THE Police Command in Kaduna State has warmed against violence, vowing to deal decisively with any trouble maker during and after Saturday’s bye-elections in Kaduna State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, gave the warning in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Hassan said , “The Command has warned …
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THE Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has announced that it would begin airlifting of 2025 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj, May 14. The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Malam Salihu Abubakar, made the announcement in a statement by Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, its Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday in Kaduna. Abubakar …
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Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the immediate release of N3.8 billion to the State Pension Bureau for the payment of gratuities, death benefits, and accrued pension rights under the contributory pension scheme. This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibraheem …
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A prime suspect (name withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of a Catholic priest in Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, has disclosed reasons for kidnapping the cleric. The suspect spoke at the Headquarters of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), where he is being held in Jos, the capital of …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, …
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Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has warned politicians who politicise security matters in the name of opposition to desist from doing so as not to jeopardise the lives of innocent citizens. He made these remarks at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, when he received 58 kidnapped …
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A widow, Aisha Zubairu, on Tuesday prayed a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, to allow her marry her old lover, Aminu Saminu. The complainant had dragged her father, Zubairu Surajo, through court for his refusal to allow her to marry the man of her choice because of …
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KADUNA State Government earned N171.7 billion and spent N164.6 billion, representing a half-year budget performance of 37.48 per cent and 35.92 per cent of the N48 billion approved budget for the year, respectively. The state realised N27.4bn, representing 22 per cent of the targeted N120bn Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in …
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BELLO El-Rufai, son of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he was not involved in awarding contracts during his father’s tenure. The lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives revealed that he was sent on exile immediately after his father became governor. …
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FORMER Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, has visited Borno State Governor, Umaru Babagana Zulum, in Maiduguri, the state capital. The two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were captured in a photo during the visit. At the time of filing this report, the details of the visit …
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