Nigerian Troops arrest mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack, recover $5,000

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Punch have arrested one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022 terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. 

Nigerian Railway Corporation suspends Abuja-Kaduna service after a train derailed

Abuja-Kaduna train services have been suspended by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) after a train derailed on the corridor.

Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Four staff still in captivity 6 months on - NRC MD

Four workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) are still in captivity of terrorists six months after the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. 

 

The Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this while addressing journalists during a press briefing in Lagos on Wednesday, September 28. 

Relief as kidnapped Kaduna schoolgirls and staff regain freedom after 23 days in captivity

Nigeria - Six students of Engravers College, a private secondary school in Kaduna state, who were kidnapped with their teacher on October 3rd, have regained their freedom.

NNPC shuts Kaduna, Warri refineries over operation costs, TAM

Nigeria - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has indefinitely shut down two of the nation’s three refineries due to increase in their operation costs and several maintenance interventions. 

A top official of the corporation told Daily Trust, yesterday, that Kaduna and Warri refineries had been down in July and yet to resume production till date. 

Good News as DSS arrests members of Islamic terrorist groups planning to attack Abuja, Kaduna, other states

Nigeria - No fewer than five members of Islamic State of West Africa, ISWA, terrorists group have been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS.

DSS, in a statement by its spokesperson, Tony Opuiyo said the terrorists were planning to unleash mayhem and destruction on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno States during the last Eid-Kabir Sallah festivities.

Oh boy you again Arik! Arik passengers stranded in Kaduna Airport for 4 days

Nigeria - Several passengers, including children, were stranded at Kaduna International Airport since on Tuesday, following the failure of Arik Airlines to airlift them as scheduled.

Upon Abuja Airport closure, Kaduna seems to have won the alternative role, not Niger

Nigeria - The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has assured that the Kaduna Airport would be fully ready for operations during the six-week closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Sultan of Sokoto charges El Rufai and Buhari to go after perpetrators of Southern Kaduna killings

Nigeria - The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai to arrest and prosecute suspected killers in southern Kaduna.

IG Idris disagrees with CAN over alleged southern kaduna killings death toll

Nigeria - The Inspector-General of Police( IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has disagreed with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on the number of people killed in the Southern Kaduna crises.

Fulani herdsmen, southern Kaduna indigenes agree to end attacks and killings

Nigeria - A milestone for the cessation of attacks and killings in Southern Kaduna communities was achieved at the weekend, when Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), the umbrella body of the Fulani herdsmen, agreed to a ceasefire, and embraced peace.