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Kolapo Olapoju June 17, 2015

Hundreds came out to welcome Buhari to Kaduna yesterday (See Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Kaduna state, in the evening of Tuesday, June 16. He was received by the Governor of the state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. As his motorcade drove into the…

Janeth J June 9, 2015

El-Rufai reduces Kaduna commissioners

The new government is hit by the economic crisis happening in the country and as such begins to make different effort to cut cost of governance. In this bid, Kaduna…

Janeth J June 3, 2015

El-Rufai dissolves parastatals, agencies, LGAs

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has begun reshuffling government agencies in the state. El-Rufai has ordered the dissolution of all boards of government parastatals, agencies and councils of local government…

Janeth J April 21, 2015

“They shot him several times” – Gunmen kill El-Rufai’s campaign coordinator

by Ranti Joseph A local campaign coordinator of the Kaduna state governor-elect, Nasir El-Rufai was killed by gunmen. El-Rufai’s spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed that on Tuesday, the gunmen trailed Markus…

Emmanuel Chidiogo April 5, 2015

Opinion: The change we deserve in Kaduna

by Mustapha Ramalan One doesn't need the services of a clairvoyant to painfully admit that our beloved state has been reduced to a mere puppet state with no purposeful or…

Emmanuel Chidiogo April 3, 2015

Opinion: Dear Kaduna voters, it’s time to vote APC into power

by Abdulrahman Abba We have a State rich in history, culture, diversity, knowledge, creativity and hospitality; a melting point of culture and tradition, the Lagos State of the North! We…

Kolapo Olapoju January 28, 2015

Buhari will be inheriting a broken economy – El-Rufai paints a gloomy picture

by Panshak Ibrahim The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, says Muhammadu Buhari, the party’s presidential candidate, stands to inherit a damaged…

Isime Esene December 14, 2014

Nigerian Prisons now have a new spokesman… and he’s a scriptwriter + more

by Isi Esene After a curious wave of jailbreaks hit many prisons in the country, it appears the Federal Government has finally decided to take drastic measures in curbing the…

Op-Ed Editor October 10, 2014

@blinkingam: Why Yero should not stay beyond 2015 (Part 1)

by Abubakar Musa One of my long-term established virtues has been school and hospital visitations, every now and then. Recently I happened to visit some schools within Kaduna State and…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 17, 2014

@ElRufai wants to bring “justice and fairness” to Kaduna state

by James Sambo A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has formally declared his intention to run for the Kaduna State governorship seat. El Rufai,…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 12, 2014

Boko Haram sponsors? Arewa wants Sheriff and Ihejirika probed

by Jewel Stephen The Arewa Consultative Forum has called for a probe of former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, and immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 12, 2014

Lip service religion is Nigeria’s problem – Do you agree with Kaduna’s governor?

by James Sambo Kaduna State governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Yemo, has said that inorder to move Nigeria forward, religious and political leaders must stop lip service religion. The governor, while speaking…

Sola July 28, 2014

Bag of waste causes panic in Kaduna, as people run fearing a bomb

by Aaron Bulus A white bag, which was abandoned near Kontagora Road in Kaduna caused panic as traders in the nearby market suspected that it contained a bomb. The…

December 31, 2013

Mass exodus: 500 PDP members ‘to decamp to APC in Kaduna’

by 'Jola Sotubo The mass exodus being witnessed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is, from all appearances, far from over. According to reports, another 500 members of the ruling…

September 7, 2013

Terrible: How woman stole 10-day-old baby, gave him tribal marks in Kaduna

A woman identified as Hajiya Lanti Danfulani visited a community in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State ‘to administer traditional medicine on the sick,’ but ended up allegedly stealing…

September 2, 2013

“I thought he was planning to kill me”: Man, 24, arrested for stabbing uncle to death over alleged witchcraft

by 'Jola Sotubo The past weekend had an unfortunate fate in store for an elderly man in Kaduna state, simply known as 'Baba Garba'. Baba Garba was at the…

July 3, 2013

NYSC: Islamic group calls for separate camps for male and female corps members

by Lucas Togan At the end of the Peace and unity conference for Muslim scholars in Kaduna State, the Secretary General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) - Dr. Khalid Abubakar - called on…

January 27, 2013

Another bomb-making factory uncovered and demolished in Kaduna

by Rachel Ogbu Another bomb making factory was discovered yesterday January 25 in Rigasa, Kaduna State and immediately destroyed. Nigerian security operatives revealed that the building was housing several weapons and…

December 16, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: We can’t continue like this, seriously (YNaija FrontPage)

I don’t know about you but I worry for a country that wants to celebrate the death of a human being not because he was insanely wicked to…