The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered over 2.3 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs in raids and interdiction operations across Ondo, Edo, Delta, Kaduna, Plateau, Bayelsa, and Kano respectively. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving …
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President Bola Tinubu has condemned in strong terms the barbaric and cowardly attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State. The president, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, equally condemned the attacks on Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government …
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In a harrowing incident in Kaduna, gunmen abducted Janet Galadima-Gimba, a customary court judge, and her four sons from their residence in the Mahuta area on June 23. Tragically, the ordeal escalated when the abductors killed her 14-year-old son, Victor Gimba after a ransom demand was not met. According to The …
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President Bola Tinubu attended the graduation ceremony of Senior Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State on Friday morning. Tinubu, in his speech, promised that his administration will deploy the entire machinery of state power to ensure adequate security of the lives and property …
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Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Senator Lawal Adamu Usman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied using any fraudulent academic certificate as part of documents presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2023 election. The All Progressives Congress( APC) was challenging the election victory of …
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The Zazzau Emirate Council on Tuesday, slammed a suspension order on the Marafan Yamman Zazzau, Alhaji Mustapha Adamu, for flogging an alleged homosexual in the ancient city of Zaria, in Kaduna State. A statement released by the Council’s Information and Communications Officer, Abdullahi Aliyu, said the indefinite suspension of the …
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A vigilante member, identified as Surajo Abdulhadi, was, yesterday killed by terrorists while working on his farm on the outskirts of Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. A fellow vigilante, who does not want to be named, told Vanguard that the victim was ambushed and killed about 8:30 a.m. …
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FINDINGS by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the deaths occurred as a result of banditry, terrorism and inter-communal clash between March 22 and April 22, 2023. The most recent attack occurred on Thursday, March 23, when terrorists reportedly shot dead the minister in charge of ECWA Church, Buda II, Kasuwa Magani, in …
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Following the recent killings in Zangon Kataf LGA, the deputy governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe on Wednesday, led a delegation of government officials to condole with the people in the area. Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, while condemning the killings, said they were in the community to convey …
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Operators of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in Kaduna have started rejecting old naira notes ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Newsextra24 correspondent was at various bus stops in Kaduna on Tuesday and observed that despite fuel scarcity, operators of the few commercial …
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