Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed three terrorists in transit to repair their motorcycles around Kidandan Village, Giwa Local Government of Kaduna State. The troops were said to have laid an ambush for the terrorists following an intelligence report. This, it was gathered resulted in a fierce gun battle between the troops and the terrorists. According to a post …

Bandits who kidnapped 61 residents of Budah Hausa village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago, have reportedly killed five of the victims and released 51 others. It was gathered that another five victims were not released and are still held in captivity. The police were yet to react to the incident but a local vigilante, …

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Saturday, lamented the huge debt inherited from his predecessor last 29th May. Sani said the state is now left with a few amounts, not enough to pay salary. The governor made this known while addressing a Town Hall Meeting at the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Kaduna. He added that his administration inherited …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned what he called “the heinous incidents of abduction involving very vulnerable victims, internally-displaced persons in Borno State, and students in Kaduna State”. In a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President directed security and intelligence agencies to “immediately rescue the victims and ensure that …

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 …