Author: Bala Muhammad

THE Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. This is as a result of the protest in the cities. Although normalcy had been restored in some parts of Kaduna, thousands of youths are out on the streets, demanding an end to what they described as bad governance. President Bola Tinubu had addressed the nation, suing for calm, but the protesters said the nation’s number one citizen did not address their demands. In a statement on Monday, Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said the measure was taken…

TROOPS of the Nigerian Army have arrested a notorious gunrunner on transit to deliver high caliber weapons to terrorists in Kaduna State. A statement by the Nigerian Army on its official X handle (formerly Twitter), said the troops, in collaboration with other security agencies, intercepted the suspected notorious gunrunner, Mallam Hashimu Ahmad, at Saminaka in Lere local government area of the State. The statement said the suspect, who had been on the wanted list of the security agencies for supplying arms and ammunition to terrorists, was captured while on transit to deliver sophisticated weapons to terrorists. Items found in his…

GOVERNOR Uba Sani of Kaduna State has alleged that opposition politicians are taking advantage of the #EndBadGovernance protests for “political revenge” because they lost elections. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain stated this on Channels Television’s The August Protests programme on Friday monitored by News Point Nigeria. He alleged that members of the opposition are mobilising vulnerable people to join the protests. Sani urged them to wait till the next general elections to “change the government through the ballot”. The governor faulted some the leaders of the protests whom he claimed left the protests to children instead of leading from…

THE Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has condemned the destruction and looting of the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) Industrial Park in Kano. On Thursday, hoodlums attacked the facility and set it ablaze amidst a wave of nationwide protests against economic hardship. A day after the incident, Sanusi decried the action of the youths, warning that such destruction of public assets should not repeat itself. “Today is a sad day for the people of Kano due to what happened in the state. We sympathize with the entire indigenes of Kano,” he said while briefing journalists on Friday. “What happened is…

IN what seems like a back-and-forth game, the management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected power supply to the Kaduna State Government House and other state government offices over unpaid bills amounting to N2.9 Billion. This followed an earlier sealing up of Kaduna Electric headquarters by the Kaduna Internal Revenue Service on Friday morning over unpaid taxes of over N600 million. The Executive Chairman of the service, Jerry Adams, who led the operation, explained that the Service secured a court order for the immediate closure and taking over of the Company’s property until all unpaid taxes are settled. However,…

The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested 25 suspects involved in violent attacks on government agencies. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed the arrests on Monday, noting that some of the apprehended individuals are members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Among the items recovered from the suspects were an AK-47 rifle, live ammunition, a jackknife, and a police camouflage uniform. Some of the arrested individuals were found in possession of these items, raising concerns about the extent of the planned violence. The arrests come amid heightened tensions and protests in Kaduna, which have seen a…

HUNDREDS of travelers are currently stranded at the Suleja axis of the Abuja-Kaduna highway in Niger state. This is as a result of protesters blocking the free flow of movement on a section of the road. An Abuja resident, Abubakar Ibrahim, who was billed to travel to his home state of Kaduna, told Daily Trust around 11 40 am on Thursday, that the vehicle he boarded had spent over two hours around Gauraka junction. “I left Zuba town where I boarded the vehicle before 10 am, but we have been made to stop here around Gauraka junction where we have…

VETERAN broadcast journalist, Alhaji Lawal Yusufu Saulawa, has died at the age of 80 years. He died Saturday night at his residence in Badikko, Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state. Saulawa served as a BBC correspondent in the 70s, Commissioner of Information in old Kaduna State in the 80s, and pioneer Commissioner of Information in Katsina State. He was Director of Programmes at the Voice of Nigeria and Executive Director at FRCN. After his retirement, he served as the General Manager at Nagarta Radio Kaduna. His funeral prayer was held at Danfodio Juma’at Mosque Sunday afternoon, with hundreds…

THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said it has uncovered a plot by mischief-makers to attack car owners, landlords and smartphone users during the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for next month. “Already, we have detected some unscrupulous elements bent on hijacking the planned protest to make it violent. Many are therefore following in ignorance,” said Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, at a press briefing in Abuja. “For instance, there are indications that if you possess a smartphone, if you possess a car, if you possess a shop, if you own a house or even use air…

THE inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to file processes before a Kano High Court has stalled hearing in the ongoing fundamental rights suit of the leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and seven others. Daily Trust reports that the applicants in the suit are the NNPP, Dr Ajuji Ahmed, Dipo Olayanku, Ahmed Balewa, Chief Clement Anele, Lady Folshade Aliu, Eng. Buba Galadima and Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The EFCC is the respondent in the case. When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, counsel for the applicants, Robert Hon, told…

THE Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has expressed concern over the rising cases of out-of-school children, poverty and other socioeconomic problems in the North, stating that the region was on the brink of collapse if the leaders do not come together to find solutions to the challenges. Sani raised the alarm during a courtesy visit of the National Chairman of the Arewa Consutative Forum (ACF), Mamman Osuman to Kaduna State. He said, “This new executive committee has emerged at a time of great challenges. We are confronted with difficult developmental and security questions. Criminal elements have been laying siege…

TWO journalists who were kidnapped by bandits a week ago have regained their freedom. Abdulgafar Alabelewe of the Nation Newspaper and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspaper were abducted from homes in the Danhonu community in Millennium City of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna on Saturday, July 7th. Although police authorities in the state have not confirmed the development, a relative of one of the victims told Channel Television that they were released on Saturday afternoon, and are on their way to Abuja for medical attention One of the journalists Abdulgafar Alabelewe was released along with his wife and two…

THE Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two others. The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy. The applicants, Obianuju Udeh, Perpetual Kamsi and Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, alleged that these violations occurred during the peaceful protests at the Lekki…

AFTER 15 days in captivity, the three remaining kidnapped children of a Kaduna state Judge, Janet Gimba, have regained their freedom. Chairman of the Kaduna state Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barrister Godwin Ochai, confirmed that the children were released on Tuesday. He thanked God and everyone who stood by the family. This newspaper recalls that Justice Janet Gimba and her four children were taken from their home located in Mahuta New Extension, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state on 23rd June, 2024 at 11pm. She was later released five days ago, leaving her children in custody…

GUNMEN suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two journalists in the Danhonu community, Millennium City in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of the Nation Newspaper and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspaper, were abducted at their homes, along with their wives and children on Saturday night. Alabelewe is the current chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna State Council. A family member informed News Point Nigeria that gunmen attacked Danhonu community at around 10:30 pm, specifically targeting the homes of two journalists who live near each other. They started shooting…

POLICE authorities in Bauchi have rescued a five-year-old boy who was allegedly chained by his father in the state. The boy was confined to a room for three days without proper food, the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, said on Friday. He said the incident came to light on 3rd July 2024 after a concerned citizen reported the matter to the ward head. “According to the report received by the ward head, a resident of the same area had spotted young Hussaini tied with a chain inside a room,” the CP said. “Upon verifying the distressing information, the…

A JUDGE of the Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State Janet Gimba who was kidnapped by bandits along with her four children has been released. But three of her children are still in the custody of the abductors. Her husband Musa Gimba confirmed the judge’s release but said that the woman was released without her three children. He disclosed that the bandits are demanding N150 million ransom within three days, threatening to kill them if the money is not given to them. The female judge who is attached to the Upper Customary Court, Sabon Tasha Division in Kaduna State was…

A HELICOPTER belonging to the Nigerian Airforce has reportedly crashed in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.  The community is very close to the headquarters of the Nigerian Airforce Air  Training Centre, Mando in Igabi Local Government Area. The Management of the Nigerian Airforce is yet to make an official statement over the incident. But locals told Channels Television that the helicopter crashed in the early hours of Monday at Taimi village, near Rigachikun. Following the incident, a team of Airforce personnel from the Nigerian Airforce Air Training Centre and 401 Flying School were said to have cordoned off…

TROOPS of One Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna State have arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals along the Kakau Daji-Anguwan Ayaba area in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. According to the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the division, Lieutenant Musa Yahaya, the troops intercepted and arrested the suspects during a routine patrol on June 26, 2024. He said that the suspects, who had loaded two trucks with the vandalized rail tracks before their arrests, revealed that they were employed by one Alhaji Babawo who is at large to load the vandalized rail tracks and…

FORMER Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the latter’s claim that his eight-year administration allegedly siphoned ₦432bn leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamenatal rights suit at Federal High Court in Kaduna against state House of Assembly on Wednesday. The suit, filed by the ex-governor’s lawyer Abdulhakeem Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, challenged the report of the Kaduna Assembly Committee which indicted El-Rufai for alleged corruption. In the suit, El-Rufai asked the court to declare the report of the Assembly probe as null and void having not…