A former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, has sustained gunshot wounds in Monday’s terrorist attack on a Kaduna-bound train. The train conveying hundreds of passengers from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits between Katari and Rijana in Kaduna State. An aide to...
Kaduna State
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Military troops have rescued the Kaduna-bound train passengers trapped by terrorists Monday night, the state government has said. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that suspected terrorist on Monday night attacked a Kaduna-bound train, few kilometers to Kaduna metropolis. Confirming the incident in a statement, he Commissioner...
A bomb explosion which occurred at Hayin Danmani community in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State has left at least two people injured. The explosion occurred on Friday night after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a motorcycle belonging to one Mohammed Hassan, a PoS operator in...
No less than 50 persons have been killed while an unspecified number of persons were abducted when bandits attacked nine communities in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident was confirmed by Mohammed Jalige, the State Police Public Relations Officer. According to Jalige, the command is...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Victor Muruako, has said that the Commission helped to raise the Federal Government’s independent revenue to N1.250 trillion in 2021 from N532.903 billion in 2020. The figure for 2021 is the highest independent revenue generated in over eight...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna State Government on Monday declared 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Aruwan said following advice from...
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the capacity to govern Nigeria. He made the comment during his visit to the Kaduna State PDP Secretariat to solicit support for his presidential ambitions in 2023. Mr Tambuwal, a stalwart of the opposition PDP, has declared...
The Kaduna State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday, said that it arrested a total of 111 drug traffickers between January and February 2022, in the state. Mr. Umar Adoro, the commander, Kaduna command, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State believes the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the best choice for Nigerians ahead of the 2023 election, saying the party will clinch the presidential seat. The governor spoke on Wednesday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that other parties cannot...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – A frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Shehu Sani has pledged to address the trust deficit between the electorate and the political leadership in Kaduna state – by providing an all-inclusive leadership – if elected governor in...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – A bomb has exploded, in Kabala West, a suburb of Kaduna in the wee hours of Monday. Community Leader of Kabala West Alhaji Badamsi Salisu told NATIONAL ACCORD that the incident occurred at Dorino Hotel, a popular spot in the area. “The bomb exploded...
The Chief Imam of Kafanchan Central Mosque in Kaduna State, Sheikh Adam Tahir, has died at the age of 130 years, leaving 26 children, 290 grandchildren and more than 200 great-grandchildren behind. Deputy Chief Imam of Kafanchan, Alhaji Muhammad Kassim, said Sheikh Adam died on Wednesday evening in an...
Leaving 26 children, 290 grandchildren and more than 200 great-grandchildren behind, the Chief Imam of Kafanchan Central Mosque, Sheikh Adam Tahir, has died at the age of 130 years. Deputy Chief Imam of Kafanchan, Alhaji Muhammad Kassim, said Sheikh Adam died on Wednesday evening in an illness. Kassim said...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Monday said it has seized various brands of unregistered aphrodisiacs in Kaduna. An aphrodisiac is substance or drug that causes sexual arousal, brings on desire, or increases sexual pleasure or performance. NAFDAC Coordinator in Kaduna State, Mr Nasiru...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, on Saturday slumped and died in Kaduna State. Danbaba, a grandson of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello died at the age of 51 according to family sources. The source further confirmed that Danbaba’s...
Air Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have eliminated no fewer than 20 armed bandits at the general area of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Credible intelligence sources told PRNigeria that bandits, riding on over 50 motorcycles were seen on Thursday evening, advancing towards the Academy, in Kaduna State. Recalled...
Reverend Father Joseph Shekari who was kidnapped by gunmen has regained freedom after 48 hours in captivity. The Chancellor of Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Reverend Father Emmanuel Okolo, who confirmed the release, said Fr. Shekari was released at about 10:00 pm on Monday night. Rev. Okolo however, did not state...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, has confirmed the abduction of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Joseph Shekari of St Monica’s Catholic Church, Ikulu Parish in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo, who confirmed the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna State Government has revealed that no fewer than 1,192 persons have been killed by armed bandits in Kaduna State in 2021. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in an annual report on security which was presented...
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Kabir Muktar, has charged officers and men of the division to be diligent in the discharge of the 2022 training activities. Muktar gave the charge on the occasion of the year 2021 West African Social Activities (WASA), held at...