The Niger state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has said that the number of pupils and students abducted from the St Mary Private Primary and Secondary schools has risen to 303. The abduction occurred in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where gunmen stormed the St Mary’s Catholic School in the early hours…
There was protest in the Barnawa area of Kaduna metropolis on Monday evening following the alleged killing of a young man by operatives of the special joint task force, set up to tackle urban crime and drug abuse. The task force, comprising personnel of the army, police, Department of State Services (DSS), National Drug Law…
The Kaduna state government has said that three people were killed by fleeing terrorists while two of the criminals were neutralized by troops. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs disclosed this in a statement on Sunday evening. He said the troops of the Nigerian Army in the early hours of Sunday…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Taraba state government has appealed to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to reconstruct the collapsed Namnai bridge along Jalingo/Wukari highway. The deputy governor of the state, Aminu Alkali, made the appeal on Thursday, when the management of the commission paid him a courtesy vist in his office in…
The governor-elect in Kaduna, Senator Uba Sani has said that he will govern for all regardless of religious and ethnic differences and how people voted. In his acceptance speech on Tuesday following his declaration on Monday as the winner of the governorship election in the state, Sani said, he will focus on continued progress, peace…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has inaugurated some projects as part of activities marking his 100 days in office. On Friday, the governor inaugurated block of hostels at Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Kawo-Kaduna and the Zaria Metropolitan Authority Office Complex. Speaking on Friday while inaugurating the hostels at GGSS Kawo, Sani said the…
