Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor says a situation in which security agencies only react to cases of banditry and abductions is unacceptable. El-Rufai spoke at a Town Hall meeting on National Security, which held on Thursday at the Kaduna State University (KASU), Kaduna. The governor said the country was at war with terrorists, insisting that…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Alkali, has tendered his resignation. In a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the party, Alkali said his decision to quit was informed by the need to make room for fresh hands to come in and build on the successes recorded in…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the bye-election for Sabo Gari constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. Declaring the result of the election which held on Saturday in Zaria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, said Usman Baba, candidate of the PDP secured 9,113 votes to emerged…
Governors from the north-west have pledged to collaborate in tackling insecurity in the zone. The governors also agreed to work together to boost agriculture and drive economic development in the zone. The governors announced the resolutions on Monday after a meeting with the United Nations (UN) delegation led by Amina Mohammed, its deputy secretary-general, at the Katsina…
National Primary Health Care Department Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that diphtheria has so far, killed 20 in Kaduna State. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib and Co-Chair of the Federal Task Team on Diphtheria, made the disclosure on Wednesday in an interview with journalists after visiting Kaduna Diphtheria Treatment…
By Jonathan Ishaku On the 19th of October, 2024, Nigerian will roll out the drums in celebrations to honor a truly remarkable personage who has left an indelible mark on the annals African history – General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces. On this auspicious occasion, as the beloved…
