The Adara Development Association (ADA) has raised alarm over renewed activities of bandits terrorising its communities in Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. The group, in a statement on Monday, signed by Livinus Jatau, its, Publicity Secretary, called on the government to take urgent steps to contain the situation. The association recalled…
President Bola Tinubu has sacked service chiefs in a major changes in the security architecture of the country. This was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on media and public communication, Sunday Dare. The President replaces Gen. General Christopher Musa with General Olufemi Oluyede as the new…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully repelled coordinated attacks launched by Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on multiple military formations across Borno and Yobe states. The Defence Headquarters, said in a statement on Thursday that the insurgents staged simultaneous assaults on military bases in Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo,…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says he will make the state a model for evidence-driven and people-centred social protection in Nigeria and Africa. The governor stated this on Wednesday in Kaduna at the launch of the Kaduna State Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme (KADUPG). He called on citizens to unite in ending poverty in the state….
A coordinated covert operation by the Department of State Services (DSS) has led to the dismantling of a gunrunning syndicate operating in Kaduna State, recovering a cache of arms and ammunition and arresting key suspects. Governor Uba Sani, while reacting to the development, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the DSS for their decisive intervention….
A federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant bail to the publisher of Desert Herald newspaper, Tukur Mamau, standing trial on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing, among other offences. In a ruling, the presiding judge, Mohammed Umar, dismissed Mamu’s fresh bail application despite his claims of deteriorating health. The…
