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08/10/2025

Photo: Shehu Usman Muhammad Makarfi In a powerful blend of faith and technology, Muslims in Kaduna State have launched a dedicated WhatsApp group to ensure timely announcements for Janazah prayers—helping the community honour the dead in accordance with Islamic burial rites. The initiative, led by Shehu Usman Muhammad Makarfi, a former Kaduna State Commissioner of Education, was inspired by similar efforts in Abuja....

Photo: Shehu Usman Muhammad Makarfi   In a powerful blend of faith and technology, Muslims in Kaduna State have launched a dedicated WhatsApp group to ensure timely announcements for Janazah p…

06/10/2025

Photo: president Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an immediate downward review of the 2026 Hajj fares to reflect the recent appreciation of the naira against the dollar. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who conveyed the President’s directive on Monday during a meeting with the management and board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, gave the commission two days to present a new and more affordable fare structure....

Photo: president Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an immediate downward review of the 2026 Hajj fares to reflect the recent appreciation of the naira against the dollar.   Vice P…

06/10/2025

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna A private organization, Defend Trust Fund Campaign (DTFC) has concluded arrangements to launch a national campaign to raise funds in order to empower families of soldiers and other paramilitary uniform personnel across the country. Addressing a press conference on Monday, at the Secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna, the Lead Advocate, Defend Trust Fund Campaign, Mohammed Usman Thompson said the organization would in four months time collect 100,000 signatures to push for the establishment of the Empowerment programme....

    From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna   A private organization, Defend Trust Fund Campaign (DTFC) has concluded arrangements to launch a national campaign to raise funds in order to em…

06/10/2025

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Thousands of protesters on Monday brought parts of Kaduna city to a standstill as they marched through major streets under the banner of Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP), accusing a powerful oil cabal of plotting to sabotage Nigeria’s economic recovery by frustrating local refining efforts. The protesters, chanting solidarity songs, carried placards bearing inscriptions such as “Protect Local Refining,” “End Fuel Import Cartel,” and “Support Dangote Refinery.” They converged at the Murtala Mohammed Square before proceeding through Alkali Road, Ali Akilu Road, Ahmadu Bello Way and Muhammadu Buhari Way....

    From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna   Thousands of protesters on Monday brought parts of Kaduna city to a standstill as they marched through major streets under the banner of Partner…

05/10/2025

By Babangida Abdullahi, Gusau Armed bandits blocked the Mayanchi–Anka Road in Zamfara State yesterday evening and kidnapped an unspecified number of people. One of the motorists who escaped the attack, Malam Muhammad Ahmad, said the bandits were heavily armed. “The bandits blocked the road and kidnapped many people. Some of us scattered and ran into the bushes. Those who escaped were the ones who hid in farmlands where tall crops were planted,” Ahmad said....

  By Babangida Abdullahi, Gusau   Armed bandits blocked the Mayanchi–Anka Road in Zamfara State yesterday evening and kidnapped an unspecified number of people.   One of the motorist…

03/10/2025

Photo: CDS Christopher Musa planting a tree shortly after the closing ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu 2025 in Jaji, Kaduna The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher G. Musa, has urged communities across Nigeria to take an active role in the fight against insecurity by refusing to provide shelter or support for criminal groups. Speaking at the closing ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu, a multinational security training organised by the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, General Musa stressed that military efforts alone cannot defeat insurgents, bandits and kidnappers without strong community cooperation....

Photo: CDS Christopher Musa planting a tree shortly after the closing ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu 2025 in Jaji, Kaduna   The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher G. Musa, has …

03/10/2025

By Umar Muhammed, Lafia At least 35 inmates who were awaiting trial across two custodial centres in the Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have regained their freedom. Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while securing their release during his visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi, disclosed that out of the 35 inmates who gained their freedom, 33 are males, while two are females....

02/10/2025

Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, leader of the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim FRONT 2027 movement and the leading Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential ticket contender has extended his deepest condolences to his Kaduna State Coordinator, Hon. Aliyu Muhammad Kachan (Achili), on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Hadiza Muhammad Kachan, who died on Saturday at the age of 98 years in Kaduna. According to a statement signed by Sharifudeen Ibrahim Muhammad, Kaduna State PR and Media Manager, Dr....

29/09/2025

Over 40 Still Trapped in Zamfara Mining Pit From Babangida Abdullahi, Gusau An unspecified number of people trapped under the collapsed mining pit in Kadauri village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, are still underground, with no effort being made to recover their bodies. Malam Ibrahim Hamida, a resident of the area, said at least 20 dead bodies were recovered, but nobody knows the actual number of people still trapped....

29/09/2025

From Babangida Abdullahi, Gusau Zamfara State First Lady, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has extended a hand of support to a less privileged family blessed with triplets in Mada village. The Zamfara State First Lady provided medical assistance, foodstuffs, diapers, cash support, and other essential items for the family to ease the burden of caring for the newborns. The parents of the triplets, Iliyasu Nuhu Mada and Aina'u Musa, expressed profound appreciation to the First Lady for her timely intervention, describing the gesture as a great relief to their family....

28/09/2025

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Worried by the slow progress of Family Planning (FP) and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) outcomes in Nigeria, Pathfinder International Nigeria, through its Smart Advocacy for Strategic Action (SASA) project, has equipped 35 journalists and social media influencers with tools to report and promote FP and MNCH on their platforms. The two-day capacity-strengthening workshop, held in Abuja, brought together journalists and influencers from Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in collaboration with PPDARO and Jhpiego of Kenya....

26/09/2025

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The push to improve the health of women and children in Kaduna took centre stage as stakeholders rallied behind a call for the integration of High Impact Practices (HIPs) into state health programmes. The call was led by the Kaduna Maternal Accountability Mechanism (KADMAM) during a one-day advocacy meeting at the State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB)....

  From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The push to improve the health of women and children in Kaduna took centre stage as stakeholders rallied behind a call for the integration of High Impact Prac…