Four persons have been hospitalised following a collision and explosion involving two tankers at Dan Magaji area along the Zaria–Kaduna Expressway on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred in the early hours of the day and involved a tanker carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and another empty tanker. The impact of the collision resulted…
The Federal Government says it plans to revive the moribund Kaduna Textile Industry as part of broader efforts to boost the nation’s economy and drive industrialisation. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kaduna during a two-day interactive session on government-citizens engagement, organised by the Sir…
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested 14 suspected armed robbers and four gun fabricators while they have recovered three stolen vehicles . The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said that the huge successes in the sustained fight against…
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said security operatives stormed criminal hideouts in the Kawo Area of Kaduna and arrest 27 suspected criminals, recovered dangerous weapons and hard drugs. The command’s dpokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna . Hassan said, “The action was in line with…
Doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have called off a six-day warning strike after reaching a temporary agreement with government officials to address their concerns over staffing and salaries. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced the suspension after an emergency congress and subsequent meetings mediated by the Nigeria Medical…
A senior naval officer undergoing a course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State (name withheld), was gruesomely murdered on Saturday, 7 June 2025, near the Kawo flyover bridge while attempting to fix a flat tyre on his vehicle. Military sources said the officer, a senior course student at AFCSC…
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have recovered no fewer than 273 cattle suspected to have bern rustled and detained two suspected rustlers in the process. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “On Sunday, acting on credible intelligence on the…
No fewer than 196 Professors from the Southern Kaduna State have expressed satisfaction over the myriad igachievements recorded by the present administration both at the State and Federal levels. Prof. John Laah, Chairman, Forum of Southern Kaduna Professors (FOSKAP), disclosed this on Sunday in Kaduna during a world press briefing on the current developments in…
Gov Uba Sani has commended the World Bank for striving to be part of Kaduna State’s success stories. Sani has also promised that the state can be a model for effective donor agencies’ and the bank’s funded projects in Nigeria, with its strengthened systems and consistent leadership. The Governor spoke when he received the Regional…
The Kaduna state assembly has threatened to take legal action against former Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state for allegedly calling them “stark illiterates”. The members of the house described the allegation as a defamation of their character. The Chairman house committee on information, Henry Marah, stated this on Tuesday while responding to some allegations…
