Kaduna State

NBA: Supreme Council Of Sharia Declares Position On Gov el-Rufai

Buhari Agrees With Restructuring – Gov el-Rufai

December 6, 2020 2:28 pm

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not opposed to state police and true federalism.

El-Rufai, who was the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee on True Federalism, which submitted its report in 2018, said Buhari is not opposed to restructuring.

The Governor said that it was the National Assembly that has failed to act on the recommendations to make the laws.

Read Also: AfCFTA: Buhari Issues Warning On January 1 Agreement

‘Nigeria is the only country in the world that is a federation that has only one police force, we have

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Transport Company Acquires 50 Buses, Opens Kaduna-Lagos Route

Transport Company Acquires 50 Buses, Opens Kaduna-Lagos Route

November 6, 2020 5:48 am

Kaduna-based transport company, Kaduna Line, has deployed 50 buses to ease transportation problems for commuters from Kaduna to other parts of the country.

Read Also: Kaduna State Records 84 Fire Outbreaks In January

Mr Augustine Ogar, the company’s Managing Director, made the disclosure on Thursday at the inauguration of the Kaduna-Lagos route.

He said that the target was to reopen old and new routes to meet the increasing demand for transportation services, saying, “We started with Kogi then, Kano and now Lagos. The Lagos route would open up additional windows to the West including; Kaduna-Ilesha, Ekiti, Akure, Ibadan and Offa”.…

Governor el-Rufai Sacks 23 Education Secretaries, GM

Peace Will Soon Return To Southern Kaduna – el-Rufai

August 26, 2020 5:58 am

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the peace and reconciliation process initiated by the Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area among the various ethnic groups will help to complement security efforts to restore law and order and advance towards sustainable peace in the area.

Governor El-Rufai explained, “What the communities and leadership of Atyap Chiefdom have started is the type of grassroots ownership of the responsibility for peace and harmony in communities that the government has advocated as a critical factor beyond the deployment of police and military forces.”

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C/River State Judiciary Facing Constitutional Crisis – Lawyers

NBA Saga: Jigawa Branch Calls For el-Rufai’s Reinstatement

August 21, 2020 4:27 pm

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Jigawa State has called for the reinstatement of Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai as one of the speakers at the association’s annual general conference.

The Jigawa branch also threatened to boycott the conference the decision is not reversed.

The association removed the governor as one of its speakers following an outcry by some lawyers who said the governor stands against what the profession represents.

The group’s virtual conference holds from August 24 to August 26.

The Jigawa of the association in a statement on Thursday said it disagreed with the national executive council’s decision …

Kaduna - 600 Armed Men At Zangang Hill – Youths Raise Alarm

Kaduna: 600 Armed Men At Zangang Hill – Youths Raise Alarm

June 21, 2020 7:13 am

Kaura Youth Coalition and National Association of Takad Youths on Saturday, told security agencies to dislodge a militia camp on Zangang Hill, Kaura LGA, Kaduna State.

They raised the alarm in a joint statement signed by their Presidents, Derek Christopher and Abin Vincent, in Kafanchan.

The groups alerted that the hill has become a breeding ground for militias, with over 600 armed men taking refuge there.

They called on security outfits to “intensify efforts in dislodging the militia camp on the Zangang hill top, where over 600 militia are wielding heavy weapons”.

Read Also: Breaking: Kaduna Assembly Impeaches Deputy Speaker

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NBA Conference: Nigerians, Lawyers Condemn El-Rufai’s Inclusion

Nigeria’s Economy Sliding Into Depression – Gov. El-Rufai

May 30, 2020 5:25 am
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said Nigeria’s economy is going into a state of depression.

The governor said all the states are presently dealing with very difficult situation as they battle COVID-19 pandemic.

Read Also: El-Rufai Threatens To Jail Parents Enrolling Children In Almajiri

El-Rufai said this while speaking to State House correspondents on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“The economy is going to go into depression; there is nothing we can do about that; revenues have collapsed; yet you still have to invest in more public health facilities.

“Most of the leaders have to invest in

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NBA: Supreme Council Of Sharia Declares Position On Gov el-Rufai

El-Rufai Threatens To Jail Parents Enrolling Children In Almajiri

May 26, 2020 5:06 am
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail.

El-Rufai stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing rehabilitation and optical screening at Government College, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna, NAN reports.

Almajiri are children enrolled to be taught Islamic knowledge under Islamic Clerics, but who loiter on the streets with bowls begging for alms and food.

Read Also: I Will Sack You If You Embark On Strike, El-Rufai Threatens

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Four-Month-Old Baby Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna

Four-Month-Old Baby Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna

May 16, 2020 12:47 pm

Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed that a four-month-old child was among the 20 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the state on Friday.

A statement issued by the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, said that the father of the infected child had a travel history to Kano.

“The infant, who had been brought to the hospital for respiratory issues, was tested in accordance with the updated guidelines which advise that persons presenting with such symptoms be tested,” she added.

Mohammed-Baloni further said that the child’s ‘’parents have also been tested and their results are being awaited.’’

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COVID-19 - NMA Cries Against Lack Of Doctors In Kaduna

COVID-19: NMA Cries Against Lack Of Doctors In Kaduna

March 18, 2020 12:15 pm

The Nigerian Medical Association, Kaduna state chapter, has lamented that about 200 medical doctors in the payroll of the state government are grossly inadequate to man its 33 general and rural hospitals and supervise the 255 primary healthcare centres.

The association noted that the state is currently the least among other North-Western states in terms of health workers renunciation thereby causing frequent migration of health workers from the state.

Addressing newsmen in Kaduna Wednesday on the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of the healthcare delivery in Kaduna State, and the strike action embarked upon by the Association of Resident Doctors, the

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NPA Boss, Usman Speaks On Romance With El-Rufai

NPA Boss, Hadiza Usman Speaks On Romance With El-Rufai

March 11, 2020 6:00 am

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has cleared the air on being in a relationship with Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State.

Hadiza Usman  speaking with TVC during the celebration of the International Women’s Day on Monday debunked the allegation making the rounds that she is ‘El-Rufai’s girlfriend’

She stressed that she didn’t sleep with anyone to move up the ladders in her career or either have a romantic relationship with El-Rufai.

Read Also: El-Rufai’s Apology A Display Of Hatred Of Southern Kaduna

According to her, El-Rufai is just her boss and mentor.

Ms Usman

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Coronavirus: Kaduna Sets Up Emergency Center

February 29, 2020 1:10 pm

The Kaduna State Government has set up an Emergency Operational Centre (EOC), to respond to any outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) in the state.

The state Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Baloni, in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, said the development was sequel to the confirmation of the first case of COVID -19 in Lagos on Thursday.

The Federal Ministry of Health had on Thursday announced that the first case of coronavirus was discovered in Lagos.

The committee which would be chaired by the commissioner was set up to respond quickly, in the event of an outbreak …

Shehu Sani Reacts As Witnesses Deny EFCC In Court

February 25, 2020 3:11 pm

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna State lawmaker has reacted to the statements by prosecution witnesses denying they transferred $25,000 to him.

DAILY POST reported that a mild drama played out at the Federal High Court in Abuja as the prosecution witnesses denied ever transferring money to Senator Shehu Sani, who was being prosecuted for $25,000 bribery allegation.

The petitioner, Alhaji Sani Dauda, proprietor of ASD Motors had claimed that he gave Shehu Sani the sum of $25,000,

Read Also: $10m Fraud: EFCC Witnesses Fail To Indict Shehu Sani

However, the witnesses, staff of the Guarantee Trust Bank denied knowing Sani 

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