Kaduna State Archives

BREAKING: Former Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Dumps APC, Joins SDP

GISTSMATE 013 weeks ago04 mins

The immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement he issued on Monday, El-Rufai expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership style, accusing the leadership of the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its founding…

FLASH: Two Rapists Sentenced To Castration, Death By Hanging In Kaduna

GISTSMATE 013 weeks ago04 mins

Two persons John Moses and Yakubu Mohammed have been sentenced to surgical castration and death by hanging after being convicted for rape and incest in Kaduna. Another convicted rapist Mustapha Musa was sentenced to life imprisonment. Commissioner, Ministry of Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu disclosed this to journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday….

Ramadan: Kaduna Church Distributes Grains To 1,000 Muslims

GISTSMATE 014 weeks ago04 mins

The Church of Christ Evangelical and Life Intercessory Ministry, Sabon Tasha, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, distributed grains to over 1,000 underprivileged Muslims and Islamic schools as the 30-day Ramadan fasting commences on Saturday. Pastor Dr Yohanna Buru, General Overseer of the church, told newsmen after the distribution that the church…

FLASH: Shehu Sani, Hunkuyi, Yero, Others Join APC

GISTSMATE 011 month ago05 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Shehu Sani, the former Kaduna senator, has rejoined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sani was among the defectors announced on Saturday by Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, at a rally which took place in Murtala Muhammed Square, Kaduna. Among the defectors are Suleiman Hunkuyi, the governorship candidate of the New…

Kaduna People Will Judge You For Defending Tinubu – El-Rufai Tackles Gov Sani

GISTSMATE 012 months ago03 mins

Former governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has accused his successor, Uba Sani of embarrassingly and sycophantly defending President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai said the people of the state will judge Governor Sani. In a post on his X handle, El-Rufai said Sani’s sycophantic act was based on Federal Government’s grants in excess of N150 billion…

‘How Security Operatives Rescued 23 Kidnap Victims From Gunmen In Kaduna’

GISTSMATE 012 months ago04 mins

Police acting in concert with military operatives have rescued 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Kaduna Police Command spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement on Sunday said security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kajuru Division and military personnel rescued…

FLASH: Gunmen Storm Church Service, K¡dnap 16 Members

GISTSMATE 013 months ago06 mins

A group of armed bandits attacked a worship center in Kaduna State on Sunday, abducting 16 congregants. The incident took place just one week after the Kaduna State Government had announced a peace agreement with armed bandits, who had previously caused widespread kidnappings and killings in the region. The state government had recently made significant…

Money Laundering: Chief Of Staff Implicates El-Rufai In Confessional Statement

GISTSMATE 013 months ago14 mins

Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Sa’idu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following his arrest and arraignment by security…

FLASH: Commissioner Of Police Orders Probe Into Senator’s Alleged Assass¡nation Attempt

GISTSMATE 013 months ago03 mins

The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, Muhammad Rabiu, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the alleged assassination attempt of Senator Usman Lawal (PDP Kaduna-Central). The order of investigation is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The alleged assassination attempt on Senator Usman Lawal…

Magistrate Orders Rabiu Gambo To Sweep Court Premises For 40 Days (See Reason)

GISTSMATE 013 months ago3 months ago02 mins

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered a 23-year-old man, Rabiu Gambo, to sweep the court premises for 40 days for stealing a wallet. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Gambo after he pleaded guilty to theft. Emmanuel held that the court was lenient on the convict because he did not waste the judge’s time…

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Peter Obi Speaks On Toxic Politics Amid APC Link

I’m Proud Of Our Association, Buhari Hails Tinubu At 73

FSSIB Alumni Celebrates Dr. Balogun, Dr. Adedeji On Successful Ph.D Completion

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‘Govt Must Take Action’, Muhd Barma Condemns Killing Of 16 Innocent Nigerians In Edo

Kaduna State

BREAKING: Former Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Dumps APC, Joins SDP

FLASH: Two Rapists Sentenced To Castration, Death By Hanging In Kaduna

Ramadan: Kaduna Church Distributes Grains To 1,000 Muslims

FLASH: Shehu Sani, Hunkuyi, Yero, Others Join APC

Kaduna People Will Judge You For Defending Tinubu – El-Rufai Tackles Gov Sani

‘How Security Operatives Rescued 23 Kidnap Victims From Gunmen In Kaduna’

FLASH: Gunmen Storm Church Service, K¡dnap 16 Members

Money Laundering: Chief Of Staff Implicates El-Rufai In Confessional Statement

FLASH: Commissioner Of Police Orders Probe Into Senator’s Alleged Assass¡nation Attempt

Magistrate Orders Rabiu Gambo To Sweep Court Premises For 40 Days (See Reason)