As some relative peace appears to be returning to the north-eastern part of Nigeria with the military operations in the area, gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram have attacked Kwasakwasa village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, killing several people including two soldiers. Confirming the attack to Channels Television, the Assistant Director Army Public Relations of Divisi ...

Governors of the 19 northern states have resolved to create an economic plan and to revive ailing industries to fast track development and reduce poverty in the region. This is part of the decision taken at the end of the Northern Governors Forum in Kaduna. The chairman of the forum, Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state explained that the governors are concerned about the economic and security challenges ...

What could have been a deadly attack in the Kaduna state capital was averted on Friday evening following the prompt intervention of officers of the anti-bomb unit of the state police command who successfully defused a bomb hidden in a brand new computer.   An eyewitness said suspected terrorists had concealed the high volume improvised explosive device in the computer and neatly planted it at a popular junc ...

The presidential committee on dialogue and peaceful resolution of security challenges in the north has appealed to Nigerians to link the panel with leadership of the Boko Haram sect. The Chairman of the committee and Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, made the appeal in Kaduna when the committee visited Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State, traditional rulers and religious leaders as part of ...

The Kaduna State command of Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested 77 suspected criminals among them, 20 Nigerien nationals and 57 Nigerians. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters, the Comptroller of the command; Hamman Yerima said a raid was carried out by immigration officers at an uncompleted building in Barnawa area of the state capital, which the suspects use as their base. Upon interroga ...

The Ambassador of the state of Palestine to Nigeria, Dr Montaser Abuzaid has called for greater cooperation between Nigeria and Palestine just as he commended the Nigerian government and African Union for their support to the State of Palestine in its quest for membership in the United Nations General Assembly. In a meeting with the governor of Kaduna State, Dr Muktar Ramalan Yero on Wednesday, the Envoy de ...

A coalition of opposition political parties and civil societies in Kaduna state under the auspices of Greater Kaduna group have threatened to drag the Kaduna state government to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) if it fails to account for what it did with the loan of N12 billion it allegedly took from commercial banks recently. The coalition met on Saturday to deliberate on the state of af ...

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday stormed Afaka village in Kaura local government area of Kaduna state killing 19 people. The unknown gunmen took the community by surprise as they attacked in the early hours of Easter Sunday leaving 19 people dead and many others injured. The village shares borders with kaduna and plateau. An eye witness said the gunmen numbering about 30 invaded the village ...

In a stunning revelation, the military has announced the discovery of assorted arms and Improvised Explosive Devices production materials in a building occupied by women and children in Kaduna State. The Army spokesman, Brig. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru told a news conference in Abuja that the arms were discovered following intelligence report. Brigadier Attahiru said using civilians as shield has become a major t ...

The Accident Investigation Board (AIB) that was constituted to ascertain the cause of the ill-fated Augusta Helicopter Crash that occurred December 15, 2012, killing six people on board including the former Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, and former National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Andrew Azazi, has submitted an interim report to the Nigerian Navy. A statement issued by the Naval Director of ...