Special Forces of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), have neutralised Mustapha Abdullahi, a notorious terrorist kingpin and five members of his group in Kaduna. In a statement on Sunday evening, Edward Gabkwet, NAF spokesperson, said the criminals met their Waterloo near Sabon Gida forest, along Sabon Birni Road in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna…
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has flagged off the distribution of agricultural inputs to 5000 Ginger farmers in seven local government areas of Kaduna state. The farmers were said to have suffered huge loses during the Ginnger blight disease in 2023. Speaking at the event which held on Tuesday in Kachia, headquarters of Kachia…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called for the immediate arrest and investigation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele, for violating public service rules by his alleged involvement in the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The National Publicity Secretary…
The Gombe state government has a 24 hour curfew in Balanga Local Government Area of the state following renewed communal violence between Lunguda and Waja ethnic groups. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, in a statement on Wednesday said the decision was aimed at curtailing the violence that erupted among communities…
Hundreds of protesters on Monday stormed the Kaduna State House of Assembly, demanding a formal briefing on the status of the house’s investigation into the administration of former governor Nasir El Rufai. The demonstrators, led by Yerima Shettima of the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Initiative (NSCI) and Aliyu Muhammad of the Coalition of Kaduna Stakeholders Forum…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it has no policy barring candidates from sporting the religious paraphernalia peculiar to their religious persuasions. The board stated this in a statement on Sunday while reacting to the alleged harassment of a female Hijab-wearing candidate during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) at Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe…
