has released the list of 1,051 beneficiaries for both the defined benefits scheme and contributory pension scheme. The list contained 873 names of beneficiaries that have been shortlisted for the payment of gratuity and death benefits under the defined benefits schemes for both local governments, state retirees and families of the deceased. It was reported …

The Kaduna State Government has canvassed for investment and support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Aat an event to celebrate the 93rd National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at The Afficent event centre, in Kano on Saturday, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe thanked the Kingdom of Saudi for the goodwill and continued support to Nigeria, …

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected kidnappers and killed four in the past 30 days. The command’s acting Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Nasir Hassan, made the disclosure at a news conference in Kaduna on Thursday. According to him, the suspects were arrested based on intelligence reports. He added that the police killed four others on different …

The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has commissioned five state-of-the-art-mobile diagnostic trucks purchased by the government for hard-to-reach communities for better healthcare service delivery. Sani, represented by the deputy governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, at the event held yesterday, said that the mobile trucks are fully fitted with medical diagnostic equipment to render integrated health services in hard-to-reach and underserved …

As part of activities lined up to mark his 100 days in office, the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Saturday, performed the groundbreaking event for the construction of the 21.7 kilometre Anchau-Gadas-Palla Road in Kubau and Ikara Local Government Areas of the state. The governor while speaking at Anchau, in Kubau Local Government Area of the state, stressed …

The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, on Friday, expressed sadness following the death of four worshippers when a 150-year-old mosque collapsed in the Zaria area of the state. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Muhammed Shehu, the governor commiserated with the victims’ families and prayed for Allah’s divine healing upon all the injured during the …

The people of Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State have said that bandits have killed farmers in the emirate including an Islamic leader, and kidnapped scores as insecurity continued to escalate growing concerns over looming famine. According to the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), ” we sorrowfully mourn the death of the Vice-Chairman of Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah (JIBWIS), Birnin-Gwari Branch, …

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a serving Inspector, who attempted to kill his colleague on duty, in Kafanchan, and cart away his rifle. The command also burst a rail line vandalisation operation, impounded the conveyance truck and recovered exhibits. In a statement, spokesperson of the state Police Command, Assistant Superintendent Muhammad Jalige explained: “The attention of …