The Kaduna State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairmen of Chikun Local Government Area LGA, and Giwa LGA, Mr Salasi Musa, and Mr Abubakar Lawal, respectively, over alleged misappropriation of funds. The Assembly members took the decision yesterday during their sitting following a motion by the member representing Zaria …
Read More »2023 guber race: Uba Sani picks Kaduna Nomination Forms
Kaduna Central District Senator Uba Sani’s bid for the next occupant of Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna received a new impetus as he obtained Governorship Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senator was accompanied by top party chieftains from Kaduna State, key political associates, …
Read More »Yari, Marafa head for PDP
According to Ibrahim Birnin Magaji, the Publicity Secretary of a group within Zamfara APC loyal to the former governor, Yari and Marafa were set to defect to PDP. He said: “It is true, Yari and Sen. Marafa will soon move from APC to PDP.” Asked how soon the defection would …
Read More »Aspirants step up governorship ticket chase
Governorship aspirants seeking tickets on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platforms are intensifying their push. Many of them threw their hats into the ring for slots in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Benue statesThe PDP has extended the sale of nomination and …
Read More »If you can’t protect us, let us know – Kaduna residents to security chiefs
Kaduna residents on Wednesday decried frequent kidnapping and killing by bandits while they mourn the killing of their breadwinners. They called on the security agents and governments at all levels to provide a permanent solution to the killings, adding that if the stakeholders cannot protect them anymore, they would face …
Read More »Bomb Attack on Kaduna Train: The earth shook, hail of bullets followed — Survivor
A survivor of Monday night’s bomb attack on an Abuja-Ibadan route train has described his experience, saying when the explosives went, the earth shook after which the terrorists began to rain bullets on them. Meanwhile, relevant authorities were liaising with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to ascertain the list from …
Read More »Thieves steal reporter’s car at Kaduna APC secretariat
A Golf 3 car, belonging to a New Nigerian Newspapers Correspondent, Mr. Amos Mathew was, on Tuesday, stolen at the All Progressives Congress (APC), Secretariat in Kaduna. The journalist and other members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, were at the Secretariat to cover a political event when the …
Read More »Kaduna SUBEB to dismiss 233 teachers for tender fake certificates
Chairman of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB), Alhaji Tijjani Abdullahi, on Thursday, hinted that 233 primary school teachers have been pencilled down for dismissal for gaining employment with fake certificates. Abdullahi, who spoke at a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday, further noted that for the Board …
Read More »Kaduna govt reinstall telecommunication networks
The Kaduna State Government has announced the restoration of telecommunication networks in parts of the state initially shut down since the beginning of October. The Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan told newsmen in Kaduna on Friday that, “Security agencies have notified the government that telecom …
Read More »Bandits attack Catholic Seminary in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked St. Albert the Great Institute of Philosophy, a seminary belonging to the Catholic Church. The seminary is situated at Fayit community, Kagoma Chiefdom in the Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, according to sources who spoke to our correspondent, led …
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