Troops rescue 13 kidnap victims in Kaduna, recover arms

Troops rescue 13 kidnap victims in Kaduna, recover arms By John Shiklam in Kaduna Troops of Sector 4 Operation Whirl Punch have rescued 13 hostages from  kidnappers’ den in Chigulu village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement…

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Taraba communities protest over alleged land grabbing by ex- Borno senator 

By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Six communities in Gasol Local Government Area of Taraba State, have protested against land grabbing by Sanusi Dagash a former senator from Borno state. The communities include Kwantan-Taru, Natirde, Dinyawo, Wuro, Kiyari and Sendirde. Dagash represented Borno north senatorial district as  senator in 2003. The communities are accusing him of…

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Establishment of NIPOF, strategic in addressing challenges facing Nigerian polytechnics, says Bugaje

The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, says the establishment of the Nigeria Polytechnics Foundation (NIPOF), is a strategic move towards addressing critical challenges facing polytechnics in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration of the council members of the foundation on Thursday at the NBTE headquarters in Kaduna, Bugaje…

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Red Cross seeks donations for Maiduguri flood victims to ‘avert humanitarian crises’

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has pleaded for urgent donations to provide humanitarian services for victims of the recent flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno. The flood on Tuesday displaced many residents in the Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri, following the collapse of the Alau dam, which has been at full capacity for the…

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Man commits suicide over wife’s alleged infidelity

Gabriel Magaji, a 38-year-old man in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, has committed suicide by hanging himself over his wife’s alleged infidelity. Magaji was said to have killed himself on Monday after finding out that his wife was sleeping with his friends and collecting money from them. Nansel Ramhan, spokesperson of the Nasarawa…

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