A military aircraft has crashed in Kaduna, killing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, alongside six military officers and four crew members onboard. The incident occurred near the Kaduna International Airport at about 6pm on Friday. Spokesman of the Nigerian Airforce, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet confirmed the crash in a statement on…
By Samuel Vincent in Abuja The Senate has called on the Nigeria police, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies to arrest and prosecute all those involved in the vandalization of rail lines across the country. It also urged security agencies to collaborate with the Ministry Interior to work out…
Bandits have killed eight people in Ungwan Gaida community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Confirming the killings in a statement on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said the Assemblies of God Church and several houses were burnt by the bandits. The commissioner said the killings were…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its five -day warning strike in Kaduna state to honour an invitation by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige on Thursday. Addressing journalists on Wednesday evening after their meeting, the President of the NLC, Dr. Ayuba Wabba said following the invitation by the minister, the…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, has declared that he will break the ongoing warning strike by the Kaduna chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and deal with the “criminals” that have violated the law. The state chapter of the NLC, on Monday, embarked on a five day warning strike against mass sack of…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has appealed Kaduna state governor to rescind the dismissal of nurses below level 14 and seek for peaceful resolution of the crisis with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). In a statement in the evening on Tuesday, spokesman of the forum, Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, said the sacking of the nurses will…
