Some aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State have rejected the outcome of the party’s senatorial primary elections conducted across the state on Monday, alleging widespread irregularities and violations of party guidelines. The APC had declared Sunday Katung as winner of the Kaduna South senatorial primary, Ramalan Yero for Kaduna North, …
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is scheduled to formally arraign former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, today, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Federal High Court, Kaduna, for various offences. The legal proceedings involve two separate cases filed by the anti-graft agency following El-Rufai’s detention since February. One of the …
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of veteran photojournalist Malam Umar Usman. DSP Mansir Hassan, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed the abduction on Tuesday in Kaduna, noting that investigations have begun to secure the journalist’s safe release. “We are trying our best to rescue him unhurt,” he said. READ ALSO: Tinted Glass Permit …
Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has declared that solving Nigeria’s health crisis is not a matter of technical capacity but political will, calling on state governors, development partners, and the media to take shared responsibility in driving real change. Speaking at a High-Level Health Media Dialogue held in …
Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said President Bola Tinubu’s administration poses a greater threat to democratic governance than any military regime Nigeria has experienced. El-Rufai made the remarks while hosting former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at his residence in Kaduna over the weekend. He accused the Tinubu government of undermining democracy …
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has strongly denied claims by former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai about allegedly coordinating ransom payments to bandits. In a statement signed by Zakari Mijinyawa, Adviser in the NSA’s office, Ribadu described the allegations as “false and baseless.” He stressed that the government has never paid ransom or offered …
By Esther Ososanya The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed the derailment of its Abuja-Kaduna train service on Tuesday morning, sparking fresh safety concerns over one of Nigeria’s busiest railway corridors. According to a statement signed by NRC Managing Director Kayode Opeifa, the train derailed at about 11:09 am at KM 49, between Kubwa and …
By Esther Ososanya The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that a coach on the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) developed a hot axle some kilometres before arriving at Rigasa Station in Kaduna. NRC’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, clarifying that the incident occurred on Wednesday …
By Esther Ososanya The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its crackdown on organised crime with the arrest of three notorious and wanted bandits/kidnappers. The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated sting operation spanning parts of Abuja and Kaduna State. The operation, carried out on June 29, 2025, …
