Special Forces under the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state, have rescued seven Chinese expatriates abducted by terrorists. The Chinese expatriates were believed to have been kidnapped in June 2022 by terrorists while working on a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, Shiroro Local Government of Niger State. The rescue operation, according to…
The Kaduna state government had confirmed the abduction of ten students in from Government Day Secondary School in Awon, Kachia Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said the students were abducted on Monday. He added that the state government had received…
David Kwewum, a professional photographer and artist will, on December 1-3, 2003, host the Kuko photo and art exhibition to showcase his works over the years. The event will hold at the Silverbird studios, Central Area, Abuja. A graduate of Media Production (moving image) from the University of Bedfordshire, England, Kwewum’s passions for photography and…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee on the House of Representatives primary election in Plateau State, Stella Okotete, has dismissed the earlier result announced for the Pankshin, Kanke, Kanam federal constituency election, describing it as unauthorised. The committee subsequently declared the incumbent lawmaker representing the constituency, Yusuf Gagdi, winner of the primary…
The House of Representatives has asked the Chief of Defence staff to, as a matter of urgency, deploy Special Forces to Ussa and Takum Local Government Areas of Taraba state to stop the killings by bandits. The house also directed the Inspector General of Police to deploy mobile Police Force to the sections of Takum-…
The authorities of the Kaduna State University (KASU) has suspended academic programmes for undergraduate students following growing tension over the recent increase in tuition fees by the Kaduna state government. In a statement on Tuesday, Samuel Manshop, registrar of the university, said academic activities for undergraduate students have been “suspended indefinitely.” He said only postgraduate…
