The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has started refunding 123 Saudi Riyals foreign exchange differentials to each of its pilgrims. The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Malam Salihu Abubakar, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday. According to Salihu, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(NAHCON) had pegged the $500 Basic Traveling Allowance of each…
As the rainy season sets in, Northern states of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina are taking preventive measures to mitigate flood disaster. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have raised the alarm of flooding in some states with Kaduna placed among states at high…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, weeks after he was convicted and sentenced in absentia over alleged financial crimes involving power sector funds. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede announced the arrest on Tuesday during a media briefing in Abuja, revealing that Mamman was apprehended in Kaduna at…
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that the incident at Mando Motor Park in the early hours of April 5 involved a minor explosion from a CNG-powered bus and not a bomb blast. In a statement on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, the government said preliminary findings indicated that the…
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG & EV) has reassured the public on the safety of natural gas following a vehicle explosion at a Kaduna motor park early Sunday. A statement signed by the Head, Brand and Communications Onyekachi Eke, Pi-CNG & EV, on behalf of Pi-CNG & EV management,…
The Nigerian Army troops in the early hours of Sunday, rescued 31 hostages abducted from a church in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Operational report made available to the News Agency said the attackers struck at an ECWA Church in Ariko village, targeting worshippers during a religious gathering. The report said the troops…
The Nigerian Army has begun its 2026 Regimental Cadre (Militia) Convention in Kaduna, with a focus on strengthening discipline, leadership and combat readiness. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Waidi Shu’aibu, who declared the convention open through Maj-Gen Dangana Allu, Commandant of the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, said Regimental Cadre personnel…
Tuberculosis cases in Kaduna State rose modestly to 22,321 in 2025, compared with 21,557 recorded in 2022, according to the State Ministry of Health. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday to mark World Tuberculosis Day 2026, Permanent Secretary Dr Aishatu Abubakar-Sadiq said the increase represents a three per cent rise, alongside a 102 per…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and presidential hopeful on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has visited Kaduna , describing the state as strategic in Nigeria. Obi, who shared his visit on his verified facebook Sunday evening said there was need to rekindle the spirit of unity and coexistence for…
The Police Command in Kaduna State says it has intensified security measures to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, said this in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said that tactical commanders, intelligence…
