The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that unknown gunmen killed six persons in an attack on Goska, a village near Kafanchan, in Jemaa Local Government of Kaduna State, early Sunday morning. Among those killed was Gimbia Morik, an SSS 2 student, and daughter of Mr Gideon Morik, former Deputy Speaker of Kaduna House of […]
Continue ReadingSocio-economic businesses in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, have been grounded following imposition of a 24 hour curfew in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the curfew was imposed on Monday by Jema’a Local Government Council to forestall destruction of lives and property following a peaceful protest by youths in the area. NAN […]
Continue ReadingThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday that over 300 houses were affected by the earth tremor that hit Kwoi in Kaduna State last week.The agency’s Zonal Coordinator in the North West, Musa Illalah, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Mr. Ilalah, however, said […]
Continue ReadingResidents of Sambang Dagi in Jaba Local Government of Kaduna State witnessed another earth tremor in the early hours of Monday.The incident occurred barely 24-hours after the first tremor was reported at Nok village about 20km away from Sambang. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the second vibration occurred around 4a.m Monday, leaving shocked […]
Continue ReadingThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday called on the Nigerian Government to drop all criminal charges against journalist Jacob Dickson and release him without delay. According to a statement made available to the press in Dakar on Wednesday by the CPJ, Dickson has been held in pre-trial detention on incitement charges since Friday. […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Army, in the evening hours of Tuesday, confirmed the death of its serving senior officer, Col. Samaila Inusa, who was abducted last Saturday, in Kaduna. The Army announced: “Nigerian Army wishes to regrettably inform the public that Col Samaila Inusa who was kidnapped on Sunday, March 27, 2016 was found dead today (Tuesday, March 29, […]
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The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has set up a panel to investigate circumstances surrounding the crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Dornier-228 aircraft with call sign NAF030. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Air Commodore Dele Alonge, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF […]
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BY AYO OLOWO Cattle rustlers in Kaduna State have once again been bettered by security operatives. Some cows, numbering 1,232, were recovered in the combined operations by the military, police, the State Security Service (SSS), and some other agencies in the Kamuku and Kuyanbana forest ranges that straddle the borders of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, […]
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