Nigeria entered the new year amid sustained insecurity across multiple regions, with coordinated attacks, mass killings, military ambushes, and kidnappings recorded between late December and the first week of January. The incidents underscore persistent weaknesses in rural security and the expanding geographical spread of armed violence. In Kaduna State, bandits attacked a community in Lere…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, met with former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker, House of Representatives in the state. According to THISDAY newspaper, Dogara and Lawal, who are top chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), met behind closed-doors with Governor Wike of…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), says 45 people have been kidnapped following “mass abductions” in communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Awemi Maisamari, president of SOKAPU, said the bandits were demanding for N200 million ransom for the release of the victims. He said the…
A federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant bail to the publisher of Desert Herald newspaper, Tukur Mamau, standing trial on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing, among other offences. In a ruling, the presiding judge, Mohammed Umar, dismissed Mamu’s fresh bail application despite his claims of deteriorating health. The…
The Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON), Kaduna state chapter, on Friday, hosted its members and their families to the end of year dinner and wards to deserving members who rendered meritorious service to the fellowship. Below are some of the faces at the event, as captured by AmazingTimes
The Kaduna state government says there’s no going back on the recent increase in tuition fees at the Kaduna State University (KASU) Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor of the state, said this during a meeting with the representatives of the students with senior government officials at the government house, Kaduna. According to a Government House…
