Kaduna Govt confirms attack on worshippers, 3 murdered, others injured

The Government of Kaduna State has confirmed that bandits attacked worshippers, killed three people and injured two others in Kajuru Local Government Area. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “On a sad note, security agencies have reported […]

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Kaduna government approves reopening of schools in the state

The government of Kaduna has approved the reopening of all schools in the state. The State Government said the second phase resumption for all schools will begin on Monday, 22nd February 2021. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad, in a statement on Friday directed that all SS2, SS1, JSS2 in public and private […]

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El-Rufai rejected as speaker at NBA conference

Some members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have asked the body to withdraw the invitation given to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, to speak at the association’s annual general conference. In a petition to Koyinsola Ajayi, chairman of the technical committee on the NBA conference planning, the lawyers under the aegis of Open […]

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Workers jubilate as El-Rufai pays N30,000 minimum wage

Workers in Kaduna State, have confirmed that they had started receiving the N30,000 minimum wage. Reports had it that the state council on August came to agree that they will start paying the N30,000 minimum wage. Some of the workers started receiving salary alerts for the month of September and they’ve started jubilating. Governor Nasir […]

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APC insists on Shehu Sani, says ‘El-Rufai can’t dictate to us’

The national body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Shehu Sani remains its senatorial candidate in Kaduna central. Yekini Nabena, acting national publicity secretary of the party, gave the clarification in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Sunday. He said Sani was the only senatorial candidate from the zone duly recognised by the […]

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Massive recruitment in Kaduna State Civil Service Commission

The Kaduna State Civil Service Commission through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, hereby invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the Officer Cadre position below in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Job Position: Agricultural Officer – Grade II Job Location: Kaduna Category: Agronomist Placement: Grade Level 08 Nature of Appointment: Permanent and Pensionable Educational Requirements […]

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Birnin-Gwari Bandits Kill Villagers, Kidnap Nursing Mothers, Baby

Communities of Unguwar Dan-Baki, Sabon-Layi village in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State, yesterday were attacked by armed bandits. The armed bandits stormed the village around 7.00pm where they killed three people and abducted five men. They also kidnapped two nursing mothers and an infant of eight days old. An eye witness, Garba Tanko […]

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AGAIN, gunmen invade Birnin Gwari, abduct over 25 persons

In a fresh attack of Nirnin Gwari-Funtua road, some gunmen abducted more than 25 people between Kiryoyi and Maganda villages of Birnin Gwari local government area or Kaduna state. According the natives, the suspected kidnappers stopped vehicles carrying passengers and ordered the people into the bush. Danladi Duniya, chairman of the National Union of Road […]

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Gunman kills 4, injures 8 during Christmas Carol in Kaduna

Four persons were killed and eight others injured in an attack by a lone gunman in Kaduna State. The killings occurred on Friday night around the Nindem village axis in Godogodo district, Jemaa local government area of the state. Colonel IK Ekpeyong, spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said […]

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