The family of ex-nigerian international duo of Tijani and Ibrahim Babangida have been thrown into mourning over the death of the latter in a car accident which occurred on Thursday along Kaduna -Zaria highway. The accident which involved Tijani, a former Super Eagles winger and Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist and his wife claimed…
The ongoing rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refinery will be completed by the end of 2024, the Minister of state for Petroleum resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has disclosed. Lokpobiri made the disclosure during an inspection tour of the age-long refinery on Saturday. The Minister, who reiterated the Government’s commitment to end petroleum product importation through the resuscitation…
Tragedy struck on Tuesday when bandits attacked a mosque in Kaduna, killing the Chief Imam and two other worshipers. The incident, which also left some worshippers injured occurred at Ga Allah Babba Village, near Sabon layi in Birnin-Gwari local area of Kaduna State. Although the police authorities in the state are yet to confirm the…
In a bid to boost the fight against the plethora of security challenges being faced by the country,the Nigerian Army has recruited a new set of 6,315 soldiers in to the force. The recruits were the 85th regular intake fromNigerian Army Depot, Zaria in Kaduna State. Speaking at the passing-out parade on Saturday, the Chief…
In preparation for the Eid-el-Kabir festival, CC Idris Yahaya Adah, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna Command, on Monday, says it has deployed 2,500 personnel across the 23 local government areas of the State to ensure safety of lives, property and critical national assets before, during and after the…
A suspected terrorist has said to have blew himself up with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) when security operatives closed in on him and he found it impossible to evade arrest, in Keke community along Ibrahim Haske Road, Kaduna Millennium City, Kaduna State. The Informant247 gathered according to a source on Monday in Kaduna that the…
Again, suspected gunmen on Friday killed two persons in Mawofi village, Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Informant247 gathered that many houses were also burnt by the gunmen who stormed the village in their large numbers. According to the source, “How can one explain a situation where the attackers moved…
A yet-to-identified woman has been killed by suspected gunmen in an attack on Wednesday night at Runji (Sankwab) village, Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Informant247 gathered that the attack was the third one in three weeks, saying the first casualty was when about 33 persons were killed and…
Karima Nuhu, a 45-year-old woman on Tuesday dragged her husband, Musa Falalu to a Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna alleging him of failing to take her to Saudi Arabia. The Informant247 gathered that the complainant, a resident of Rigasa area of Kaduna explained to court that she had been married to Falalu for four…
Atleast 20 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites sustained varying degrees of injuries when police operatives dispersed them during a procession to mark the International Quds Day. Engr. Yunusa Lawal, one of the leaders of the movement, while addressing journalists after the clash, claimed they were on peaceful procession…
Suspected terrorists have reportedly killed Rev. Musa Mairimi, the minister in charge of Ecwa Church, Buda two, Kasuwa Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Rev. Joseph Hayab, the Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday. He said the attackers invaded the community on…
Senator Uba Sani, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Kaduna Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, the State Collation Officer for Gubernatorial Election, while declaring the results, said Sani polled a total of 730,002 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples…
Isah Ashiru Kudan, the Kaduna state gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that to properly tackle banditry and kidnapping in the state, his government will engage the perpetrators in dialogue, noting that they are human beings, and not monsters. Kudan stated this while featuring on Arise TV to discuss an issues…
The Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday announced the death of his mother, Hajia Aishatu-Dammu Gumi, who died at the age of 84. The mother of the renowned Islamic preacher and scholar died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abuja. The Informant247 gathered that the elderly woman died around 5.30 p.m and…
Suspected gunmen on Thursday kidnapped Mr. Kefas Ishaya, the Catechist of St. Monica Catholic Church, Ikulu-Pari, in Chawai Chiefdom of Kauru Local Government, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen abducted the Catechist when they failed to get his boss, Rev Fr Joseph Shekari, who was not around when the…
Professor Ibrahim Garba, former vice-chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, alongside the bursar, Ibrahim Usman, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on eight counts over alleged theft and money laundering to the tune of N1 billion. The duo were arraigned before Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court by…
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, has raised concern on how tackling the challenge of fuel subsidy and foreign exchange to reposition Nigeria’s economy may cost Nigeria’s next president a second term. El-Rufai expressed this concern during a panel discussion at the launch of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update and Country Economic Memorandum on Thursday…
Two persons have reportedly lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries in an accident along Kachia-Kaduna road. The accident, which involved a Hilux and Sienna vehicle, were all damaged beyond repair. One of the survivors, Mr. Simon Salas said it was over speeding. According to him, “I boarded the Hilux from Kaduna going to…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday raided the Sheik Gumi market in Kaduna, where they seized unregistered and expired tomato paste, worth over N2million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seizure was made from 16 shops in the market, where 75 cartons of the expired…
The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna, Mr. Jonathan Asake, says he will use technology to fight insecurity in the state if elected in the 2023 general elections. Asake disclosed this on Friday at a media parley organised by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kaduna. He said that he would ensure there…
