…eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Kaduna State - Suspected kidnappers have seized six people, including two teenage boys, after breaking into Nuru Suraj Estate in the Millennium City area of Kaduna in an overnight attack.The gunmen entered the estate through its secon…

…judgment in an N1 billion fundamental rights suit filed by former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the date after lawyers and the parties adopted their processes in the case. The News Agency of Nige…

…Force, foiled a suspected terrorist ambush in Ungwan Iya, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing six suspected terrorists. According to Sinivie, the troops had responded to a distress call reporting an attack on Ungwan Mallami village, where the assailants abducted two people. He said the troops came unde…

…flagged for investigation by police authorities. A no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone conversations involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has been dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abuja. On the international s…

…abducted two farmers after invading Assako village in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The incident was reported in a post shared on X by security analyst, Bakatsine, on Sunday.According to the analyst, the attackers reportedly arrived on motorcycles and opened fire, forcing residents to flee for safety."So…

Ginger farmers in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State are recording promising harvests following an intervention by the Bank of Agriculture to revive production after ginger blight devastated the sector. The intervention has reached about 3,400 farmers across 15 clusters, providing ginger planting materials an…

…35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah, was found dead on a street in Romi in Kaduna stateMan lands in custody for killing ex-girlfriend in Anambra state.kills about-to-wed ex-lover in EnuguMeanwhile, Legit.ng reported that tragedy struck on New Anglican Road in Nsukka local government area of Enugu state aft…

…Campaign Council has extended its compassionate outreach to vulnerable patients in Kaduna State, visiting hospitals and engaging women and children as part of its grassroots activities ahead of the party’s rally held on Saturday. According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday, the outreach, led by Dr…

…members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in the Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State. The police said the operation also led to the recovery of the remains of Miss Oluwadamilola Adedayo from the gang's camp in Tukuba Forest, Kuje, Abuja, on October 19, 2026. The victim was abducted alongside her mother, Mrs Na…

Eight residents, including a mother and her children, who were abducted in Kaduna State, have passed away after six months in captivity. Bandits stormed Awon village in Kachi Local Government Area of Southern Kaduna on April 20, 2026, abducting 11 residents. Their abductors initially demanded N300 million ransom and 23…

Bashir Saidu, a former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has denied betraying his former principal following their political split. Speaking in an interview with RFI Hausa, Saidu said their relationship extended beyond politics to family ties, but alleged that he and other former allies left be…

…for the rescue of her two children who were kidnapped seven weeks ago in Rimi Kamazou, Kaduna State. Tina said on Facebook that her family had made several efforts to secure the release of the children, all to no avail. Tina went on to share happy photos of the children taken on Sunday, August 30, before their abductio…

…have reportedly demanded N500m ransom for the release of a pregnant woman abducted in Kaduna State. LIB reported that the pregnant woman, identified as Jamila, was abducted alongside Ahmed Zakka, his wife and their baby on October 5, 2026. Security analyst and conflict reporter, Bakatsine, disclosed this on X on Thursd…

A resident of Millennium City in Kaduna State, identified as Ahmad Abubakar Zakka, has made a public appeal for assistance following his abduction alongside his family. Zakka, his wife, and their six-month-old daughter were taken from their residence at Alrahus Estate during an overnight raid. Following the incident, a…

…and baby has continued to generate reactions from Nigerians, particularly residents of Kaduna State. The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Lawal Adamu Usman, has joined the calls for action, appealing to anyone with useful information that could help secure the family’s release to come forward. I…

…video of Ahmed Zakka, who was reportedly kidnapped alongside his wife and their baby in Kaduna State. Atiku described the video as heartbreaking, saying it reflected the security challenges facing Nigeria. “It is unfortunate that a Nigerian has been reduced to begging for his life and pleading for his family to be spar…

…bandit pointing a gun at a kidnapped family comprising a mother, father and a baby in Kaduna State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Monday, October 5, 2026, when armed bandits invaded Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Kaduna State. Reacting, Sani described the video as tragic, unfortunate and condemnable, exp…

…have released a video of a couple and their six-month-old baby who were kidnapped in Kaduna State, demanding N300m ransom. LIB reported that bandits invaded Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of the state on Monday, October 5, 2026, abducting the victims, including a pregnant woman. In a vi…

…24,990 capsules of tramadol, 50,000 tablets of diazepam and 22,000 tablets of Exol-5. In Kaduna State, operatives arrested Mohammed Musa, 29, along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway with 31 jumbo bags and 775 blocks of skunk weighing a combined 1,027kg. In Lagos, another suspect, Musbau Balogun Adekunle, was arrested in the…

…Ali Biu, has died at the age of 62. Biu, who was born in 1964 in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State, reportedly died on Sunday evening at a hospital in Abuja, according to family sources. NAN reports on Sunday that Adamu-Isa Gunda, a nephew of the deceased, confirmed the death, saying the remains would be transported from…

…24,990 capsules of Tramadol, 50,000 tablets of Diazepam and 22,000 tablets of Exol-5. In Kaduna State, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway arrested Mohammed Musa, 29, with 31 jumbo bags of skunk and 775 blocks of the same substance. The drugs had a combined weight of 1,027kg. In Lagos, a suspec…

…24,990 capsules of tramadol, 50,000 tablets of diazepam and 22,000 tablets of Exol-5. In Kaduna State, operatives on patrol along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway arrested 29-year-old Mohammed Musa with 31 jumbo bags and 775 blocks of skunk weighing a combined 1,027kg. The agency also arrested Musbau Balogun Adekunle in Ori…

…service. In politics, the Court of Appeal has rejected the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in another development in his ongoing legal battle with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over alleged financial offences arising from his administration.. M…

…North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have arrested a suspected terrorist collaborator in Kaduna State, destroyed three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Zamfara State and recovered 73 livestock abandoned by fleeing terrorists. The operations were conducted on Thursday, according to a statement issued on Friday by t…

…high court in Abuja has thrown out a suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, in which he sought to block the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other government agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his assets.Justice Joyce Abdulmalik dism…