Kaduna State

Fire razes Catholic Seminary in Kaduna

St. Peter Minor Seminary, located along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in Katari village, Kaduna State, has been razed by fire. Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu Emmanuel, the Vice Chancellor, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, made the disclosure in a statement. According to the…

Bandits kill 7 NSCDC personnel, 5 others in Kaduna

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that seven of its personnel, alongside five other persons, were ambushed and killed at Kuriga mining site, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The NSCDC Director of Public…

New Year: Governor El-Rufai pardons 11 convicts

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday, approved the release of eleven prisoners from the correctional centre. This is according to the powers conferred on the governor by Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as…

El-Rufai signs N376.4bn 2023 budget into law

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai has signed the 2023 appropriation bill of over N376.4 billion into law. Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Hajiya Umma Aboki, disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday. She said that the budget prioritized…

Police arrest bandit, recover 4 AK-47 rifles in Kaduna

The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have arrested a bandit/gun runner and recovered four AK47 rifles with 344 rounds of ammunition and his operational motorcycle in Kaduna. The Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muhammad Jalige, confirmed…