Bandits on Wednesday night, released Janet Gimba, the Kaduna customary court judge, who was abducted alongside her four children about 11 days ago. One of the children, a 14 year old boy, was however, killed on Tuesday by the bandits when the N298 ransom demanded could not be delivered at stipulated time. The remaining three…
The National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEW) of the federal ministry of environment has issued flood alert for 32 locations across 11 states between September 14 and 18. In a circular issued on Sunday by the director of erosion, flood and coastal zone management, Usman Bokani, the centre said rising water levels in the River Gongola,…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert over the risk of terror attacks in the country, especially, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The alert was released by the U.S Embassy in Abuja on Sunday. It reads: “There is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. Targets…
The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, said he will partner with the federal and Kaduna state governments to address the development challenges facing the area. Katung stated this in an interview with journalists in Zonkwa, headquarters of Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, during a “thank you tour of the…
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has asked President Bola Tinubu to go after “subsidy cabal” and recover all the money they stashed in foreign banks. Dogara commended the steps so far taken by Tinubu since he assumed office on May 29, describing the President’s actions as a departure from the…
Hon. Isah Ashiru has again picked the governorship ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state again. A former state and federal lawmaker, Ashiru was the party’s candidate in 2019. He poled 414 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Sani Sidi, a former Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
