Former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai has filed a suit against the Kaduna State House of Assembly over allegations that his eight-year administration embezzled N432 billion. Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai’s spokesperson said in a statement he posted on his X handle on Wednesday that the former governor was personally at the court to sign the affidavit…
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Gyang Balak, the Da Gwom Rwei, Vwang district , Jos-south Local Government Area of Plateau state. The traditional ruler was said to have been abducted on Sunday night on his way home, a few metres before the main gate of the National Institute For Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru in…
A military aircraft has crashed in Kaduna, killing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, alongside six military officers and four crew members onboard. The incident occurred near the Kaduna International Airport at about 6pm on Friday. Spokesman of the Nigerian Airforce, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet confirmed the crash in a statement on…
The Nigeria Customs Service NCS Federal Operations Unit FOU Zone B has intensified its offensive against wildlife trafficking, intercepting additional live pangolins along the Kano Takai Jigawa corridor. The latest operation, which took place on March 26, 2026, two weeks after a similar seizure recorded on March 12, signalling a sustained crackdown on the illegal…
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, has vowed to eradicate polio and reduce the high rate of maternal mortality within the next four months. The governor stated this at the weekend in Kaduna while declaring opened a training for health personnel, tradional leaders, and council chairmen of the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The training…
Eight bandits have been reported neutralised in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna state, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Aruwan said the troops were conducting fighting patrols in Birnin Gwari LGA. The statement said arms, ammunitions and motorcycles…
