Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, assured farmers that the government would not allow bandits to disrupt farming activities anywhere in the state.
The governor gave the assurance during the roll out of seed distribution for farmers for the 2020 planting season by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, in Kaduna.
“We...
Mohammed Abacha, a son of the late Nigerian military leader Sani Abacha, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election in Kano.
The returning officer, Barrister Amina Garba, declared Mr Abacha winner after polling 736 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jafar Sani-Bello, who scored 710 votes.
The...
A senior commander of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guard (CPG), Aminu Sarkin-Baura, along with another official, lost their lives while bravely defending Tsafe town from a terrorist attack on Monday night. The incident, which occurred during an attempt to repel the terrorists' assault on the headquarters of Tsafe...
Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has disclosed that it collected N58.09 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2022. The agency attributed the success to the legal and institutional reforms undertaken by the government since 2015.
In a statement issued by the executive chairman of KADIRS, Zaid Abubakar, it...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven and Defence Headquarters Special Forces have arrested two suspected bandits between Ungwan Wakili and Zango Urban in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The state Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Friday, said the two suspects, Abdulhameed...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido, has promised to lay foundation for the state to survive without federal allocations.
Mr Lamido, who holds the traditional title of Santurakin Dutse, made the pledge in an article he wrote, titled; My Vision for Jigawa State...
the Nigerian Army has successfully rescued abducted school pupils from Kaduna Kuriga, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle against insecurity in the country.
The rescue operation, which took place in the early hours of 24 March 2024, was a collaborative effort involving the military, local authorities, and government...
The Kaduna State Government, on Friday, advised parents to send their children to school or face prosecution in accordance with extant laws.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Phoebe Yayi, gave the advice in Kaduna.
Yayi stressed that every child has the right to free, compulsory and universal basic education,...
The Zamfara Government says it has uncovered a 119-year-old (name withheld) on its payroll while trying to sanitise its wage bill.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, disclosed at a news conference on Sunday in Gusau that the centenarian is surprisingly collecting salary.
Rabiu made this revelation while shading...
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed that 20 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the state on Friday, 15th May 2020. Fifteen of the 20 new cases are family members or close contacts of previously confirmed cases.
A four-month old girl is regrettably one of the new patients,...
