…Ms Precious Yohanna, 27 years old, a native of Riyam in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State and resident of Daki-Biu/Jabi area of the FCT, was traced and arrested in connection with the crime.''Further investigation revealed that the suspect, who is the mother of the deceased infant, gave birth to the baby insi…

…with members of their alleged criminal syndicate in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the five suspects were arrested on October 2 and October 5, 2026 by troops of Sub-Sector 71 in Sanga LGA and were subjected to further interrogation. During interrogation, the susp…

…were kidnapped from Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, late on Monday night.The attack began at around 11:30pm, sending residents into panic as the gunmen moved systematically through the estate, forcing their way into homes and seizing occupants.Gunmen raid Kaduna estate,…

…– A Beechcraft King Air crashed in bad weather in May while trying to land at northern Kaduna state airport. All 11 people on board, including Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, then commander of the country’s army, died in the crash. AFP

…of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, challenging the refusal of his bail application by the Kaduna State High Court. The three-member panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, reserved judgment after listening to arguments from counsel…

…while calling on young people to protect public infrastructure. “We appeal to the Kaduna State Government to sustain these interventions. We also appeal to our youths to support and protect these projects because they are meant for them. “You cannot have infrastructure and allow it to be destroyed or abandoned. When th…

…Friday morning. Meanwhile, NFF Acting General Secretary, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, praised the Kaduna State Government for its support for the Sand Eagles and their preparations for the Ghana clash. The first friendly between Nigeria and Senegal is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, at the Murtala Muhammed Square, Kaduna, fr…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 27 inmates in correctional facilities across the state to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. This brings the number of beneficiaries of his administration’s clemency interventions to more than 500. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed M…

…training exercise, tagged Exercise Vulcan Glow XII, from Oct. 5 to Oct. 18 in Kachia, Kaduna State. The exercise will take place at the Nigerian Army Military Training Area, Kachia, according to a statement signed by Maj. G.A. Okupe, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Art…

…kidnapping along the Godogodo–Gidan Waya road in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops also rescued a man identified as Baba, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The development was disclosed in a Friday post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake…

Former political associates and grassroots allies of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have rejected accusations of betrayal, insisting that it was the former governor who abandoned the political understanding that brought them together. The position, signed by former Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State Hous…

Kaduna State Government is rehabilitating 17 Primary Healthcare Centres(PHCs) into Centres of Excellence and has distributed standard tricycle ambulances to healthcare facilities to improve emergency referrals in rural and underserved communities. Secretary to the Kaduna State Government (SSG), Dr Abdulkadir Mu’azu May…

Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners has expressed gratitude to Governor Uba Sani for releasing N3.659 billion for the payment of gratuity and death benefits. In a letter signed by Aboman Ladan and Alhassan Balarabe Musa, Chairman and Secretary respectively, the union noted that the Governor’s ‘’comm…

…schools rather than shutting down schools completely. He cited a previous situation in Kaduna State, where vulnerable pupils were transported to safer areas to enable them to sit their examinations before being returned to their parents. “I think instead of closing down schools, they transfer to the nearby schools that…

…He said the operations covered the FCT and Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, Benue, Niger and Kaduna states. “One of the major suspects arrested is 25-year-old Isaac Zegbe, a former AEDC employee, who allegedly worked with his accomplices to vandalise more than 15 kilometres of aluminium conductors between Yangoji and Abaji. “T…

…agency said was planning to transport the consignment to Jos for onward distribution. In Kaduna State, a female suspect, Hannah Michael, was arrested at Gonin Gora with 369.6kg of cannabis. Meanwhile, four suspects, including 70-year-old Godwoman Gboriye, were arrested at Ovom, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with 110 bags of…

The Kaduna State Chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has said it lost more than 200,000 cattle to rustling, while over 50 of its members were killed by bandits between January and September 2026. The Chairman of MACBAN in the state, Alhaji AbdulHamid Musa, disclosed this at a pr…

…recovered a pump-action gun and ammunition, two speedboats and four outboard engines. In Kaduna State, police, vigilantes and local hunters raided suspected bandit camps in Auchanawa and Wambai, Ikara Local Government Area. Two suspects were reportedly neutralised and two kidnapped victims rescued. However, three local…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed former Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, incumbent Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, former Senator Shehu Sani and serving Senator Sunday Marshal Katung among 33 candidates cleared to contest the three senatorial seats in Kaduna State in the January 20…

…on his official X account, said the recovered campus, formerly NOK University in Kachia, Kaduna State, was converted into the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (FUASK) following its final forfeiture to the Federal Government. “A university seized from crime is now a federal university. The recovered campus…

The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Dahiru Liman, has sponsored a bill seeking to regulate house rent charges imposed by landlords and property owners across the state. The proposed legislation is aimed at addressing rising accommodation costs, which have placed increasing financial pressure on low…

…drown in Kaduna River Two teenagers have drowned in a river at Askplaye community in Kaduna Statem The victims were identified as Suleiman Yakubu, 19, and Abubakar Mohammed, 17. The drowning occured following torrential rainfall that affected parts of the state. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), North-We…

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Tuesday donated brand-new buses to the state councils of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Nigerian Bar Association and Nigerian Medical Association, as well as Kaduna State University and the Nigerian Correctional Service. Sani, who presented the vehicles to the beneficiaries in Ka…

…injuries. On 24 August 2026, troops rescued three abducted children at Kachia LGA of Kaduna State, and reunited them with their families. On 25 August 2026, troops rescued 14 abducted victims at Magazu village in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State, one of whom sustained gunshot wounds. On 26 August 2026, troops rescued two fem…

…Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria voiced concern over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-RufaiEl-Rufai is facing separate charges from the ICPC and DSS over alleged fraud, abuse of office, and unlawful phone tappingThe Council urged authorities to follow due process and warned that arbitrary…