COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) AT TEN EVENT WITH THE THEME – STRENGTHENING CIVIC SPACE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IN KADUNA STATE
Preamble As part of activities marking OGP at ten and contribution to the emerging conversations from the 2021 Global Summit, on the 21st December, 2021, the Coalition of Associations for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED) in collaboration with the Kaduna State Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Partnership to Engage, Reform & Learn (PERL) organized a […]
Safiyel Magori, Nasiru, others make Sokoto new NUJ executives
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto SEVEN member executives on Wednesday emerged unopposed to pilot the affairs of the Sokoto state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) for the next 3 years under the Chairmanship of Dalhatu Abdullahi Safiyel Magori of NTA and his Secretary , Nasiru M. Bello of NAN. The Magori led executives took […]
Electoral Act: Buhari Rejects Direct Primary …As Senators move to override Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to the 2021 electoral act amendment bill sent to him by the National Assembly for his assent, rejecting the clause that provided for direct primary to be conducted by political parties. In a letter forwarded to the Senate and read in plenary on Tuesday, the President, cited series of reasons […]
GIWA MASSACRE
Let me registered our heartfelt condolences to the people of Giwa Local Government over cruel coordinated attack and killing of over thirty people by armed bandits on communities of Kauran Fawa, Marke and Ruhiya of Idasu Ward of Giwa Local area of Kaduna state. Indeed loss of innocent lives particularly the agrarian rural communities due […]
KDSG approves bonus for civil servants
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the payment of end of year bonus to civil servants in the state. Civil servants will this month receive bonuses ranging from 100% of monthly pay for junior civil servants to 30% for senior civil servants. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House explained that […]
ACF CRIES OUT AGAISNT KILLINGS IN THE NORTH
The Arewa Consultative Forum will like to put on record its total disapproval, frustration and anger agaisnt what appears to be an endless orgy killings in Northern Nigeria. The latest incidence took place in Giwa Local government of Kaduna state where 38 innocent citizens were hacked to death. According to Samuel Aruwan the States Commissioner […]
KDSG names board members for metropolitan authorities, appoints new heads for roads agency and statistics bureau
Board members have been named for the metropolitan authorities of Kaduna, Kafanchan and Zaria recently created to enable integrated management of the three major cities in the state. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House disclosed that Malam Nasir El-Rufai has also approved the appointments of Habiba Bashir Buhari as Managing Director of the Kaduna […]
POLICE TACKLE NEW TREND OF KIDNAPPING IN TARABA COMMUNITY, ARREST 11 NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPERS, RECOVER 7 AK47 RIFLES, 121 LIVE AMMUNITION, OTHERS
…IGP assures sustained efforts at improving public safety in all Nigerian communities The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team, working with the Taraba State Police Command, have arrested a total of eleven (11) notorious kidnapping suspects in Taraba State for their complicity and various criminal roles in the recent trend of kidnapping incidents […]
GBAM: The Basketball & Music Show That Brought Back The Kaduna Spirit.
The Graffiti Basketball and Music show popularly known as GBAM recorded a great height on Friday, 17 December, creating a platform for capacity building and youth empowerment in Kaduna State. Speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the event the Convener, Major Morpheus Idoko, said the movement was an offshoot from his radio programme which seeks […]
FG Declares Oct 5 National Day Of Senior Citizens, Set To Register 60 Years And Above For Special Benefits
The Federal Government has declared 5 October of every year as the National Day of Senior Citizens. This was disclosed on Friday, 17 December, 2021 by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while representing President Muhammadu Buhari, as the Special Guest of Honour at the First Presidential Summit on Ageing which took place in […]