The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has graduated 358 officers to enhance service delivery in correctional facilities. Sylvester Nwakuch, Comptroller General of NCoS, presided over the passing-out parade and graduation ceremony of the 340th Basic Recruit Course on Thursday in Kaduna. The event marked the culmination of six months of rigorous physical, academic, and ethical training…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered and conficated expired beverages worth N35 million in Kaduna. Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC Kaduna Office, Andrew Tamanuwa, made this known while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. Tamanuwa said that interception of the expired beverages followed a tip-off from…
The Old Boys Association of Government College Kaduna (KADOBA) has called on Governor Uba Sani to discontinue the use of the school’s premises as a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, citing its adverse effects on students’ education. At a press conference held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Class of 2004’s graduation,…
The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has recorded one death out of 86 suspected cases of cholera. The Director of Public Health, Hamza Ibrahim-Ikara, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Ibrahim-Ikara said for the past five months that the country experienced outbreaks of cholera in 30 states, Kaduna has…
Following the recent hike in the price of petrol, transportation fares within Kaduna metropolis have gone up astronomically, a situation the residents lamented has made commuting too difficult. The NNPC Ltd Retail Management approved the upward review of PMS pump price from N617 per litre to N897 per litre effective from Sept. 3. A check…
The Kaduna State Security Council has lifted the curfew previously enforced between 6 pm and 8 am in the metropolitan areas of Kaduna and Zaria effective Tuesday. This was contained in a statement by the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Tuesday. “After an extensive review of the security situation…
An Air Force helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force in the early hours of Monday crashed in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Eyewitness said the incident occurred at approximately 5:00 am, causing significant alarm among residents. The helicopter said to be on a routine operational flight, experienced…
A train moving from Kaduna State to Abuja, the nation’s capital, has reportedly derailed at Jere, Kaduna. The train which conveyed dozens of passengers departed Kaduna around 8:05 a.m. but derailed at Jere about an hour later. Security operatives, including men of the Nigeria Police and Army are on the ground to offer support, as…
The Nigerian Army has said troops of 1 Division neutralized three bandits and recovered weapons in Kaduna. Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, confirmed the incident in a statement in Kaduna. ”Acting on credible intelligence, troops of the I Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch carried out a…
No fewer than 20 persons, including firefighters and personnel of Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVS) were injured when a fuel tanker exploded in Kaduna. It was gathered that the explosion occurred when the tanker was offloading Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in one of the filling stations at Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area part of Kaduna metropolis….