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Governments of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States have filed a contempt proceeding against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami SAN and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for their alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order extending the deadline for the use of old N200, N500 […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has reacted to the broadcast the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai had on Thursday, February 16, in which he defied the directive of President Buhari and said that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes are all still legal tender in his state. Reno in a post shared […]
Continue ReadingA middle-aged man who was reportedly locked up inside a room for twenty years has been discovered by environmental officers in Kaduna state. According to Nigerian Tribune, the officers found the man in a house in Benin street, in the central part of Kaduna metropolis on Wednesday, October 12. Their spokesman, who pleaded for anonymity, […]
Continue ReadingSocial media users have been lamenting over the postponement of the one million-man march for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in Kaduna state. LP Youth leader in Kaduna, Austin Aniagu, stated that the one million-man march has been postponed due to security advice. The update which was attributed to the […]
Continue ReadingRev. Father John Mark Cheitnum, one of the two Catholic priests abducted in Kaduna State has been found dead. Fr. John Mark and Rev. Fr Donatus Cleopa were kidnapped at Christ the King’s Catholic Church, in Lere Local Government Area of the state on Friday, July 15, 2022. It was gathered that security operatives who were on […]
Continue ReadingReverend Father Joseph Akete Bako, who was abducted by bandits in Kaduna State, Nigeria has died in kidnappers’ captivity. Gunmen had on March 8, invaded St. John Catholic Church, Kudenda in Chikun Local Government Area of the state and kidnapped the 48-year-old priest from his residence after killing one security guard. The Chancellor, Catholic Archdiocese […]
Continue ReadingA training aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crashed at the airforce base in Kaduna state, Nigeria today, April 19, during a training session. Although details of the unfortunate incident are still sketchy, unconfirmed reports say two pilots were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident. Recall that last year […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday night, terrorists attacked a Kaduna-bound passenger train that left from Abuja. They ambushed the train by detonating some explosives laid on the railway tracks. The violent implosion that followed not only stopped the train in its tracks but also imploded the myth of the progress Nigeria has made under the present regime. So […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, let me confess that what I did on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, was nothing short of a commando operation. In planning and execution, it was daring, bold and brave. I had to keep my visit to Kaduna to meet with the irrepressible Sheikh Gumi close to my chest. Even my closest aides did […]
Continue ReadingOn October 12, I received a message on WhatsApp, which the platform flagged as being “forwarded many times,” about how former Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (or whatever he calls himself these days) caused Governor Nasir el-Rufai to fire his Chief of Staff for the “offence” of referring to Sanusi as the “former emir […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed the Chairman of Lere Local Government branch of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Kaduna State, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Damba. The Fulani community leader popularly known as Dambardi, was killed in the early hours of Friday, September 17, in his village, Lere. The State Chairman of the […]
Continue Reading“We don’t believe in cheating or rigging elections but also we don’t want other parties to cheat us, and that was why we encouraged the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission to come up with a fool-proof voting process.” – Nasir el-Rufai The prefatory statement above belongs to Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna, one of […]
Continue ReadingSeparated by great distance but proximal in influence and geostrategic thinking, Nigeria and Afghanistan are drifting closer. For most Nigerians, Afghanistan is not exactly their next favorite tourist destination. But aspects of Afghanistan’s undulating history of trouble making and theocratic fixations are beginning to resonate more with Nigeria and indeed the rest of the world […]
Continue ReadingSome gunmen in separate attacks have killed three persons, including a pilot, in two local government areas of Kaduna North and Kajuru, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Captain Abdukkarim Bala Na’Allah, the pilot, said to be the eldest son of Senator Bala Na’Allah, was killed by the hoodlums in his Malali (GRA) residence in Kaduna North Local […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have struck again in Kaduna state, Nigeria, staging mass kidnap, this time, of students of Bethel Baptist High School, a private boarding college in the state. The college is located at Maraban Rido area, on Kaduna-Kachia Road, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Multiple reports say the bandits invaded the school in […]
Continue ReadingOne student of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was shot dead during a protest on Monday. Reports have it that the deceased had joined his colleagues, who were protesting hike in school fees, when security operatives made an attempt to disperse them forcefully. When contacted, […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Kaduna state, Nigeria, have arrested two suspects for allegedly killing their friend, Idris Bashir, who they owed N385, 000. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Mohammed Jalige, says that on June 5, the command received a complaint from one Bashir of Zaria town that on June 4 […]
Continue ReadingA young pregnant woman, Fatima Muhammad was among the students abducted when bandits attacked the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, late Thursday night, June 10. One Radeeyah Beentu Musah, said Fatima was abducted along with another course mate identified as Hauwa The State Commissioner for Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affair, […]
Continue ReadingLittle boy, Muhammad Kabir, who was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Kaduna state, has been found dead, seven days after he was taken and N5 million ransom was paid for his release. DailyTrust reports that Kabir was taken from the Badarawa suburb of Kaduna North local government area and is believed to have been killed […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have attacked Haske Baptist Church at Manini Tasha village, Kuriga Ward of Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, killing a medical doctor while four worshippers were reportedly abducted. A survivor of the attack, Yakubu Bala, said the bandits stormed the church on motorcycles around 9 am on Sunday morning, April 25 and […]
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